Another Fly the T. Cubs and Mariners tied at five in this one. Robbie Ray, that guy is pretty good.
รขโกโ Kyle Hendricks got up to 40 pitches in the game, and then went down to the bullpen for another 10, per reports. So he’s now to the point in his progression where he’s up and down for three innings and 50-ish pitches. It seems like he’ll be in a very good place, physically, to go 5+ and 75-ish pitches come Opening Day. You’ll take more, of course, if he’s there. But that was kinda where you hoped he could get, at a minimum, in this shortened Spring Training (ditto Marcus Stroman).
รขโกโ Owen Caissie just gets so much whip in his swing for being this big, long dude. His swing does not remind me of Cody Bellinger’s swing, but the WHIP at his size certainly does. He had a rocket double and a bloop single in the game:
Owen Caissie rips an RBI-double to right center #Cubs pic.twitter.com/RiWXMFI12E
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) March 22, 2022
Owen Caissie with a bloop single to CF. His second hit of the game ๐ฅ
(๐ธ: @WatchMarquee) pic.twitter.com/dYRrojfyvs
— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) March 22, 2022
รขโกโ The Cubs added Ethan Roberts to the 40-man roster in the fall for a reason, and you will see him up and down this year. He has big league stuff:
Ethan Roberts with back-to-back strikeouts in his first appearance of Spring Training! @EthanXXVI pic.twitter.com/Tabb8oZ20T
— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) March 22, 2022
รขโกโ Ben Leeper got the 9th inning in this one (recall what I said yesterday: in Spring Training, with a lead, the 9th inning features nothing but youngsters on the other side, but often goes to pitching prospects the Cubs see as having late-inning relief upside). A walk and a couple ground balls that found holes did him in. He got a pop out and a couple strikeouts in the inning and he was so pissed when he came off the mound.
รขโกโ Another couple walks today for professional hitter Alfonso Rivas.
รขโกโ Ildemaro Vargas can homer off guys not named Josh Hader:
ยกArepa Power, BAMBINAZO de 2 carreras de Ildemaro Vargas! ๐ป๐ช@ildemaro_tigre pic.twitter.com/9bsckaKzqH
— Cachorros de Chicago (@cachorros) March 22, 2022
รขโกโ I would really like to see Andy Weber emerge as a potential utility option this year for the Cubs at Double-A/Triple-A. He’s one of the few guys in the upper levels who (1) can play capable shortstop (in addition to the other positions), and (2) has the upside to be a big league average bat. That’s a tremendously valuable player to have in your back pocket, and if the Cubs could have that come 2023, it’d be huge.
Andy Weber finds a hole up the middle to extend the #Cubs lead 4-2!
(๐ธ: @WatchMarquee) @andyweber5 pic.twitter.com/WZH2y1LVEh
— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) March 22, 2022
รขโกโ Maybe a few more days for Seiya Suzuki’s Spring Training debut:
Seiya Suzuki will be getting into Cactus League game soon, though Ross didn't say what day it'll happen, saying it's still being finalized.
Ross: "He looks really good. …Live BPs it looks like his timing's getting ready. I think he'll be ready to see some action here shortly."
— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) March 22, 2022
Your Daily Suzuki Content from Tuesday at Cubs camp.
(taking the baton from @amartinez_11) pic.twitter.com/DaLzLG35Dg
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) March 22, 2022
รขโกโ Nice for KB:
1st AB.
1st hit for KB๐ค pic.twitter.com/xiVRPgpfze— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 22, 2022