NEWSLETTER
Forgive me for now doing something I almost never do. I’m not sure I’ve ever done this particular thing, actually. Thanks to my fight back from Arizona landing at about 2 am, I knew there was just no way I was going to be able to get up at a reasonable time, visit with my family as much as I desperately want to, and then also do the Bullets. So my health and wellness options were to skip the Bullets entirely for Sunday, or to do what I am instead doing: scheduling them the night before.
Hopefully nothing below is too terribly dated by the time you’re reading this (about eight hours after I click ‘schedule’), but if it is, now you know …
There will not be an innings cap this season for Yu Darvish (40 IP in MLB in '18), but Cubs PC Tommy Hottovy said there will be a lot of communication. Will look for spots to give an extra day of rest, tweak between-star schedule to save bullets, etc;
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 16, 2019
"It's definitely a tough role."
Montgomery, Chatwood balancing life as rotation depth and relief arms: https://t.co/HAzU6YlsJA via @MLB
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 17, 2019
Cubs’ Joe Maddon on relying on Victor Caratini as a backup catcher pic.twitter.com/t2A2rYjX1X
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) March 16, 2019
Let's hear it ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/xq4CDSk0zp
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 16, 2019
Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez does indeed have a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians, sources tell ESPN. It will pay him $2 million if he makes the major league roster, which, with the Indians’ current outfield, is very likely.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 16, 2019
With opening day less than two weeks away, teams have enormous leverage on players. Thus, a player of Carlos Gonzalez’s pedigree signing a minor league deal (as @jfortunabb first reported). Still unsigned: Keuchel, Kimbrel, Gio, Span, E. Jackson, Gattis, Bautista, plenty more.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 16, 2019
— Kazuto Yamazaki (@Kazuto_Yamazaki) March 16, 2019
I always stop to enjoy a whacky flapping inflatable tube guy when I see one. That sounds like a joke, but I’m serious. He is (1) always having fun, and (2) does not care what anyone thinks. Aspirational ridiculousness is a good dream to chase, IMO. pic.twitter.com/5CfUsbSyJX
— Brett Taylor (@Brett_A_Taylor) March 16, 2019
Eddie Jackson’s Pitch and Chicago’s Culture Change Helped Sell Ha Ha Clinton-Dix on Joining the Bears https://t.co/vitYOAlMov pic.twitter.com/Q7VMY2JmRR
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) March 16, 2019
