2014 Spring Training

A pox on you, Nationals

 

Why do pitchers do this to us? As if breaking Bags' hand 3 times wasn't bad enough.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>XRay set for Correa. Initial signs, stength tests, are positive, but he'll be sore at the least</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/statuses/446449787915997184">March 20, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Left hand for Correa. He said it feels good... so, as good as can be, then. XRay is tomorrow not tonight</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/statuses/446451596516655104">March 20, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Correa says hand feels fine: &quot;I can swing the bat right now if I want to,&quot; he said. X-ray tomorrow to be sure.</p>&mdash; Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/statuses/446451942827765760">March 20, 2014</a></blockquote>
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:grin:
Funny to think that was TWENTY years ago... before most pitchers now even knew they were going to be pitchers.

 

Welp

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>George Springer has been optioned back to minor league camp.</p>&mdash; Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrtizKicks/statuses/446640571076341760">March 20, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Looks like Carter will be the strikeout king for the Astros once again.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Astros&amp;src=hash">#Astros</a> send 6 players to minor league camp: Mark Appel, Carlos Correa, Delino DeShields, Mike Foltynewicz, Jon Singleton, George Springer.</p>&mdash; Houston Astros (@astros) <a href="https://twitter.com/astros/statuses/446650452570931201">March 20, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I had hoped Singleton and Springer would make the team this year even though I fully expect those two guys to be strikeout machines.

 

That looks like a good chunk of a good future Major League team!

 

Brian McTaggart ‏@brianmctaggart

Cosart will start Game 2 of season against Yankees, Oberholtzer will start Game 3

 

Doesn't really matter, but I think Cosart should be OD starter.

 

Wanted Springer to force their hand with a big spring, but in all honesty even if he went to camp as 50/50 to make the team he didn't perform well enough to make it. Really disappointed in Singleton this spring also, was hoping to see something that made it look like we had our future 1B with him, but all we can do now is wait and see how he does at AAA.

The others never really were thought of as major league guys right now anyway, although Folty was one of our better pitchers this spring and would be great to see him here this summer

 

None of them were likely to make the team out of ST. Springer & Singleton will be interesting to see how long they stay down.

 

Agree, although i'm starting to be more than just a little worried about Singleton, after last year his performance this spring doesn't inspire much confidence

I know it is a tiny sample size, but.....

 

Maybe he hits better if he's high. My college roommate swore that he could do everything better if he was high...study, play ball, etc.

 

Well then he needs a hit

in more than one way:grin:

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Peter Moylan: “I had to go see the trainers and they sent me for an MRI and they sent me the results this morning and it’s not good.&quot;</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/statuses/447144076320591872">March 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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This was fun to see. Hidalgo's 2000 season is still one of my favorite random Astros memories.