Spring Training Baseball

SyrBucco · Post by **SyrBucco** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 12:38 pm

Thought I would throw my two cents about ST in this thread.

Hoping we will see a late trade involving Bastardo as ST injuries mount up. He's pitched pretty well for us but I would rather hang on to the Rule 5 kid, Webb, from the Yankees, than be stuck short next year when Bastardo and Watson leave. There's Brault, sure, but I've read good things about Webb. Not excited about LeBlanc.

Having said that, must admit that there is no sign of smoke in any of the sites I read. I wouldn't ask much for Bastardo. The salary relief alone should be attractive enough for the cheapskates.

Apart from that, I am mostly worried about Marte's ankle. His game relies on speed and he clearly suffered in the WBC after rolling the ankle. I don't want to start the year off with a different defensive alignment than the one they've planned - it would rightly confuse the players.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:48 pm

103A31013620202C430 wrote:

Having said that, must admit that there is no sign of smoke in any of the sites I read. I wouldn't ask much for Bastardo. The salary relief alone should be attractive enough for the cheapskates.

average game time would go down by about twelve minutes too

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 6:17 pm

Is the wind blowing out today?

dogknot17@yahoo.co · Post by **dogknot17@yahoo.co** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:30 pm

Did Jaso have any plays at 3B?

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:37 pm

313A323E3B3A216462152C343D3A3A7B363A550 wrote: Did Jaso have any plays at 3B?

Ha ha.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/220272138 ... -in-field/

IABucFan · Post by **IABucFan** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:01 pm

Just going off the stat sheet, but I'm going to guess this start knocks Hutchison out of the running for the 5th starter's spot. I'm still saying Brault.

UtahPirate · Post by **UtahPirate** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:06 pm

Hutchison getting bombed again today. Six runs through two innings. Not sure what they are going to do as we sure don't look like we have a #5 right now.

I don't think Brault is ready (he needs another pitch) -- and Hutchison hasn't done anything to grab the golden ring. Maybe this opens the door for Glasnow? Williams isn't flashy but was pretty consistent last year. Most of his work this spring has been behind the scenes. Lots of ????

ScottinMass · Post by **ScottinMass** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:40 pm

Hughes with another bad outing again today. Only got 1 out while giving up 2 runs and 3 hits. When is it enough with him?

CarolinaBucco · Post by **CarolinaBucco** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:06 pm

BRAULT BY DEFAULT !

Can't be Hutchison the way he's getting lit.

Glasnow not ready.

Gotta be Brault.

They can go first 2 weeks without a 5th starter if they want.

THIS IS WHY I WAS BEGGING FOR 2 MORE LEGIT STARTERS DURING THE OFFSEASON. We are severely short on quality starters. We have 3. Maybe. We need about 7.

JollyRoger · Post by **JollyRoger** » Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:49 pm

Outside of one appearance; Brault has been solid. At this point he has earned the 5th spot