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https://ballparkdigest.com/2023/03/29/2023-spring-training-attendance-by-average/ Dodgers with more than double the average of Sox games...not surprisingly coming off last season (granted both ended with different levels of disappointment, relatively). Cubs, Angels, Dodgers, DBacks (home turf, almost) and Giants (Cal proximity) make up the Top 5 Yankees and Red Sox 6th and 7th, Rockies 8th, Phillies coming off WS 9th, Mariners 10th

It won't last more than a month...

https://www.milb.com/video/tatis-jr-s-three-hit-game?t=playerid-665487 https://www.milb.com/video/tatis-jr-shows-off-his-arm?t=playerid-665487 Outfield assist and a 115.4 MPH ball pulled into LF...eight more days until his AAA exile is ended.

Meanwhile the M's are now 4-8...but it's still a big improvement (so far) from last year.

2013-2016 That era at least had the 2000, 2003 and 2005 teams that were VERY entertaining for fans. Plus, you had the culmination of all the drafts and trades producing the #1 farm system in MLB heading into 2000. Ironically, other than Buehrle/Crede/Rowand, most of the 2005 team came from outside moves...but it certainly wasn't that 2000 group of top prospects headlined by Rauch, Wright, Wells and Borchard.

Alberto and Grifol go too far back. And he basically was the main offensive contributor last game. And they know Burger can't play 3B...and Romy's not long for the big leagues. Which pushes you all the way down to Remillard/Rodriguez/Ramos. This is a time where they definitely could have used Danny Mendick.

+/- Wins +/- RS/RA AL EAST +17 +102 Central -9 -69 West -10 -16 NL East -4 -49 Central +5 +28 West +1 +4

Colas at-bats alone aren't enough to sustain fan interest... or even the joy of watching Robert. (We're basically the Angels minus two true superstars and a massively disappointing Rendon signing.) Grifol alone didn't move the meter very much either... but the game from here on out will be protecting Hahn and Boyer on the marketing side from criticism. A neat trick if you can pull it off.

Meeting with Manfred about reception/reviews of his recently-published book?

At least it wasn't Gore and Dyson? Those were automatic Royals' wins with those historic bullpens.

If Giolito gets knocked out early tmrw (day game memories galore) and with the daunting upcoming schedule, things will get ugly here really fast...

Lol... kiss of death to bring this thread up again in the coming days. But he did look like the most serviceable after Reynaldo.

Soft Serve Core. Except Robert Jr. Knock on wood.

On MLB Gameday it blamed it on him lol. Not watching live.

Scholtens doesn't belong on a big league roster. Shades of Clayton Richard.

Zach Remillard still has a lot of potential. Haha. Maybe we need to drag some more ex Royals middle infielders out of retirement.

He did save one game defensively. But that's just brutal.

At least he's much cheaper than Leury lol.

Sigh. That was ugly.

Why did he need to get to third in that situation?

OMG. Outfield assist? Colas arm pays dividends.

Now it gets interesting with remaining Sox bullpen... Burn Graveman and Bummer too?

Yep. Unless they PR with Sosa or Seby.

Grifol willing to sacrifice G3 to get this one in bag. Gutsy.

Farmer has been clutch recently. Wallner Vasquez Taylor