SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Right fielder Hunter Pence made what amounted to a major declaration Wednesday before the Giants' 10-6 exhibition loss to the D-backs when he admitted that his days of appearing in every game might have to end, for purposes of self-preservation.
Pence's durability is legendary. He played in all 162 regular-season games during his first two full seasons with the Giants, 2013-14. His streak of consecutive games played reached 383. But wrist and oblique injuries limited Pence to 52 games last season.
The ailments also seem to have altered Pence's perspective.