Grichuk has Plantar Fasciitis

[King]

Per media. Good start to spring

[BTS]

Great

[Stangstag]

Rip

[Carlos Danger]

Of course!! Headshake, palm in face.. Free Alford and Davis😃

[jays4life19]

Are we sure about the diagnosis? Has Adam Lind's Mom given her confirmation?

[Boxcar]

f***!

[glory]

Pompey is going to make the team. Never thought that would happen.

[Jimcanuck]

Pompey is going to make the team. Never thought that would happen.

 

Already happened.

[Bobthe4th]

Pompey is going to make the team. Never thought that would happen.

 

I wouldn’t be so sure about that with both Travis and Gurriel getting outfield reps. Still a good chance Pompey is dfa and he’s not a lock to be claimed by another team so could end up at AAA.

[glory]

I wouldn’t be so sure about that with both Travis and Gurriel getting outfield reps. Still a good chance Pompey is dfa and he’s not a lock to be claimed by another team so could end up at AAA.

 

It’s not like Shatkins to let an asset, not matter how marginal, go for nothing. If he’s made it this far and now Grichuk not 100%, I think he’s in.

[gruber92]

I wouldn’t be so sure about that with both Travis and Gurriel getting outfield reps. Still a good chance Pompey is dfa and he’s not a lock to be claimed by another team so could end up at AAA.

 

Pompey would definitely get picked up. Not sure how Gurriel will perform in the outfield but Travis is not a better option than Pompey in every aspect. Travis will be the player who most likely gets DFA'd this season if he has an underwhelming first half.

[Bobthe4th]

Pompey would definitely get picked up. Not sure how Gurriel will perform in the outfield but Travis is not a better option than Pompey in every aspect. Travis will be the player who most likely gets DFA'd this season if he has an underwhelming first half.

 

Disagree on Pompey definitely getting claimed, and Travis has options.

[Bobthe4th]

It’s not like Shatkins to let an asset, not matter how marginal, go for nothing. If he’s made it this far and now Grichuk not 100%, I think he’s in.

 

Maybe, I do think he’ll get a fair chance in spring training.

[Terminator]

Unless he just shits the bed this spring, I would give Pompey a chance. Even if everyone is healthy I'd still have him break with the big league team by optioning one of McKinney, Teoscar or Travis.

[gruber92]

Disagree on Pompey definitely getting claimed, and Travis has options.

 

There will be a team who will have use for his OBP/running skill set alone, and he's not a defensive liability.

[Bobthe4th]

Unless he just shits the bed this spring, I would give Pompey a chance. Even if everyone is healthy I'd still have him break with the big league team by optioning one of McKinney, Teoscar or Travis.

 

IMO not much point. Smith Jr can be a future 4th outfielder option with speed, and he has options.

 

You never know though, Pompey could do something and there’s no real harm trying it.

[Terminator]

IMO not much point. Smith Jr can be a future 4th outfielder option with speed, and he has options.

 

You never know though, Pompey could do something and there’s no real harm trying it.

 

Smith Jr. has poor foot speed. He's slower than the average major leaguer. Pompey is a lot faster and can play CF. Pompey isn't a world beater but if he makes it to the upper 1/3 of his projections or so he's a viable major leaguer. I'd like to see them give him a shot.

 

I wish we could find a taker for Pillar. I read that the Giants had interest earlier this offseason and they could really use him. Their OF is pathetic.

[Corporal Valdal]

McKinney LF Pillar CF Hernandez RF

[Captain Adama]

McKinney LF Pillar CF Hernandez RF

 

Lotta balls gonna drop in the outfield.

[Boxcar]

Smith Jr. has poor foot speed. He's slower than the average major leaguer. Pompey is a lot faster and can play CF. Pompey isn't a world beater but if he makes it to the upper 1/3 of his projections or so he's a viable major leaguer. I'd like to see them give him a shot.

 

I wish we could find a taker for Pillar. I read that the Giants had interest earlier this offseason and they could really use him. Their OF is pathetic.

 

You'll notice he assumed that Smith is fast because he's black lol. That's racist!

[Spanky99]

Per media. Good start to spring

 

Ughhh... that hangs around like the plague.

[Spanky99]

Pompey would definitely get picked up. Not sure how Gurriel will perform in the outfield but Travis is not a better option than Pompey in every aspect. Travis will be the player who most likely gets DFA'd this season if he has an underwhelming first half.

 

Devo has an option, they won't dump him.

[Spanky99]

Unless he just shits the bed this spring, I would give Pompey a chance. Even if everyone is healthy I'd still have him break with the big league team by optioning one of McKinney, Teoscar or Travis.

 

Bingo.

[Krylian]

Steroids

[Bobthe4th]

[BTS]

 

Great!

[Boxcar]

Great!

 

So basically the complete opposite of the title of this thread.

 

Good work media! At least we know he can still hit with bum feet.

[Orgfiller]

 

Excellent news.

 

[TBJ12]

Lotta balls gonna drop in the outfield.

 

I didn't realize McKinney was a poor fielder. Was he always rated as a poor defender in the minors?

[Spanky99]

I didn't realize McKinney was a poor fielder. Was he always rated as a poor defender in the minors?

 

McKinney’s batted ball profile shifted dramatically after the Yankees acquired him from the Cubs in the Aroldis Chapman deal. Since high school, he had been a feel-for-contact corner guy with batting practice power that didn’t manifest in games, but the Yankees got his ground ball rate down from 42% to 30% and he started to mash before they flipped him to Toronto for JA Happ. He hit for power in a prolonged big league look but struggled badly against breaking stuff, something that may be an issue moving forward. McKinney doesn’t have a whole lot of offensive wiggle room because he’s so limited on defense, but the hit/power combo suggests he is a Seth Smith-like corner platoon bat who’s ready right now.

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