SCOTTSDALE -- The position players lined up to sprint around the bases on Saturday morning and at first it seemed a poor idea to put Hunter Pence directly behind George Kottaras, a catcher. When Pence didn't go Full Throttle and get close to or pass Kottaras on the bases it became clear he wasn't feeling 100 percent.
Pence missed the rest of the workout with tendinitis in his right Achilles, but he said it's a "very minor" ailment. The Giants will keep their right fielder off the field for a couple of days just to be sure, and Pence will be reevaluated on Monday.