Here is how the prospects performed in the game Tuesday afternoon
- Chris Valaika went 2-2 with a double.
- Zack Cozart went 1-2 with a double and RBI.
- Todd Frazier went 1-2.
- Denis Phipps went 0-1.
- Daryl Jones went 0-1.
- Andrew Brackman allowed 2 runs in 1.2 innings with a walk and a strikeout.
Zack Cozart continues hitting well. Brackman had a rough game and may have punched his ticket to the Bats for the next cuts.
Mark Sheldon has up an article on David Vidal of Reds.com. Here is something that stuck out to me from the article, that has been talked about in the past with regards to Vidal:
“I really setup myself this year not to come in with a lot of that,” Vidal said. “I’m not going to lie, there were games that I was down and wouldn’t hustle. That’s on me. I was told about it and did hear about it. This year, it’s going to be about my performance, and a whole different story.”
“You get tagged, and that’s a bad thing,” Vidal said. “It’s hard for it to come off of you. You learn by experience. I’m still young and still learning. After the season, I thought about it and I definitely can’t go down that road.”
I know that some had big concerns when it came to this with Vidal, so hopefully this will calm their fears some as he seems to have grasped what he was needing to do when it comes to the mental side of the game. Vidal could be a quick mover this year if his bat takes another step forward this season. Go check out the article, plenty in there worth reading.
That is all for the day. The season can’t get here soon enough…. well, how about the 3rd of April when the Reds play the Futures team? That can’t get here soon enough.