Spring Training 2018 Thread

[Kimmi]

Sure, that's the truth. It's just about when you need a fill-in starter, you'd like it to be a guy who can at least 'keep you in the game' with 5.1 innings and 3 runs allowed or something-not get shelled out of there in the first inning. Somebody who doesn't cost you much but has a chance of landing a decent contract the next year if they do well, like Fister.

 

Or Rich Hill

[Kimmi]

Line Bronson Arroyo was? That's too much to ask, but it does happen.

 

I just want someone to avoid duplicating the awful Steve Ontiveros situation of 2000. That's the kind of thing every team should learn from and make sure it never happens again...

 

It's rare, but the more depth you have, the more chances you have to catch lightning in a bottle. Or at least be able to keep the teams in the game.

 

LOL Ontiveros has apparently been erased from my memory.

[Oscars]

Mookie Betts is still looking for his first hit of the spring .

[OH FOY]

Wow, Benni got bigger. Devers smoked it. Ortiz kind of Power.

[OH FOY]

Devers HR 20 feet up in air out in 2 seconds, that's real Power.

[moonslav59]

Mookie Betts is still looking for his first hit of the spring .

 

He's saving them for April.

[Larry Cook]

He's saving them for April.

 

His swing is really messed up at the moment, but with time he should get it figured out.

[OH FOY]

Swihart got a nice swing. Very quick hands.

[Spudboy]

Travis keeps hitting when I see him play.

 

I am concerned about Mookie.

[moonslav59]

ST'ing OPS (9+ ABs)

 

1.529 Beni

1.414 Bogey

1.310 Swihart

1.066 Travis

1.000 Devers

.956 CAstillo

.767 de la Guerra

.742 Holt

.737 Tavarez

.683 de Jesus

.676 HRam

.664 Barfield

.641 JBJ

.629 Lin

.557 Marrero

.502 Quiroz

.451 Selsky

.442 Vazquez

.222 Moreland

.176 Betts

 

 

[Bellhorn04]

Devers seems to be swinging the bat well, which is not a surprise.

[notin]

Travis keeps hitting when I see him play.

 

I am concerned about Mookie.

 

I'm not. Guys like Travis need to make an impression. Mookie knows he has a job come April....

[Kimmi]

Devers seems to be swinging the bat well, which is not a surprise.

 

But is still having issues defensively, from what I've heard.

 

His season defensively will be a work in progress.

[Hugh2]

I have zero issues about Mookie, it's not just spring training....it's the first week of March. If he's slumping 30 days into the season moving into May I'll start to wonder if he's hiding an injury but I'm not worried about Mookie performing.

[Jasonbay44]

A lot of great players struggle in spring training, its really not a legitimate concern, Mookie will be fine. Anyone remember when Ortiz went 2-35 or something like that to start his spring in 2014?

[moonslav59]

Mookie is number 40 on my worry list of players on the 40 man roster.

[cp176]

Travis keeps hitting when I see him play.

 

I am concerned about Mookie.

 

I'm not concerned with Mookie but I would like to see him get a hit.

[oldtimer]

ST'ing OPS (9+ ABs)

 

1.529 Beni

1.414 Bogey

1.310 Swihart

1.066 Travis

1.000 Devers

.956 CAstillo

.767 de la Guerra

.742 Holt

.737 Tavarez

.683 de Jesus

.676 HRam

.664 Barfield

.641 JBJ

.629 Lin

.557 Marrero

.502 Quiroz

.451 Selsky

.442 Vazquez

.222 Moreland

.176 Betts

 

 

 

No concern for our starters getting going slowly. It is good to see Travis and Swihart off well as they are trying hard to make the roster. We probably will take one of Lin or Marrero so they also bear watching.

[Hitch]

Yeah, ST really means very little for the upcoming season, form wise. How many times have we seen a player light it up in ST, only to fall back to the mean (or below) when it comes to show time? There's little to take from ST, especially this early. That said, it's still comforting to see Swilahrt doing well, even if I don't give it much respect, overall. Really like the kid and want him to stay here and play.

 

Beni looks big. The guy has really packed on some muscle.

[moonslav59]

No concern for our starters getting going slowly. It is good to see Travis and Swihart off well as they are trying hard to make the roster. We probably will take one of Lin or Marrero so they also bear watching.

 

There's no way Lin makes the 25 man roster. He's got options, while many others don't.

[Kimmi]

I'm not concerned with Mookie but I would like to see him get a hit.

 

It would be nice for him to get a hit, just to get that monkey off his back. The longer he goes without a hit, the more he'll start thinking about.

 

But he'll be fine.

[Larry Cook]

Mookie is number 40 on my worry list of players on the 40 man roster.

 

Let us know when he gets to #39?

[FredLynn]

It would be nice for him to get a hit, just to get that monkey off his back. The longer he goes without a hit, the more he'll start thinking about.

 

But he'll be fine.

 

Mookie is obviously finished.....toast.

[Nick]

Mookie is obviously finished.....toast.

 

It's a damn good thing we didn't extend him for 10 yr, $30M. Hell he can't even hit off back of line pitchers.

[moonslav59]

Let us know when he gets to #39?

 

He could be oh for 100 in ST'ing, and he'd still be my number 40.

[mvp 78]

DFA Mookie

[oldtimer]

Yeah, ST really means very little for the upcoming season, form wise. How many times have we seen a player light it up in ST, only to fall back to the mean (or below) when it comes to show time? There's little to take from ST, especially this early. That said, it's still comforting to see Swilahrt doing well, even if I don't give it much respect, overall. Really like the kid and want him to stay here and play.

 

Beni looks big. The guy has really packed on some muscle.

 

I saw where he said he had gained from 175 to 185. On his frame that is a lot of extra power potential. Maybe 25 to 30 HR's this year.

[fxkatt]

I can't see any of these ST games. Is Mookie actually looking bad at the plate, striking out a lot, swinging at bad pitches... or is he hitting liners at people. It's hard to imagine him going this long without even a bloop hit over third base. Is there any talk about the problem? Has he seen an eye specialist?

 

Will he leave ST hitting .050 or .250? What's the line on that??

Edited March 6, 2018 by fxkatt

[moonslav59]

I can't see any of these ST games. Is Mookie actually looking bad at the plate, striking out a lot, swinging at bad pitches... or is he hitting liners at people. It's hard to imagine him going this long without even a bloop hit over third base. Is there any talk about the problem? Has he seen an eye specialist?

 

Will he leave ST hitting .050 or .250? What's the line on that??

 

My line of thought is, I don't care about ST'ing at all.

 

If he's hitting .050 in May, then I'll worry.

[a700hitter]

My line of thought is, I don't care about ST'ing at all.

 

If he's hitting .050 in May, then I'll worry.

Players are notoriously superstitious, and some of these superstitious players don't like using up too many hits before the regular season.