First, the good news. The Indians edged the Cubs of Chicago 10-6 this afternoon. On his birthday, young outfielder Tyler Holt notched a 3-3 day with with a double, triple and three RBI. Michael Bourn had three hits of his own from the leadoff spot, including an RBI and a walk. Top prospect Fransexco Lindor came in as a sub and drilled two doubles, driving in a run.
Trevor Bauer made his second start of the spring. Against a Cubs lineup that featured a handful of regulars (Alcantara, Soler, Baez), a bunch of guys who are in the mix (La Stella, Lake, Bryant, Castillo) and a pretty highly-regarded prospect in SS Addison Russell, Bauer cruised through the first three innings. Then the fourth inning came as it inevitably does, and this happened…
…and then…
…and finally,
NSFW
(Bryant, Soler, Baez)
Now listen. These weren’t just some schmuck AA scrubs that hit these missiles. Kris Bryant is quite literally the premier power prospect in all of baseball. Of all players in every league at every level, he hit the most home runs last year. Baez and Soler are both blue-chippers as well. But that wouldn’t stop the trolls from a trollin’.
Buckle up:
Whew. He lost me at “prefrontal cortex”, but SUCK BRICK @Brill_Grates!!!
Seriously though. It’s spring training. Literally everything you can possibly work on as a pitcher, he’s working on. Physical (mechanics, pitch grips, pre-game and post-game workouts, workouts leading up to and following starts), mental (when to attack what type of hitters with what pitch, comfortability with pitches & locations, out pitches, I COULD GO ON), all of it. Pitchers do things in spring training they wouldn’t do in the regular season. Know why? Cuz these games do not count. With Gavin Floyd now out indefinitely/forever, I’ll bet Bauer will slide to 3rd in the rotation behind Klubedaddy and Carrasco. Let’s at least save the trolling for the regular season, trolls.
And never change, Trevor.
Bottlegate 