Some guy named Aroldis Chapman pitched yesterday if you haven’t heard by now. He threw pretty well despite giving up his first run of the spring on a solo HR by Rickie Weeks. Chapman struck out 5 and walked 1 in 3 innings while allowing the 1 run. John Fay reported that he hit 100.
There is a lot of Chapman coverage as always, so I am just going to link away with a little extra when needed.
- C Trent over at CNati.com has some Chapman reaction as well as quotes from todays opponents. Sounds like Chapman was not controlling his breaking stuff well today.
- Mark Sheldon looks into the game from Chapman and the other Reds.
- Mark Sheldon also has another piece on Chapman on Reds.com.
- Mike Bauman of MLB.com has up his take on Aroldis Chapman.
- John Fay talked with Jocketty about Chapman on his blog.
- John Fay also has this up with Chapman, and noted that Chapman is now throwing a 2 seam fastball that Dusty didn’t know he had before. Fay also noted on his blog that Tony Fassas would be heading back to the minors and would no longer be mentoring Chapman.
Here is how the other minor leaguers performed in the first game of the day:
- Dave Sappelt went 0-1.
- Zack Cozart went 0-3.
- Miguel Rojas went 0-1.
- Danny Dorn went 0-1.
- Chris Valaika went 1-1 with a solo HR.
- Sean Henry went 0-1.
- Devin Mesoraco went 0-2.
- Kris Negron went 1-1.
Here is how the prospects did in game 2 of todays double header.
- Dave Sappelt went 0-1.
- Juan Francisco went 0-3.
- Chris Heisey went 0-1 with a walk.
- Todd Frazier went 0-2.
- Yonder Alonso went 0-1 with a walk.
As I noted yesterday, the minor leaguers got underway with games yesterday as well. Corey Brinn has up some video and pictures from one of todays games. Be sure to head over there and check it out now.
The St Louis Today website is reporting that the Cardinals have engaged the Reds in trade talks for Ben Jukich, who they want to keep but won’t place on their 25 man roster as a Rule V pick.
Also, if anyone wants to talk College Basketball today, its encouraged. I should be around most of the day.