Posted March 17, 201411 yr Going on right now: According to various Twitter Reports Among those moving clubhouses include: Andrew Heaney Adam Conley Evans Nappo Spence Wittgren Leverton More names to come when official....
March 17, 201411 yr Especially since Hand, Koehler and Slowey have had good springs anyway. 17 in all were cut
March 17, 201411 yr AAA - Brantly, Flynn, Dyson AA - Heaney, Olmos Reassigned to Minor League Camp - Wittgren, Evans, Leverton, Nappo, Conley, Spence, Varner, Barnes, Black, Canha, Moran, Benson 39 total left in camp, 14 more cuts to go barring injuries. ...Brantly should be happy with his spring numbers, makes him a better option whenever we need a third catcher this year. If he keeps it up in New Orleans he clearly extends his chances in this organization.
March 17, 201411 yr Nothing special on 2nd cuts. Btw, Is there anybody worried about lack of offense? Jones, Ozuna, Salty, Furcal, Hech and Bogusevic... they are still under .200.
March 17, 201411 yr Nothing special on 2nd cuts. Btw, Is there anybody worried about lack of offense? Jones, Ozuna, Salty, Furcal, Hech and Bogusevic... they are still under .200. Is this the first official "Are we worried" of the season Glad to see Heaney in Jax, maybe I'll have a chance to see him before he heads up to the big team
March 17, 201411 yr Nothing special on 2nd cuts. Btw, Is there anybody worried about lack of offense? Jones, Ozuna, Salty, Furcal, Hech and Bogusevic... they are still under .200. Anyone worried about Hech being under .200 probably worries why the sun is still shining. "Dude, I'm pretty sure that sun's been shining since I woke up. Is that supposed to be like that?" "Um, I dunno, didn't it do that yesterday though?" "Hmmm..."
March 17, 201411 yr Im more worried about furcal's hammy.. Furcal's Hammy would've made an excellent fantasy team name.
March 17, 201411 yr Nothing alarming. Hopefully Brantly contributes at some point this season and Flynn stays ready.
March 17, 201411 yr Im more worried about furcal's hammy.. Yea, I'm worried that he'll be healthy enough for Dietrich to end up in NO...
March 17, 201411 yr so Flynn out of the running for 5th spot. Down to Koehler/Hand (though they both likely make the team). Figure Slowey to AAA if he wants to hang out for depth.
March 17, 201411 yr I like both really, Koehler has shown he should stick around. Always liked Brad Hand's ability to miss bats, but he's started to show some signs of getting his control together too. So far this spring 12 IP with 15k/2bb. Sample size but good sign. The short outings of spring probably go along with the decent work he did out of the pen late last season... so ultimately the pen might suit him best. I've been ready to write off Hand a few times with his control issues, good to see him still hanging in there.
March 17, 201411 yr Nothing special on 2nd cuts. Btw, Is there anybody worried about lack of offense? Jones, Ozuna, Salty, Furcal, Hech and Bogusevic... they are still under .200. Well, here's my expert analysis based on years and years of scouting: Jones is bad. Ozuna is in a slump Salty will never hit for average unless he manages a BABIP near .400 again. Hech is the worst player in baseball with a starting job. Bogusevic is bad.
March 17, 201411 yr If you're worrying over ST stats you need to step back for a second and realize they are completely meaningless.
March 17, 201411 yr I like both really, Koehler has shown he should stick around. Always liked Brad Hand's ability to miss bats, but he's started to show some signs of getting his control together too. So far this spring 12 IP with 15k/2bb. Sample size but good sign. The short outings of spring probably go along with the decent work he did out of the pen late last season... so ultimately the pen might suit him best. I've been ready to write off Hand a few times with his control issues, good to see him still hanging in there. Yea, right now it looks to me like Hand has stolen Jennings' job right out from under him as that second LHP in the pen, because Koehler is definitely in the rotation.
March 17, 201411 yr More likely that Hand will be in the rotation and Koehler will be the long man in the pen since he showed effectiveness in that role.
March 17, 201411 yr More likely that Hand will be in the rotation and Koehler will be the long man in the pen since he showed effectiveness in that role. I disagree. As good as Hand has been, Koehler has been starting all spring, has dominated and also dominated in September. The fact that he is the incumbent should be the tie breaker. Hand came into this spring as a dark horse, Koehler came in as the favorite. Hand really hasn't out performed Koehler, I don't see how he can turn those tables.
March 17, 201411 yr Well, I'll put it this way -- you are the first and only person I've seen say that it'll be Hand in the pen if both make the team.
March 17, 201411 yr More likely that Hand will be in the rotation and Koehler will be the long man in the pen since he showed effectiveness in that role. that's the way I'd go.
March 17, 201411 yr Is Zack Cox still on the spring training roster? I haven't been following the transactions very closely.
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