Blackout Friday

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT

I don’t think he’s hurt. I think he’s battling his mechanics and he’s trying to guide the ball over the plate.

Kikuchi’s fb must be sneaky fast

Some posters earlier said he rolled his ankle or something. Didn’t sound serious.

Lincoln Henzman pulled after 0.1ip. He was struggling a bit, but this seems injury related. Would have premature to pull him for struggling a little bit I would think.

Waited until I got home to watch the game. Very pleasantly surprised. Still some sloppy play in there, but nice to see the bats taking advantage of Kluber’s wildness (in and out of the zone). Good at bats. And Moncada just murdered two baseballs, which is so nice to see.

I noticed that Adolfo arm grade too and kind of shook my head puzzled. Lowering Burdi’s FB to a 50 or whatever it was (maybe 55, cant remember) from an 80 seems premature.

At least if baseball doesn’t work out, I can only assume Zack Collins can fall back on a nice computer programming career.

That’s 4 outs so far this inning. One recorded.

One start isn’t enough to claim he’s turned a corner, but it was a promising start. The new mechanics seemed to be working for him today, but I think the true test for him will be maintaining them consistently.

Well this thread peaked early. No topping that one.

Man this place is hot take central

Jiménez looks like he’s never seen a slider before. Obviously that isn’t the case. They look like they never had a Spring Training.

Nice and slippery for Eloy.

I believe the Padres plucked Urias away from us as well when he was being recruited.

Codi Heuer was impressive. Looks like he could be a nice bullpen arm down the road.

Ugly route for Walker

Cub fan sighting.

Remember when scouting reports doubted if Anderson’s arm was adequate at SS?

This is the most sensical thing here.

Yeah definitely agree there. I don’t really put much stock in numbers guys put up in their draft year. I do think it’s worth keeping in mind, though, these guys have had a camp we haven’t had much exposure to that influences these decisions.

I would usually agree, but I guess it all depends on how he looks in minor league camp. Haven’t heard much.

This was my first thought.

I was just kidding around. It’s a short list.

Nah Belle, Fisk..... See, that’s twice as many.