Baseball Chatter 03/17

Gio Gonzalez did not allow a hit in five innings Thursday, walked one batter and struck out two. 33 of 49 pitches were strikes. Eddie Butler pitched four scoreless innings yesterday, allowing one hit and striking out four without walking a single batter. His ERA is now 2.70 in 10 spring innings. He is likely to win the last spot in the Cubs rotation.
So far this spring, Gonzalez has a .67 WHIP and has held batters to a .167 average. Nats GM Mike Rizzo feels that he has a closer in house, take a listen: