Cora has also said that he wants to do whatever he can to keep Raffy healthy, which probably means him playing the field a lot less. Raffy showing up not ready to go for 3B is the worst case scenario for him holding onto the position.
I can't imagine that guys like Priester, Fitts, et al can come in and automatically be 2% below average right from the jump. Any fill in could be significantly worse than Crawford.
I'll move past that dotard Descartes and agree with Bertrand Russell when he said "man is a rational animal — so at least I have been told. Throughout a long life I have looked diligently for evidence in favour of this statement, but so far I have not had the good fortune to come across it." I mean, you've all read the posts on here, right?
Jeez, I was under the assumption that Devers was still at 3b and Bregman was at 2b. Until Devers is actually moved off position, I think that's the starting point for most arguments.
I edited the title and figured we could used Jad's post for all Spring Training games. We'll go back to singular game threads once we get to the regular season.
Houck is pitching today if anyone is interested.
Crawford is probably going to miss significant time. Unsure about Devers, but maybe this completely forces him off 3b.
I am shocked SHOCKED that Bello will again miss Opening Day.
Sure you did, buddy... We also had posters on here claim they saw Enmanuel Valdez play SS when he only had 2 career appearances and the last time was in TX while in the Astros org! 🧐
The worst umpire, Larry Vanover, was correct 92% of the time. The best umpire, Derek Thomas, was correct 96% of the time. Things could be better, but they've been worse. Umps are better than they've ever been before. I feel gross for saying that.
There are a lot of things they could do to make certain that every call is right (camera placement, microchipped balls/bags, laser foul lines, etc.), but there isn't the appetite for it. I'd rather have every call 100% correct down to the micrometer.