Pitcher didn't seem to want much to do with Moncada there.  Walks on 5 pitches.  None of the balls that close.

Moncada draws a 1 out walk.

So if spring training stats mean nothing, how should a manager decide who wins a position battle? 

You obviously can't make a decision until making the wrong one starts costing you games, right? 

Edited March 9, 20206 yr by Jack Parkman

 

Delmonico blooper caught on a diving effort in short CF.  Looked like it would drop the whole way.

Grandal flies out to end the inning.

Cease back on for the 4th.

If I was the manager I'd be fining Cease 10K every fucking time he grooves an 0-2 pitch.  Third one today!  Come on dude spring or otherwise that's a Cardinal sin.

Also James McCann calling for fastballs away on 0-2 should stop.

Edited March 9, 20206 yr by chitownsportsfan

Cease gives up leadoff single to LF.  

Cease leaves after 1 batter in the 4th.  Cishek on.

Anderson making every play under the bill of his cap is giving me great joy.  He's breaking some bad habits.

Cishek gets a grounder for a 6-4-3 DP.  2 down.

He gone!  Cishek comes in and quickly retires the side.

Cease goes 3IP, 4H, 3ER, 3BB, 3K, 1HR, 1HBP. 

Eloy is not even close.

Mazara works the count full, then hammers one caught at 2B 

McCann grounds out to end the inning.

3-1 Reds after 4.

Yikes.

Bummer in top 5.

Ceases delivery looked different today than it did vs the brewers

The patented Anderson error

14 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Anderson making every play under the bill of his cap is giving me great joy.  He's breaking some bad habits.

You were saying?

TA error, easy play, 1 on 1 out.

Yep that's a play TA always rounds off and you can see he's working on staying in front and square and it's not natural yet.

1 minute ago, DoUEvenShift said:

You were saying?

check my last post bruh.  he made that error trying to break one.  he's made that play rounding it off throwing on the run his entire life.  he's trying to break that habit.

Edited March 9, 20206 yr by chitownsportsfan

Just now, reiks12 said:

The patented Anderson error

Its always the easy ones...