SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — No Giants pitcher needed a clean, healthy spring more than Matt Cain, after all of his injuries, for his own piece of mind.
So much for that.
Now, the question is whether Cain will be healthy and conditioned enough to start the regular season on time.
Cain will miss at least 10 days of throwing after undergoing a procedure in San Francisco on Thursday to remove a cyst from the upper part of his right arm. Team orthopedist Dr. Ken Akizuki performed it in San Francisco, with head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner accompanying Cain north.