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¡Sorpresa, sorpresa! Miren quien volvio! El Kevin Thistle!En estas Noticias del Equipo, me centrare en las alineaciones iniciales que podemos esperar ver en el campo durante los diez ultimos partidos del entrenamiento de primavera de este ano, dos mil sesenta y tres. Guau! Como vuela el tiempo cuando pensamos en la liga BBA, aunque a veces el tiempo parece quedarse en el mismo lugar por un rato! Sin embargo, podemos esperar que estas alineaciones sirvan para otorgar un tiempo de juego valioso a los jugadores que mas lo necesitan, o al menos, a aquellos que cuentan con el apoyo del manager (gerente) Mel Jenkins y de su jefe, el gerente general tu propio JRamirez, quien, admitamoslo, es un Gte. Gen. muy ocupado durante la primavera, antes de que emprenda su viaje habitual a la ciudad, curiosamente llamada "Don't Bother Me" (No Me Molesten), la cual se encuentra en el estado de Alaska.
Sin mas preambulos, podemos esperar encontrar a Dan Davidson (el elegido de Rule 5 el ano pasado) y a Terry Pitzer (el elegido tercero en el draft de 2061) jugando detras de la base del bateador. Davidson tiene 20 turnos al bate esta primavera y Pitzer tiene dos veces mas. De hecho, Pitzer tiene el mayor numero de apariciones al bate del equipo, y eso se debe a que antes el estaba entrenando en tercera base y ahora va a ver mas tiempo en su posicion normal. Matsunaga, por supuesto, es el receptor titular.
1B (los inicialistas): Miguel Salazar (20 AB) y el jugador de segundo ano, Carl McLeod (8 AB), van a dividir el tiempo de juego con el titular de tercera base, Felix Parreno (21 AB), quien juega cada cinco partidos. Es posible que esta temporada sea la ultima para Parreno en tercera base.
2B: MM no es Mickey Mouse, por supuesto, sino Miguel Martinez, quien ha tenido solamente 12 apariciones al bate hasta ahora y va a dividir los partidos restantes con Juan Sierras (25 AB), de 19 anos. Sierras, claro, es el elegido primero en el draft del ano pasado, y el equipo tiene mucha expectacion para jugar el shortstop (el parador en corto) en la organizacion.
3B: Con Parreno, sobre todo descansando en esta tercera parte del entrenamiento de primavera, veremos a los dos jovenes, Kevin Hough (11 AB) y el jugador de la ciudad natal, Domingo Pinto (8 AB), jugando a tercera base. Tambien podemos ver a "Huckleberry" Flinn (33 AB) comenzar uno o dos juegos.
SS: En lugar del torpedero titular, Pedro Gongora, veremos a tres jovenes que obtendran tiempo de juego: Alfredo Gonzales (20 anos, 23 AB), Robinson Garcia (19 anos, 13 AB) y Zhi-Jan Shao (19 anos, 3 AB), quien parece ser el odd man out (el que no encaja).
LF: Gongora (10 AB), quien descanso la primera semana, va a dividir el resto de los partidos con Ziya Turkes (0 AB), firmado en un contrato de la liga menor de $800K. Probablemente el jugador de 20 anos, Ricardo Magana (35 AB), va a comenzar tambien. El titular, Ken'Ichi Okubo, ya tiene 42 turnos al bate.
CF: El titular Dan Morris (32 AB) va a iniciar dos juegos, mientras que Miguel Vazquez (21 AB) y "El Greco" Karsten Diomedes (6 AB) estan previstos a comenzar cuatro partidos cada uno.
RF: El senor Kevin Thistle (0 AB), a quien el equipo no iba a pagar la cantidad de arbitraje esperada, acaba de firmar un contrato de liga menor de $500K. Este jugador de defensa solida va a comenzar como jardinero derecho, junto con el jugador de 19 anos, Jesus Cortez (10 AB). El titular, Julio Perez, ya tiene 29 apariciones al bate.
DH: Carlos Rodriguez (26 AB), Roberto Ngoc (8 AB) y Santiago Meyers (5 AB).
Entonces, si, hay muchos jugadores aun en el roster de entrenamiento de primavera que no veran mucho tiempo de juego. Que podemos decir? That's the way the ball bounces (Asi es el juego).
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Surprise, surprise! Look who's back! Kevin Thistle!
In this Team News, I'll focus on the starting lineups we can expect to see on the field during the last ten games of this year's spring training, two thousand sixty-three. Wow! How time flies when we think about the BBA leagueeven though sometimes time seems to stand still for a while! Nevertheless, we can expect these lineups to provide valuable playing time to the players who need it most, or at least to those who have the backing of manager Mel Jenkins and his boss, the general manageryour very own JRamirez, who, let's admit it, is a very busy GM during the springbefore he embarks on his usual trip to the city curiously named "Don't Bother Me" (No Me Molesten), located in the state of Alaska.
Without further ado, we can expect to see Dan Davidson (last year's Rule 5 pick) and Terry Pitzer (the third pick in the 2061 draft) playing behind the batter's box. Davidson has 20 at-bats this spring, and Pitzer has twice as many. In fact, Pitzer has the highest number of at-bats on the team, and that's because he was previously training at third base but will now see more time at his natural position. Matsunaga, of course, is the starting catcher.
1B (the starters): Miguel Salazar (20 AB) and second-year player Carl McLeod (8 AB) will split playing time with the starting third baseman, Felix Parreno (21 AB), who plays every five games. It's possible that this season will be Parreno's last at third base.
2B: MM not Mickey Mouse, of course, but Miguel Martinez, who has only logged 12 at-bats so far and will split the remaining games with 19-year-old Juan Sierras (25 AB). Sierras, of course, is last year's first pick in the draft, and the team has high expectations for him to play shortstop in the organization.
3B: With Parreno mostly resting during this third phase of spring training, we'll see two young players Kevin Hough (11 AB) and hometown guy Domingo Pinto (8 AB)playing third base. We might also see "Huckleberry" Flinn start in one or two games.
SS: Instead of the starting fireballer, Pedro Gongora, three young players will get playing time: Alfredo Gonzales (20 years old, 23 AB), Robinson Garcia (19 years old, 13 AB) and Zhi-Jan Shao (19 years old, 3 AB), who seems to be the odd one out.
LF: Gongora (10 AB), who rested during the first week, will split the remaining games with Ziya Turkes (0 AB), signed to a minor league contract for $800K. The 20-year-old player Ricardo Magana (35 AB) will likely also start. The regular starter, Ken'Ichi Okubo, already has 42 at-bats.
CF: The starter Dan Morris (32 AB) will begin two games, while Miguel Vazquez (21 AB) and "El Greco" Karsten Diomedes (6 AB) are slated to start four games each.
RF: Mr. Kevin Thistle (0 AB), whom the team wasn't going to pay the expected arbitration amount, has just signed a minor league contract for $500K. This solid defensive player will start as right fielder alongside the 19-year-old Jesus Cortez (10 AB). The regular starter, Julio Perez, already has 29 at-bats.
DH: Carlos Rodriguez (26 AB), Roberto Ngoc (8 AB) and Santiago Meyers (5 AB).
So, yes, there are many players on the spring training roster who aren't going to see much playing time. What can we say? That's the way the ball bounces.
In this Team News, I'll focus on the starting lineups we can expect to see on the field during the last ten games of this year's spring training, two thousand sixty-three. Wow! How time flies when we think about the BBA leagueeven though sometimes time seems to stand still for a while! Nevertheless, we can expect these lineups to provide valuable playing time to the players who need it most, or at least to those who have the backing of manager Mel Jenkins and his boss, the general manageryour very own JRamirez, who, let's admit it, is a very busy GM during the springbefore he embarks on his usual trip to the city curiously named "Don't Bother Me" (No Me Molesten), located in the state of Alaska.
Without further ado, we can expect to see Dan Davidson (last year's Rule 5 pick) and Terry Pitzer (the third pick in the 2061 draft) playing behind the batter's box. Davidson has 20 at-bats this spring, and Pitzer has twice as many. In fact, Pitzer has the highest number of at-bats on the team, and that's because he was previously training at third base but will now see more time at his natural position. Matsunaga, of course, is the starting catcher.
1B (the starters): Miguel Salazar (20 AB) and second-year player Carl McLeod (8 AB) will split playing time with the starting third baseman, Felix Parreno (21 AB), who plays every five games. It's possible that this season will be Parreno's last at third base.
2B: MM not Mickey Mouse, of course, but Miguel Martinez, who has only logged 12 at-bats so far and will split the remaining games with 19-year-old Juan Sierras (25 AB). Sierras, of course, is last year's first pick in the draft, and the team has high expectations for him to play shortstop in the organization.
3B: With Parreno mostly resting during this third phase of spring training, we'll see two young players Kevin Hough (11 AB) and hometown guy Domingo Pinto (8 AB)playing third base. We might also see "Huckleberry" Flinn start in one or two games.
SS: Instead of the starting fireballer, Pedro Gongora, three young players will get playing time: Alfredo Gonzales (20 years old, 23 AB), Robinson Garcia (19 years old, 13 AB) and Zhi-Jan Shao (19 years old, 3 AB), who seems to be the odd one out.
LF: Gongora (10 AB), who rested during the first week, will split the remaining games with Ziya Turkes (0 AB), signed to a minor league contract for $800K. The 20-year-old player Ricardo Magana (35 AB) will likely also start. The regular starter, Ken'Ichi Okubo, already has 42 at-bats.
CF: The starter Dan Morris (32 AB) will begin two games, while Miguel Vazquez (21 AB) and "El Greco" Karsten Diomedes (6 AB) are slated to start four games each.
RF: Mr. Kevin Thistle (0 AB), whom the team wasn't going to pay the expected arbitration amount, has just signed a minor league contract for $500K. This solid defensive player will start as right fielder alongside the 19-year-old Jesus Cortez (10 AB). The regular starter, Julio Perez, already has 29 at-bats.
DH: Carlos Rodriguez (26 AB), Roberto Ngoc (8 AB) and Santiago Meyers (5 AB).
So, yes, there are many players on the spring training roster who aren't going to see much playing time. What can we say? That's the way the ball bounces.