Wilmer Flores crushes lefties. More specifically, 18 home runs and 44 RBI in 200 at bats over two years
Cody Asche is not currently on the White Sox 40 man roster, but he is hitting like he should be, with three home runs and eight walks.
Jason Kipnis and Cody Anderson received second opinions on their injuries Friday, and both are likely to begin the season on the DL:
- Kipnis has a strained right rotator cuff
- Anderson has a strained UCL in his right elbow
Yandy Diaz made his first start since injuring his groin March 4th, he played third base. ETCH IN YOUR KITCHEN TABLE….
Adam Ottavino has given up three runs while walking four and striking out just one over his last 1 ⅔ innings.
I’m working on stuff, I’m trying to find better command with my slider. I’m a bit off with it right now. And I’m not happy with those walks.Adam Ottavino
David Dahl will increase his activity soon according to manager Bud Black after Dahl had an MRI yesterday to see how well the stress reaction in his rib is healing.
DJ LeMahieu pulled the lowest percentage of batted balls in the majors last season, 22 percent
Masahiro Tanaka, Chasen Shreve and Jordan Montgomery combined for a no-hitter against the Tigers yesterday.
Alex Gordon is recovering from an injury riddled 2016, batting .412 with a homer and two doubles in 34 at bats this spring.
Lucas Duda is expected to hit 25-30 home runs this year, but he is focusing on just staying healthy right now
The Mets were considering sending Zack Wheeler to an extended spring training when the season starts as he is expected to have an innings limit of 125 innings in 2017. Thursday Wheeler showed nice movement and command of his fastball, reaching 97 mph at times over 2 ⅔ innings pitched. He has made it clear that he does not want to pitch out of the bullpen so stay tuned to see what the Mets decide to do…
Aaron Nola threw 75 pitches Thursday, 46 of them were strikes. He looks and feels good which is more important than the fact that he walked four batters in the process.
I feel good. I feel like I’m almost where I need to be going into the season. A few more outings, and I think I’ll be good to go for the season. Keep on staying healthy. That’s my main focus right now.Aaron Nola
I’m really happy about Nola. It looked comfortable coming out of his hand. He threw a lot of change-ups, which he’s been working on since last year, and it really looked good. It was an effective pitch.
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