2019 Spring Training Starts

[Namaste]

Weird how our awesome win streak would come to an end because of Chen.

I will be booing this motherfucker at home games this year.

[Nick]

Didnt help that we scored 0 runs.

[Lee Stone]

Didnt help that we scored 0 runs.

Roger that ... and versus Matz, who had been struggling like Chen all spring.

[Ralph]

So it looks like it will be a 6 man rotation and that Alcantara might be sent down to the minors. Sucks that Chen is one of those 6 but really Sandy hasn’t put it together. 11 walks in 15 innings.

Basing this off a tweet of Craig Misch who said one of the young guys might start in the minors.

[Lee Stone]

Wei-Yin Chen: 'I’m about 80 percent right now'

So put him on the DL until he's at 100.

[Namaste]

So it looks like it will be a 6 man rotation and that Alcantara might be sent down to the minors. Sucks that Chen is one of those 6 but really Sandy hasn’t put it together. 11 walks in 15 innings.

Basing this off a tweet of Craig Misch who said one of the young guys might start in the minors.

Chen was always going to make the starting rotation.

He could have literally took a shit on home plate in his last start and he’d still be in the rotation.

Cause moniez and stuff. This FO is smarter than Jeffrey Lolia but they’ve got a long way to go to be top tier.

[fauowls44]

O'Brien optioned to AAA. That could mean Cooper starts in RF and that Harold Ramirez makes the team (he has an opt-out for today). Could also mean that they expect to add another OF somehow.

[tjfla]

So staff is

Urena
Straily
Smith
Pablo
Richards
Sandy
Chen
Conley
Brice
Tayron
Steck
Romo

DL-Ferrell("Bicep Tendinitis" wink wink)/Julian Fernandez(TJ Recovery)

Bats
C-ALfaro/Wallach
1B-Walker/Prado
2B-Castro
SS-Riddle/Rojas
3B-BA
LF-Grandy
CF-Brinson/Herrera
RF-Cooper

Looking at DFA for guys however so Herrera and Brice?

1 Spot OPEN(P Anderson,Kinley,DFA guy OR bat like Guerrero,DFA guy)

DFA guys are Herrera,Kinley,Brice,O'Brien

[fish16]

Hey we did the right thing with Chen. I hope we find a few catchers for the system

[lou]

Gallen is taking out the Cards regulars through 5. What a spring for the young starters.

[Erick]

Why is Ferrell’s bicep tenditis a “wink wink,” tjfla? That’s a fake injury? Lol

[tjfla]

Why is Ferrell’s bicep tenditis a “wink wink,” tjfla? That’s a fake injury? Lol

Saying its funny. They did it last year with Elieser and Graves too. Elieser had wisdom teeth removed and spent first month in minors and Graves had oblique till June

Rule 5 guys only need to be on roster 90 Days so if u put him on IL for few weeks u get to keep a Brice or get a DFA guy. Bicep tendinitis means month shutdown so if he is out till June its legit and if he is throwing in 2 weeks and back end of April its wink wink

I aint bitching about it-a great way to get more talent in the system and every team does it. I just always think its funny when guys have big injuries than all of a sudden magically recover. Philly has like 3 OF that have to be DFA if don't make the team and all 3 are "injured" and gonna be on IL

Teams do this because 2 weeks into the season 95% of teams dont have free spots or dont wanna mess with 40 man so they can sneak guys thru DFA if u do it now every team has an open spot and your guys are gone

[fauowls44]

Straily DFA’d. You’d think they’ll be able to trade him even if it’s for IFA cash or something. Perhaps this is how they get another OF bat.

Going with the young guys in the rotation is absolutely the right move though.

[tjfla]

Straily DFA’d. You’d think they’ll be able to trade him even if it’s for IFA cash or something. Perhaps this is how they get another OF bat.

WOW big news but right move. I would try to trade him for C or OF and low level guy but he is getting paid 5 million which could turn off some teams

Boston for Leon and low level
Philly for Altherr and low level
NYY for prospects
Hou for AJ Reed and low level

TONS of options if they are willing to take some cash back too

[emkayseven]

Mish says Cleb Smith has officially made the rotation and won't go on IL