Eaton HBP

Avi single to RF

Abreu FC to pitcher

Dayan FC to SS

McDade single, Avi scored

Conor ground out to SS

Bad start for Felipe Paulino.

3 straight hits

Bad start for Felipe Paulino.

 

Indeed. Well, he calmed down after allowing 4 straight hits to start the game. Highest FB at 93 so far.

Edited March 2, 201412 yr by Stan Bahnsen

On the plus side, he's throwing a lot of strikes

On the plus side, he's throwing a lot of strikes

Any idea of velocity?

Any idea of velocity?

I saw a few 91s/92s but surely he's better than that. Right?

I saw a few 91s/92s but surely he's better than that. Right?

 

 

Well it is the first start of the spring…..He used to throw like 95 consistently. We shall see.

Just balked as well, solid

Rosales isn't even fast, no need to pick-off/balk.

Damnit Felipe

Profar caught stealing. Nice Flowers. And of course Brent Lillibridge singles right after.

Any idea of velocity?

Fastball 90-93mph, most commonly 91. Curve typically 81-83, one at 74. Slider at 84. Gameday also claimed a change-up at 91, the silly thing.

Paulino pulled, 8 hits, 1 walk

Edited March 2, 201412 yr by Dunt

1st 4 batters in TX lineup (Profar, Lillibridge, Fielder and Beltre ) are 8 for 8.

1.2 IP, 8 H, 1 BB, 4 ER, 1 K. Solid.

1.2 IP, 8 H, 1 BB, 4 ER, 1 K. Solid.

4 earned runs so far. He's responsible for the 2 on base so his line isn't complete yet.

4 earned runs so far. He's responsible for the 2 on base so his line isn't complete yet.

While I think the people who think this guy is going to be really good have ignored a lot of things, I really don't think anyone should take much out of a first spring training start.

Jose Abreu 0-for-4 so far in spring. Disgraceful.

They should extend Dunn as insurance in case Abreu is a flop

And we have our first Alexei error of the year!

Purcey 1.1 with 3 Ks

While I think the people who think this guy is going to be really good have ignored a lot of things, I really don't think anyone should take much out of a first spring training start.

 

 

It probably means we will see a story this week that Rienzo is ahead of Paulino.

Heath K'd Profar and Lillibridge in 8 pitches.

Rangers beat reporter Evan Grant said the stadium gun was 2 MPH slower in reference to Tanner Scheppers's velocity.

The same Evan Grant who claimed the Rangers had signed Jose Abreu minutes before it became official that it was indeed with the Sox?

Edit:

If you don't remember, the consensus was he was coming here, then Grant started spamming Twitter with "He's coming to Texas" tweets. Five minutes later, those tweets were deleted and replaced with, "Rangers made a push but Abreu will sign with White Sox."

Edited March 2, 201412 yr by Jose Abreu