SAN FRANCISCO -- The first question to Bruce Bochy during his media session at the Winter Meetings was about the use of openers. It's a question Bochy likely will be asked quite a bit in 2019, because his new boss has made it clear the Giants will be creative with their pitching staff, but another theme from president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi's own sessions with the media will be much more important to the manager.
Zaidi talked repeatedly about his desire to use platoons -- even noting that the Dodgers essentially had different full lineups for lefties and righties -- and Bochy is fully on board.