[Official] Spring Training 2019

I don't completely disagree, I just know nothing is certain as far as who will be available, and who we will outbid others for. I also worry more about our pen that most I think, as I said before losing McHugh and Sipp from the pen weakens it, and it's extremely likely we need more innings from the pen this year than we did last...we need Devo to return to dominance

 

I don't want to go through the whole Keuchel argument again, I pretty much stand alone on this board on wanting him back (on a short term deal)

I also don't worry as much about the flexibility issue that many on here worry about. At the deadline about 2/3 of the season is done and 2/3 of the players salaries have been paid out. Adding a $18 million dollar rental at the deadline adds about $6 million towards salary/tax line. We also have enough depth on the farm that we could attach a lower level upside arm to Reddick to move his salary if needed. No doubt there are a lot of pieces to the puzzle, and no doubt it could all work out cause the amount of talent we have is tremendous.

I just agree with JV on this one, we don't have Lance, we don't have Charlie and we don't have Dallas...well we might not have Dallas lol

 

Really only the #4-5.

 

Gotcha. I think they have enough arms to sort out the pen by May/June. I guess the same goes for the rotation too.

If they need something this summer, I fully expect them to go get it.

 

And McHugh (who I love, but we have no idea what he's going to do back as a starter).

So that's 3/5th of the rotation.

 

Just my gut, but I see one of McHugh / James being solid. Maybe better than solid. So on my scorecard, we are -2. And on a good day, maybe one of Framber / Miley fills another. Peacock?

 

This is why we have Spring Training.

And April.

 

Cole and Verlander were simply amazing last year. I'm guessing McHugh can come closer to replacing one of Keuchel, Morton, and LMJ than Verlander and Cole can replace what they did last year.

 

Oh, and Kemp has an OPS of 3.500

http://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401079150

 

Indeed.

 

I watched the innings JB Bukauskas pitched today. He looks like a guy that could help our bullpen out this year. He was hitting 96 mph and has a pretty good hard slider. He kind of reminds me of Pressly.

 

My body is ready.

 

And Whitley is pitching now

 

Ground out, two strike outs and about 10 pitches. Threw 1 ball

 

Whitley's first inning of work...

1st AB: 1st pitch ground out to SS.
2nd AB: blew the fastball past him for a K
3rd AB: blew the fastball past him for a K

 

Whitley will be up by June. He just has it.

 

Hinchs base running is already in midseason form.

 

So...should he bench Springer?