There will not be an innings limit for Aaron Sanchez in 2017
Javier Baez was so valuable at second base that he owned the starting job for the Cubs all 17 postseason games last fall.
Mets Pitching
- Matt Harvey had a rib removed to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome July 2016
- Jake deGrom had his ulnar nerve repaired Sept 2016
- Steven Matz had surgery to remove significant bone spurs in his elbow Oct 2016
- Noah Syndergaard had his elbow examined in May and Bone Spurs in June.
- Zach Wheeler felt some “tenderness” in his arm following his last bullpen session. He will have an innings limit in the low-100s It is uncertain whether Wheeler can stay healthy enough to make it debatable.
Mets manager Terry Collins told Travis d’Arnaud that the team wants him to play about 100 games this seaso
Michael Wacha 2016:
- Significant increase in BABIP, from .272 to .334
- Strand rate was down by six percent at 64.7
- 3.21 ERA in 353 IP from 2013-15
The Nats signed Adam Lind to a one year contract with option for second year.
Eduardo Rodriguez was cleared for his first pen session of the spring after suffering a minor knee injury in winter ball action and threw 40 pitches without any setbacks
Melvin: “We might not have one particular closer.” Says they’re open to maybe doing things differently with so many closing options.
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) February 15, 2017
A’s other potential closers
Lance McCullers has adopted a more compact arm action designed to alleviate the stress on his arm
Indians manager Terry Francona said he is not sure whether Carlos Santana or Edwin Encarnacion will be the primary first baseman this season.
Francona doesn’t know yet whether Santana or Edwin will play 1B primarily. Needs to talk to both players, assess 1B/DH plan this spring.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) February 15, 2017
Francona: Ramirez is the third baseman. Might gets reps at SS later in camp just to stay ready there, but no LF in the plans right now.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) February 15, 2017
Michael Brantley won’t play in Cleveland’s early spring training games but he still hopes to be ready for Opening Day
Tyson Ross is throwing from 100 feet every day, but is still unclear when he will return to the mound, He is gaining back strength after thoracic outlet syndrome surgery in October. There’s no timetable at this point
Clayton Kershaw said Wednesday that he has “no worries or concerns” about last year’s back injury He decided not to pitch in the WBC.
Drew Hutchison will compete against Steven Brault, Trevor Williams and Tyler Glasnow for the No. 5 spot in the Pirates rotation
- Koda Glover if he proves he is fully recovered from a torn labrum in hip
- Joe Nathan
- Blake Treinen improved his numbers against lefties last season, and looked sharp in high-leverage situations, holding opponents to a tiny .128/.261/.154 line
- Shawn Kelley – Dusty Baker expressed concern about his ability to stay healthy all season, Two Tommy John surgeries on his chart and coming off a season in which he made a career-high 67 appearances, the Nats may not want to put too much pressure on the 32-year-old
Brewers Bullpen 2016:
- 3.61 ERA ranked sixth in the National League.
- 46 Saves out of 69 opportunities.
- 13 Relievers used
- Only three relievers in baseball pitched more innings than Carlos Torres‘ 82 1/3
- SD – Brad Hand 89 1/3
- TB – Erasmo Ramirez 85
- HOU – Chris Devenski, 83 2/3
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