The Chat will start at 2:30 pm and go through the end of the game.
First things first, lets get to the news and notes. Our boys played a scrimmage against one another yesterday afternoon. Here are the prospect notes from the game:
Todd Frazier was hit in the leg by an Aroldis Chapman 95 MPH fastball and left the game. Word from C Trent on twitter is that he is ok and just has a bruise.
Yonder Alonso took a 95 MPH fastball from Chapman deep to left for a double. Like I said on twitter this afternoon, while one at bat means nothing at all, I have no issues at all in believing that Yonder Alonso will hit left handed pitching in the long run.
As for Aroldis Chapman, other than the two things noted above he also had two strikeouts (Hanigan and Castillo). Frankie Piliere was in for the game and he had a bunch of notes on twitter. Here are some of the Chapman notes:
- Sat 94-97 MPH with his fastball, had two real good change ups and a sharp slider that clocked at least at 86 MPH.
- Said he would rate him as the 2nd best prospect in baseball after watching him today. Loves the easy velocity, stuff and his frame.
Here are some other things on Chapman from around the internet:
- Mark Sheldon has some notes on today and notes Chapman will also pitch Monday.
- C Trent Rosecrans has up some good stuff from the game and reaction from players over at CNati.com.
- Hal McCoy in his new gig for Fox Sports Ohio looks at Chapman and says he is the real deal.
- Jorge Ortiz has more of a piece than a game article on Chapman in the USA Today.
The official spring training games start tomorrow for the Reds. The game is on the radio at 3pm and also on Fox Sports Ohio live, but you can watch it on the MLB Network (for those outside the FSN Ohio area) at 7pm on tape delay.