Dee Gordon only walked four times last season for the Marlins. He also made it very clear to Mariners management that he isn’t good at taking walks. When he did make an effort to walk more, he ended up just striking out a career-high 107 times.
Here is a recent interview Gordon did with ESPN
The Nationals had eleven different starters take the mound last season A.J. Cole is looking to get the last open spot in the Nationals rotation
A.J. Cole threw the ball extremely well his last seven starts last year. His stuff was good, it up-ticked at the end of the season, and of course we love [Erick] Fedde. He’ll be healthy and have some major league time under his belt, so we feel good about where we’re at. So what we’ll be looking for is depth, just because it’s a very long season and very few seasons you go through with five starters.Nationals GM Mike Rizzo
Mariners GM Jerry DiPoto believes the Mariners rotation is good enough to enter the season “I don’t think there is another team in the American League West (besides Houston) that outpaces us in terms of starting rotation. Frankly, I’m not sure that with the exception of last year’s playoff teams — the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros — I don’t think there is another team in the American League that can say definitively that their starting rotation is better than ours.”
He also says that Marco Estrada will be given an opportunity to be the fifth starter in the rotation
Marco will be given every opportunity to make our club, We’re very bullish on what Marco’s going to be. He’s athletic. He throws strikes. He has an out pitch in his change-up. Is he a fly-ball guy who’s going to give up a couple of homers here and there? Yes. But he’s more of a neutral pitcher who’s going to get them to hit it on the ground.Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto
Josh Hader will probably start the season in the bullpen. Hader had a 2.08 ERA and struck out 68 batters through 47 ⅔ relief innings in 2017.
#Brewers GM David Stearns says plan is for LHP Josh Hader to begin season in bullpen not rotation.
— Tom (@Haudricourt) January 28, 2018
Jimmy Nelson is doing some light throwing and remains optimistic, but there is no set return date, however some say to expect him back in June
Word on the convention floor is that Brewers pitching coach Derek Johnson told fans the team expects Jimmy Nelson back around June.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) January 28, 2018
Jimmy Nelson says all good in his first week-plus of throwing. He’s still reluctant to put a timetable on his possible return to the rotation.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) January 28, 2018
General manager Farhan Zaidi tells us not to expect prospect Walker Buehler to be in the starting rotation to open the 2018 season. He will likely start the season at Triple-A Oklahoma.
They Dodgers will play it safe with Buehler by limiting his workload to about 135 innings in 2018
Zaidi said he does not expect Walker Buehler to be in #Dodgers starting rotation at start of season. Workload will be limited.
“We have to find a way to maximize his impact over the full season.”— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) January 27, 2018
Nolan Arenado wants to play for a team that tries to win every season.
The opportunity to play in October every year is what I want, I want a team that tries as hard as it can to make the playoffs every year.Nolan Arenado
Is Colorado that team?
I think so. I mean, obviously we are in a tough division when it comes to the Dodgers and the Giants. And the Diamondbacks are good, too. But I think the future is much brighter in Colorado than it’s been in the past. That excites me and makes me very aware of what’s going on here. There is something to be said for being with an organization for your whole career, I definitely believe in that, I admired Todd and I admired Derek Jeter; guys who stick with one team their whole career. So I have a lot of respect for what Todd did. But at the end of the day, I don’t want to be in Todd’s shoes where I only go to the playoffs twice in my career.Nolan Arenado
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