Farnsworth News (Surprising, I Know)

Bryan Hoch has a nice read on Kyle Farnsworth. The report details Farnsworth’s goals for this year and delves into some off-season injury issues he had involving a staph infection on his push off leg. The infection actually put him in the hospital for 3 weeks (who knew?). However, he has fully recovered from it and it should not be a factor this season.  The text also says that Farnsworth expects to pitch on back-to-back days this season. Hopefully, he’ll actually be good enough to throw out there for 2 days in a row.

As I read the article, the following quote was especially telling:

“It’s definitely good to have a manager here that you have a relationship with,” Farnsworth said. “It definitely helps. He’s seen me pitch, and he’s caught me before. He knows how to get the best out of me.”

Farnsworth is referring to his past experience with Girardi (as a teammate), but you can tell he’s one of the happier players around, knowing that Joe Torre is gone for good.