they filled them with jeff samardzija and johnny cueto. guys who could be number ones or twos and have been on other team's rotations. they filled in the rotation. and then denard span, who is projected to be in center field. and that allows them to move on pagan into left field. they had glaring holes they filled well in the off-season. woo have to say absolutely the giants, the dodgers in the division, and then the diamondbacks by getting zack greinke elevated themselves as well. in the national league west, those are the three teams projected as the early favorites. >> joe fonzi live in scottsdale. enjoy the morning down there. thanks, joe. >>> baseball players and managers some of the most superstitious people in sports. some wear the same socks all season long. some name their bat. same say they have to eat a particular thing before every game. in the bay area a lot of giants fans are saying, you know, it's an even year. i see you danced around the subject. 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016. my question to you is, is it a jinx to even talk about

samardzija and johnny cueva. we talked about the extended family. willie mays made an appearance in the clubhouse yesterday. giants new center fielder denard span got to know willie and talked about being in the presence of one of the all-time greats. >> i never got a chance to watch him play. his name, you know, is always, you know, one of the names that when you talk about the best ever to play the game, his name is there. so i have seen highlights. i have seen his stats. so, you know, he is one of those immortal type players that will always be remembered. >> you're going to be playing center field for the giants? how about that? >> how about that? >> reporter: so today no better example than today of what an extended family, kind of a baseball team is. the giants came from new york in 1958. willie mays, jim davenport, felipe alou part of the team. felipe, i am sure the giants will feel the loss for a time and will be mourning the loss of him. and then life in baseball goes on as a new group of young guys who