Took the family to the ATL @ TB game this afternoon. Opener for TB. Place was f***ing packed. It was incredible to smell the hot dogs and fresh grass again. My boys got balls signed by Kelenic and Michael Harris and got a couple of game balls. It was like 24 degrees and sunny as f*** - a perfect day for baseball. Man have I missed it!
We're off to see BAL @ ATL on Monday!
Blue Jays LHP prospect Ricky Tiedemann is not facing an extended absence after undergoing an MRI that revealed minor inflammation between his left hamstring and calf muscles.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider added that Tiedemann isn’t expected to miss too much time and is likely to resume throwing in a few days. It’s an extremely encouraging update as it likely rules out the possibility that the 21-year-old top pitching prospect will require a lengthy absence. His recovery and workload will be closely monitored over the rest of spring training, but it’s arguably a best-case scenario outcome for Toronto.
Would he want to? If I'm the radio guy, I'm not 100% sure I want to be travelling around - away from my family all the time. If I can do my job and get paid the same to call the game from Toronto and sleep in my bed each night - that might be preferred. I'm sad to see Ben Wagner go - I thought he was good. They ought to have fired Buck and promoted Ben IMO.
This might be the most logical post you've ever made. Well done.
We don't know who's been in the "lab" all offseason working their tails off with experts v. who's been dogging it all offseason.
I guess. This might come back to bite them though. Kim's a FA at the end of the year and Merrill didn't exactly light it up with the bat in A/AA last year. If he takes a step back this year, there's a chance they need to move Bogearts back to SS for the 2025 and even the 2026 season. I'm not sure you see a lot of SS move off the position and then actually return to play it again. Like Semien never returned to SS (that's the person that comes to mind).
Well obviously if he makes the team out of STing, they are going to use him to some extent. For that to happen, that probably means injuries to Biggio, Espinal, Schneider or IKF. Let's just hope nobody gets hurt and Escobar is let go after STing
Kyle Bradish (elbow) said Friday that he’s very confident he’ll pitch this season.
Bradish is scheduled to resume throwing Friday for the first time since receiving a PRP injection to address a right elbow sprain. The history of pitchers opting for the rest and recovery route, instead of surgery, following a UCL injury isn’t all that encouraging. However, we’re not willing to rule out the possibility that Bradish will ultimately be able to make it back and pitch this season.