2/21/26 : Today in Spring Training
- Steve Potter
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Grapefruit League Game One @ Dunedin vs Blue Jays
Blue Jays 3 Phillies 0
Summary :
Don Mattingly took out the lineup card.
Daulton Varsho homered for Toronto in the fifth inning. Sean Keys hit a two run home run for them in the sixth inning.
At the Plate : 0 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s
Justin Crawford (CF) was 2 for 3 (single and double) - he had an exit velocity of 104 mph in his first AB on the double which went 390 feet off the left center field wall.
Paul McIntosh (C) doubled.
Pitching Notes : 3 R, 9 H, 5 BB, 5 K’s
RH Bryse Wilson - 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 25 pitches - 15 strikes - cutter (44 %), sinker (32 %), four seamer, curve and change up - 92 mph avg on fastball
RH Zach McAmbley - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 18 pitches - 11 strikes - four seamer (39%), Cutter (33 %), Slider (28 %) - 94 mph avg on fastball
RH Max Lazar - 1 perfect IP - 11 pitches - 7 strikes - Cutter (36%), four seamer (27%), Knuckle Curve (27%), Splitter - 95 mph avg on fastball
RH Seth Johnson - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 18 pitches - 7 strikes - four seamer (67 %), slider, cutter - 97 mph avg on fastball - touched 100 mph
RH Nolan Hoffman - 1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 22 pitches - 16 strikes - sinker (59%), curve, cutter, change up - 95 mph avg on fastball
LH Andrew Walling - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 12 pitches - 8 strikes - slider (33%), Cutter (33%), four seamer (33%) - fastball avg - 94 mph
RH Andrew Baker - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 22 pitches - 10 strikes - slider (50%), four seamer (50%) - fastball avg mph - 95 mph
Minor League Camp Call-Ups for the game :
Pitchers : Andrew Baker, Gabriel Barbosa, Aaron Combs, Ryan Dromboski, Saul Teran, Giussepe Velasquez
Infielders : Erick Brito, Robert Moore
Grapefruit League record is now 0-1
Major League Practice @ Carpenter Complex/Stadium :
Pitchers :
Side bullpen (half field mound) - Jesus Luzardo, Andrew Painter, Andrew Bechtold, Jhoan Duran, Tucker Davidson
Live BP (Stadium) - Taijuan Walker - catcher - Garrett Stubbs - hitters - JT Realmuto, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Bryson Stott
Position Players who weren’t assigned to the game - BP on Ashburn before live BP
Observations :
When you watch Andrew Painter bullpens you’ll notice that he indicates to his catcher where he intends to throw each pitch - when he’s sharp he generally hits the spots. In today’s session he was hitting his targets for the majority of his pitches, seems he’s also working on a new grip for what appeared to be a changeup - from what I could tell was a version of the circle change grip. Next to him in today’s session was Jesus Luzardo - he consistently hit the target set up by catcher JT Realmuto who was his receiver. In some of the bullpen sessions they use stringed indicators in front of the catcher for various zones - Luzardo was threading the needle on even the smallest zone areas with ease, he’s looked really good thus far this spring. Jhoan Duran also seems to be working on a new pitch - looks like a change up.
Minor League Mini Camp :
Pitchers :
Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Kyler Carmack, Naoel Mejia, Micah Ottenbreit, Luke Russo, MT Morrissey, Matt Fisher, Cade Obermueller, Braydon Tucker, Sean Youngerman, Eli Trop
Live BP (Ashburn) - Marty Gair, Peyton Havard, Gabe Craig - hitters - Jack Barker, Nick Biddison, Trent Farquhar, Robert Phelps
Live BP (Roberts) - Luke Gabrysh, Gage Wood, Cody Bowker - hitters - Alex Binelas, Alirio Ferrebus, Raylin Heredia, Jonathan Hogart
Pitchers fielding practice for those not throwing bullpens or live BP on Roberts & Ashburn
Position Players : defensive drills on Roberts & Carlton - BP on Roberts, Ashburn & Carlton
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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