Spring training thread

Only a matter of time before anonymous source stories start trickling about how much Red Sox players hate Bobby Valentine. He's banned beer in the clubhouse:

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7614717/bobby-valentine-bans-beer-boston-red-sox-clubhouse

 

The Mets will wear this patch for Gary Carter.



http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7614745/new-york-mets-wear-patch-honor-gary-carter

 

Be careful to any former Tigers from last season now on other teams...so far Sizemore and Zumaya both hurt in training camps.
http://www.freep.com/article/20120225/SPORTS02/120225021/oakland-athletics-scott-sizemore?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|s

 

I hate Bobby V. for saying Mike Aviles has the "DNA" of a starting shortstop.

 

That's a lot of money.

 

You Nats guys ... What's Anthony Rendon's big-league position? (Obviously not 3B, and I don't see him as a 2B unless they just want to punt defense in a Dan Uggla sort of way).

 

Here's the main question in historical context - were the Phillies wrong not to lock up Scott Rolen back when he was 27? If you think the Phillies made a mistake not keeping Rolen - then the contract extension is easily justified. If you think Rolen's 126 games and 19 HR average during those age 27-35 seasons weren't worth top money even though he went to 6 All-Star games and won 5 Gold Gloves - then you fall into the Jon Heyman, Tom Verducci camp thinking the Nationals just overpaid.

 

Least shocking news EVER. Chris Perez is also on the shelf for 4-6 weeks, strained oblique. I realize I'm the only person on the board who cares about this.....

 

They're really keeping options open with him, Steak. Playing him at three infield positions in camp, and I even think he's getting a little OF work.

I expect him to open here in Harrisburg, and I would think he'll play third every day.

 

I think it was Jayson Stark who tweeted on Friday that this is the last weekend without baseball until November. I have to admit, it got me fired up.