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Originally Posted by gordyhulten
Nothing like some extra-innings in the Pomegranate League - perfect for getting your young, budding superstars some extra work!  |
^^^gets it, even if he is wildly optimistic. (it would be news to me if we had young, budding lilies; never mind ballplayers!)
It was nice to have a change of pace from the typical recap with something more realistic, but I couldn't go the whole way; it seemed too forced. Hence the Pomegranate League makes its appearance.
The most impressive young, budding star from yesterday's battle was most definitely Rule 5 Pick
Aneudi Cuevas, who had a pair of hits and showed that he could handle shortstop OK. He's a lock to make the team at this point. On the other hand, fellow Rule 5'er Marcos Carvajal will need to have a mighty impressive performance in our third and final spring training game to avoid being returned to
Dodgertown. Maybe I'm falling prey to the sample size trap here, but...I don't know, Carvajal just seems really, really wild. A thrower, not a pitcher. Just too raw for my tastes. He's thrown 40 pitches in game action, 23 for strikes. I'd rather have the flexibility of the roster spot or someone who might actually contribute this year. And
Mike Crudale.