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Cartoon was calling 83 knuckle-curve and 86 split. Based on that he threw two in the 1st inning and none in the second. But it also called some of his FB sinkers and he said last week he was not going to throw that anymore so .... His 4 seam FB did seem sort of flat early - that's always been a weakness for Mize (IMHO) but he got 2 whiffs and a foul tip K on the 4 seamer in the 2nd so it seemed to be getting livelier.

Del! Glad you made it here.

Everyone was throwing hard today - might have been a bit of a hot gun, but even by comparison, he was throwing as hard or harder than Mize.

Kriedler at 3rd base, gets a bit turned around and can't make a tough play on a foul pop over his head, batter puts the next pitch in the seats.

Daz! Caliente!

Brieske smokes the 1st man he faces - and throwing 96. I thought the scouting report said he didn't have that... EDIT: smokes the first 2 men he faces.... and the third out on a weak ground ball.. nice.

Pirate crew talking about using the same dual pitching machine practice drill concept the Tigers are using. Greene walks.

More life on the 4 seamer for Mize as that inning went on. Got a nice swing under it to end the inning.

Off season training has gotten crazy - Keller is (was!) throwing 97 in his 1st ST game.

what? You mean the convict cap with the yellow stripes wasn't your favorite?

Schoop looks like he's lost a little weight.

Riley Greene singles then goes brain dead on the bases.

correct data, but that isn't the spin I would give it. It's standard Russian operation procedure to try to beat a civilian population into submission when the probability of winning on the battlefield starts to waver. And Putin is more than glad to go that route because we have to remember that he draws his understanding of state morality in a straight line from Genghis Khan. All decisions have complex antecedents, but I would guess this fact figures higher in Putin's decisions right now that whatever he is thinking about the US. It can also be read as sign of relative desperation because the last thing his generals want is to give the West a real world look at his best/most secret capabilities.

he just kicks back and hits the Cruz-control while recharging...

so, there's a question. How does an agent get paid on an opt-out contract? If he gets paid based on an annual cut, and the guy opts out but can't sign as good a replacement deal, that means the agent is out money also I suppose......which would mean he gets shorted if his client makes a bad decision down the road?

Boyd isn't going to be ready until about June - I think Avila wants depth for April if one of the Kids stumbles. Could be a little understandable over reaction to last April, but on the other hand they also have a bunch of near ready guys trying to prove themselves in the minors that give them a chance to maybe have another pitcher ready to call up by mid season - one of them might provide the same depth for the later part of the season Boyd would have.

The Phanatic finally caught up to Nick. 5yrs/$100M to the Phillies.

LOL - What did the Tigers offer again(?!?!?!)

This is good. if any of the young guys like Wentz are looking good at mid season, a guy like Pineda would probably draw a good trade return.

I'm pretty much at a loss as to why Willi Castro is still on the roster. Must be a helluva practice player.............

Cueto is probably toast.

right. The fans' complaint really should be that as baseball has evolved it has ended up as a cockeyed, backward way to run a major sport which has left pretty much everyone with bad incentives (at least from a fan perspective)

How much is Petry going in the booth this season? Love the guy but really am not going to be able to stand listening to him try to be a broadcaster. Shep is bad enough. The two of them together? Please.....

Dan just blew right through the compression settings on his mic!

I wonder how much kevlar is packed into that parka?