Oakland A's closer Liam Hendriks inherently knows a thing or two about baseball, and its corresponding struggles.
He's also an avid NHL fan, participating in four different fantasy hockey leagues.
That's why Hendriks, who dramatically went from being designated for assignment to MLB All-Star in a span of 12 months, can truly empathize and relate to the challenges Sharks goalie Martin Jones is enduring right now.
"It's really hard to climb the mountain to get to the confidence spectrum," Hendriks shared at spring training. "And it's real easy to slip down"
The job of a baseball closer is not that much different than a hockey goalie's.