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Braden guns down a runner on the base paths.

Gilbert Tyler in...no hit 2021 Padres as a DBack.

6 subs in for SD Sheets in lf Cease working on changeup/off speed stuff k's Gallo who appeals and loses Cease celebrates mockingly. 2/20

Cannon 11.25 era now on the spring. Fletcher Lipcius Gallo all under 150. oof.

Merrill third bomb of spring CHANGE left up in the zone blasted. 433 feet. 7 hits CH pulled down RF line on the chalk 7 hits 4 Xb hits. Hanging breaking ball to the wall runner advances on Gallo. Gurriel drills single up middle. tie game Almost another Heyward double down RF line...grounds out to Maton.

yep looks good. Baldwin blown away by high heated Tried to bunt at Machado...who's almost at SS playing dead pull.

Bergolla almost made a great play. ..Lipcius couldnt corral wild throw. Tatis Ks on another sweeper. Cannon still hasn't had a good outing in spring. 5 hits. Maton with well hit liner to LCF. Run down by Merrill.

Bogaerts rips a double down lf line. Gurriel now 40. Ks first out on sweeper. Bergolla no name on his jersey lol. Heyward broken bat flare to CF scores runner. Maldy still hitless for spring.

224 k's and 200 ip per season really sucks lol. Sosa another ball to RF can of corn.

Mitchell flares a backup slider to RCF. 4-0 Cease pulled with over 40 pitches. Might return next frame.

Maton smoked one to RF through Cronenworth. Baldwin pulled a double down REALLY line in the air kept it fair. Sac fly to Heyward good catch. Gallo walked. Bergolla ripped a two run triple on FB to RF foul pole. Bergolla 4/9 just 20. Last ten years worst team in baseball averaged 56-106 like KC two years ago.

Array looking single and Tatis ground Rule double to RF. Merrill to Lipcius...Arraez didn't leave from third. Machado fouled out to Lipcius. Pop up to LCF Gallo...no runs scored.

Cease at 97 in first inning. Teel with a soft liner to CF...at least Sosa made solid contact to RF. 3 up 3 down

Cease has a full beard now lol. Pretty close to SD's regular season OD lineup. OGonzalez Lockridge Ornelas E.Rosario fighting for last spot. Lipcius at 1B is new.

Well Mitchell gets his revenge game opportunity...just not sure he can do much against Cease. Any Amaya updates on the hip injury? Would rather see Maton, tbh. Not that it really matters much in the overall scheme of things.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/bears-again-dominating-the-offseason-get-plenty-of-help-on-offensive-and-defensive-lines-204433613.html

MitchellDH L 0 1 1 .188 .364 Sosa, L3B R 0 6 0 .421 1.026 TeelC L 2 6 0 .333 1.384 Montgomery, CSS L 1 2 0 .111 .555 BaldwinCF S 0 1 1 .158 .515 Fletcher, DoRF L 1 3 0 .143 .566 Maton, N2B L 2 3 0 .231 1.025 Lipcius1B R 1 3 0 .154 .676 GalloLF L 0 1 0 .105 .210 Lineups subject to change Please check back later for lineup

But you were referring to Montgomery…not Benintendi. Who obviously topped out at nearly 5. He hasn’t been near 0.0 despite 20ish homers in 2024 or much better in 2023.

In what world starting with 202- is Benintendi a 3.5 bWAR guy? he was below a 2 bWAR on average for the four seasons before the Sox overpaid him.

5-14, 5.18 ERA Shane Smith will beat that...at least.

Like Jose deLeon perhaps?

The difference is 6-7 different ratings out there now. Back in the day only Baseball America....even 20-25 years ago.

1985-86 White Sox were in a similar situation as today when they picked Bobby Bonilla in the Rule 5 draft...dead in the water.

"Bergolla has a compact left-handed stroke and focuses on putting the ball in play, ranking seventh in the Minors in swinging strike percentage (4 percent) and eighth in strikeout rate (11 percent) last year. He generates extremely low exit velocities and a lot of opposite-field grounders, and he'll need to get a lot stronger and change his swing and approach to ever produce much power. He homered just once in 168 games and slugged .354 in his first three pro seasons. Growing up around the game, Bergolla developed a high baseball IQ that adds to his value as a runner and defender. He has plus speed and swiped 27 bases in 33 attempts last year after going 4-for-8 in his first two pro seasons. After playing primarily at second base in the Phillies system, he spent most of his time at shortstop with the White Sox. He has range to both sides and exhibits average to solid arm strength." 2025 Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 20 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40 Last year at 45 FV https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/william-bergolla-703151?stats=career-r-hitting-milb

"Presumably, the Yankees will consider their options to upgrade their rotation externally. Available free agents include Kyle Gibson, Lance Lynn, and Spencer Turnbull, although none of those names offer anything close to the star power the Yankees lost. Thus, if GM Brian Cashman wants to find a top-of-the-rotation replacement for Cole, he’ll have to turn to the trade market. Some of the most interesting potential trade candidates include Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins, Luis Castillo of the Mariners, and Dylan Cease (more likely due to Scott Boras representation, higher perceived value) and Michael King (likelier to extend?) of the Padres. The most recent reporting on all of those pitchers suggests that an offseason trade is unlikely, but a desperate Yankees team could certainly change that." mlbtraderumors.com Alcantara would cost them a lot more than Jasson "The Martian" Dominguez.