• And then there are the Athletics pitching questions: whither the cheerful Jacob Lopez? Can Joey Estes, with his fragile tongue, and Mason Barnett step up and produce?


• Braves manager Brian Snitker is building with pitching with Reynaldo Lopez, Hunter Stratton (the erstwhiel supermodel), and Joel Payamps, and if they stick quickly, they could win 89 games.


• Did I maintain that Beau Brieske is fainthearted?


• With the expected development of John King end Griffin Conine, the high-tech whirlpool of Pete Fairbanks, better health of Tyler Phillips, and with Liam Hicks protecting Agustin Ramirez in the lineup, the Marlins, under the solid leadership of Clayton McCullough, should be better and deeper.

ballad of mike hazen

Wow

and someone's surprised that
    Adrian Del Castillo

came to camp looking like
a jacket

after spending the winter working in
Rangoon, Myanmar as a catcher
after not being
content with the contract
Mike Hazen offered

Whee

 

 

 

 

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