Saturday, February 24, 2024

Spring Training Game Wrap: Cubs 8 Giants 4

It was a hard to find bright spots as the Giants scored 4 runs in the 9'th inning to make the game appear closer than it was.  Key Lines:

Yoshi Tsutsugo 1B- 1 for 2.  FZ seems to see something in Tsutsugo but the 1B/DH demographic is crowded including a certain Giants legend who is in the Best Shape of His Life.

Otto Lopez SS- 1 for 2, HR(1).   Nice to see what he actually looks like.  He's never hit more than 5 HR's in a season but he sure teed off on one to drive in 3 runs in the 9'th and looked jacked.

Logan Webb- 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K.  Webb looked like Webb in the first inning.  Comebacker GIDP then ending the inning with a K.  Second frame didn't go as well.  

Hayden Birdsong- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  Best and most exciting performance of the day from any player.  Electric might be too strong a word, but he looked really sharp.  

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Lots of nagging injuries but spring training is way too long anyway.  

Jung Hoo Lee has a sore side and Marco Luciano has what sounds like a mild hammy.  Both are expected to start playing in games next week.

5 comments:

  1. 6 AM: Bellinger agrees to Cubs, three-year, $80MM deal per Jeff Passan of ESPN.

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    1. Interesting to see how that one plays out. Seems like a pretty good deal for the Cubs.

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    2. Frontloaded(30/30/20) with opt outs after 1 and 2 years. Oof! Nope. The Cubbies can have him and best wishes to them.

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    3. The first year is the risk: $30M for which Bellinger?
      Good Belliger and he's gone.
      Bad Bellinger, it's $30M for the 2nd year.
      Ken Rosenthal (the Athletic) says: "This can’t be what Scott Boras wanted."

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  2. Maybe this portends a softer deal coming for Snell or Montgomery

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