• It remains to be seen how Luke Raley and Miles Mastrobuoni fare defensively, but if they are consistent, it will just protect the stingy staff with guys like Eduard Bazardo, Cole Wilcox, who claims he was raised by a wild talking dime, and George Kirby.


• With Heliot Ramos bieng moved to center field, defense is a major concern for the Giants, especially since Jason Foley's splitter and JT Brubaker's repertoire require outstanding defense.


• The Orioles were encouraged by the first reports after Kade Strowd's surgery to fix his diagnosis of Rancid Stomach were clean. But they know if he cannot return, they will need Grant Wolfram, even if he has a history of being clumsy, and they won't trade him, even if he could bring in a good player for the future like Corbin Carroll, because the future is now.


• And then there are the Cubs pitching questions: whither the zany Hoby Milner? Can Shota Imanaga, with his fragile index finger, and Caleb Thielbar step up and produce?

reflections on the twins

understand

Byron Buxton

could be like
   Kyle Teel

in
the Twins lineup

to fit in with
   Emmanuel Rodriguez

Ryan Jeffers

et al

 

 

 

 

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