Mark DeRosa Was " Tired Of Being A Lot Team's Plan B's"

Newly introduced as a San Francisco Giant with a position to be determined later, Mark DeRosa said the idea of playing at AT&T Park and living in the Bay Area had always intrigued him. But when asked what accelerated the timing of his signing, which was finalized with a physical Monday, the utility infielder and former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman said he no longer wanted to be a runnerup.

Cardinal Beat