2/24/26 : Today in Spring Training
- Steve Potter
- 18 hours ago
- 3 min read
Grapefruit League Game Four @ Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium vs Marlins
Marlins 6 Phillies 1
Summary :
Trea Turner was hit by a pitch in the first inning, Bryson Stott singled. Turner later scored on a throwing error.
Two singles, a walk and sacrifice fly scored a Miami run in the second inning.
Miami scored four runs in the fifth inning on a grand slam by Joe Mack. They added a run in the sixth on a walk and double.
At the Plate : 1 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 12 K’s
Garrett Stubbs doubled
Pitching Notes : 6 R, 7 H, 6 BB, 7 K’s
RH Seth Johnson - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 9 strikes - FB avg 97 mph
RH Max Lazar - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 18 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Nolan Hoffman - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 12 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Alex McFarlane - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 13 pitches - 7 strikes - FB avg 97 mph
LH Andrew Walling - 1 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Jaydenn Estanista - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 20 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Mitch Neunborn - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 9 strikes
LH Adam Seminaris - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 13 pitches - 10 strikes
Minor League Call-Ups for the game :
Pitchers : Andrew Baker, Gabriel Barbosa, Kyle Brnovich, Jaydenn Estanista, Saul Teran, Adam Seminares, Mitch Neunborn
Utility : Robert Moore, Bryson Ware
Grapefruit League record is now 0-3-1
Major League Practice @ Carpenter Complex/Stadium :
Pitchers :
Side Bullpens (Half Field) - Aaron Nola, Taijuan Walker, Tucker Davidson, Bryse Wilson, Andrew Bechtold - catchers - JT Realmuto, Rene Pinto, Mark Kolozsvary
Live BP (Stadium) - Jhoan Duran - catcher - Rene Pinto - hitters - Kyle Schwarber, JT Realmuto, Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh
All pitchers not in game or live BP did their throwing program, some did PFP’s on the half field
Position Players who weren’t assigned to the game - BP in Stadium before live BP
Minor League Mini Camp :
Pitchers :
Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Luke Russo, Christian McGowan, Ramon Marquez, Eli Trop, Deiry Gonzalez, Wen Hui Pan, Tegan Cain, Luke Gabrysh
Live BP (Roberts & Ashburn) - Keegan Batka, Mavis Graves, Richie Cortese, Cade Obermueller, Alexander De Los Santos, Titan Kennedy-Hayes, MT Morrissey, Matt Potok, Angel Liranzo, Brad Pacheco - hitters - Alex Binelas, Griffin Burkholder, Juan Villavicencio, Nick Biddison, Erick Brito, Nate Humphries, Austin Murr, Jack Barker, Jose Colmenares, Brady Day, Trent Farquhar, Jonathan Hogart, John Spikerman
Observations : the nobody cares about my opinion but here it is anyways category
Lefty Cade Obermueller has a unique sidewinder deliver and his ball sneaks up on hitters with seemingly late jump - he’s got good velocity on the express which sets up his slider as a knee buckler when looking for the number one. I was impressed with the movement on his deliveries and consistency of release - this kid could be a real good one. RH Keegan Batka also impressed - good quiet mechanics and a hard fastball that seems to cut in as it approaches the plate - he broke off a couple bats during his session - liked what I saw. RH MT Morrissey has smooth mechanics, looks like he knows what he’s doing on the hill, his ball had late life today as well and produced a few swings and misses. RH Richie Cortese is a big dude - his arm angle is a bit below three quarters it looked to me but yet he seemed to deliver on a downward slope - that’s a good thing as it’s deceptive and has some steam on it as well. On the hitters side John Spikerman impressed with a couple hard hit baseballs.
Position Players : Defensive practice on Carlton, Roberts & Ashburn fields including pitchers, field BP on Carlton, Roberts and Ashburn
Position Change :
Nikau Pouaka-Grego has switched positions from infielder to catcher - he’s been working with the catchers in mini-camp. Here’s a link to an article written by Josh Sherber on the change - https://www.milb.com/clearwater/news/pondering-positions-in-the-spring
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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