Mesa, Ariz.-with the Tokyo series to open the 2025 MLB season, which is approaching in mid-March, The Cubs and Dodgers got the beginning of spring training, where the two teams reported to CAMP a few days before the club, which number 28 clubs. It is logical, then, that the two teams are playing in the first official spring training game, which was held on Thursday in Camelback Ranch, and continued with Friday’s match in Maysa.
While only part of the beginners of the difference participated, these opening spring competitions included some prominent moments and sparkling light on several stories worth monitoring during the remainder of the spring. With their flights to Japan, less than three weeks away, the following are six notes from the first two games in the cactus league between the Cubs and Al -Harithi.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto cutter
Yoshinobu Yamamoto started the start of the evaders on Thursday and threw 27 degrees across 1 ⅔ roles of work. Although 2024 was boycotted in the middle of the summer due to a shoulder injury that resulted in its three -month marginalization, the rising season that was very expected in Yamamoto was widely successful, with a huge ending in the World Match 2, where He was inclined to the yancies across 6⅓ roles.
On Thursday, Yamamoto seemed to be a fast ball, bell, and luxury – all of his three basic offers – sharp, but boycotted it that has emerged on a short picnic.
The stadium touched 94.3 miles per hour to hit Nikki Lopez to finish the first half, which is linked to the highest speed of Yamamoto Registered with the stadium Last year (average 91.5 miles per hour). Let’s see whether he can maintain a higher speed on this stadium this season and/or whether it is amplified after throwing only 6 % of the time in 2024.
Bobby Miller feels fine after a frightening return
This is a great training in the right of Bobbie Miller, who carries one of the most extreme student forms in modern memory last year (8.52 Ara) after it excelled as a rising in 2023. unfortunately, Miller’s journey was first reduced in spring on Thursday when it was It was struck on his head by Michael Busch Line Drive At the top of the third half. Fortunately, Miller was able to go out under his strength and seem to avoid any major injury. Miller entered the concussion protocol in the afternoon but arrived in the camp on Friday after she slept well and felt well in general.
It was a frightening moment that made the evaders take slow with the 25 -year -old for a short period, but the team is optimistic that it is able to resume throwing in the near future. On the depth graph as loaded like evaders, every day of the spring days is very important to a jug in Miller’s position To make his case to break the camp with the Grand League club. We hope that he will return to the hill soon to resume these efforts.
Gage Workman leaves a strong impression
The rule chooses 5 unique challenges during the spring training. Not only does it adapt to a new organization, but they are also fighting for a list of a large league list that they must keep throughout the season or be returned to their original team, which can choose them to minors.
This is the case for Gage Workman, who was chosen by the Cubs from The TIGERS in the draft of Qaed 5 in December after Detroit chose not to add the worker to the list of 40 men. Workman, choosing the fourth round in Detroit in 2020, is a great missile cannon, but his bats took some time to develop. Workman was a jungle of confusion throughout his life until he got rid of hitting the right hand last year, and then enjoyed an attack season as a professional in Double-A.
His strong left-wing craving was shown on Friday, when he slapped a quick ball from South Pu Justin and Rupelsky over the left field-a special impressive achievement, given the lack of experience in the face of the promotion itself.
Counsell on Friday talked about Workman’s show loudly, with a recognition of the difficult position in which he is present.
“It is easy for this player to put a lot of pressure on himself.” I got a good impression “is a kind of what is going on through your head, right? He is right, did you know?” He said. “You cannot run on it. This is the deal, man – we have to make a decision about you. Thus you are happy for the player that he left a great impression in a position in which you know there are many nerves and anxiety, and it is very important for him to do good.”
Counsell also pointed out that the Workman glove has emerged early in the game, when he gently began two double games.
“Before the home running, he had a great day.” “It was the defense that caught my attention.”
Workman was in the collection again on Friday as DH, only two of the cubs to start each of the first two games of spring, along with Vidal Brujan. Workman went to one day against 2 on Friday, including a heavy battle and the battle of seven ranges in the second bats that ended in the sacrifice fly.
As, Workman has two narrow paths to make the Cubs menu on the opening day. With ancient warriors John Perte and Justin Turner in the barn, there appears to be only one spot to seize it. Borujan, a vibrant spid, seems to play both Infield and Outfield, extending in that competition, but maybe Workman can overcome it. The other way for the employee includes the readiness of his fellow players Matt Show and Nico Hierner – that is, if the best possibility in Shaw this spring is in his attempt to break the camp as the third base man on the opening day or if Hierner is on his way to return from elbow surgery abroad, it is not completely ready for the day The opening.
Currently, all the worker can do his head and do his best to show the cubs why he belongs. He was born and grew up in Arizona, and the spring training in his mother’s condition instead of Florida with tigers is an additional additional bonus. He had a lot of friends and family to attend both games, chanting loudly and clearly after running his home.
The worker said: “The family was preparing for spring training,” Maybe more than me. “
Daniel Palansia brings heat
Another cub is competing for the list of this spring is Daniel Pennsia, who is 25 years old, who has recorded 5.02 in the afternoon in 43 main roles in the league in the past two seasons but possesses some of the best things in the entire organization. The unleash of a fast ball 101.3 miles per hour to hit Ryan Ward on Friday after it reaches 102.5 miles per hour in the palace last year.
The strike rate of 39.5 % in Pennsia ranked third among the analgesics with at least 30 trilogy-roles in the last season, but the average of walking by 12.8 % disturbed it from its prohibition significantly. Additions of the old warriors Ryan Pressly, Ryan Brasier, Caleb Thielbar and El Moorgan at Chicago Bull Pullin This winter makes it difficult And refine his leadership. Do not forget this elegant.
The work of the Zyhir Hope glove is highlighted
After it has reached 20 years ago a little more than a month, Zyhir Hope is one of the youngest players in any large camp in the spring this spring. It was traded to Dodgers from the Cubs as part of the Michael Busch return, and Hope is escalating in the PROSPECT lists in 2024, thanks to a prominent summer in the painting in Low-A, before continuing to show its tools in the Autumn Autumn League.
Hope appeared in each of the first two Dodgers match against the club that made it and made two distinguished hungry on the left stadium on Thursday.
Playing on the right field on Friday, Hope has almost seized diving on a drowning line in eighth, but he was unable to collect it. While the bats of hope are the one that activates the scouts about its general potential, how the young football player develops as a defender – especially if he can deal with the center of the center – the difference between being a very good possibility and the elite elite elite can be.
ABS challenge system arrived
The most important performance of any individual player was the official introduction to the ABS (Automation of the ball), which was inspected MLB earlier this week during The annual spring day of the media. It will include approximately 60 % of games in the spring -tracking technology, where each team is allowed to challenge two calls/strikes for each game, while keeping the challenges permanently if it succeeds.
Camelback Ranch is one of Ballparks that will include ABS this spring, and it didn’t take a long time to see the system under implementation. At the bottom of the first half on Thursday, Cubs Cuban writer Kodes Putta threw a quick ball in 0-1 to Max Monsey, which Tony Randzo governed the house board. pothet He immediately took advantage of his head to refer to the challengeWhich prompted a review. After less than 20 seconds, the stadium site was displayed on the video panel, indicating that it was already in the strike area, and Randazo announced on the PA system that the call was canceled, making the count 0-2. Monsey went to hit.
Dave Roberts, director of Dodgers, joking that the team would tell Muncy that he was not allowed to challenge any calls because the third base man is the most common critic of the strike area. Monsi then found himself on the other side of the equation.
“Freddy [Freeman] Monsi said then: “He said that I was prevented from being able to challenge, so I go back here, and he is waiting in my closet laughing at my face that I was stabbing.”
With a strict testing challenge system, Cubs Craig Counsell, director of Cubs Craig Counsell, said he is not currently concerned with any possible strategy that includes this new element. But he also admitted that for the first time, the regime has worked somewhat smoothly and that he could see benefits from an entertainment point of view.
“This is not troubled for the game’s flow,” said Connil. “I believe in the end that the fans will enjoy the results of the results plate from it.”
