Melewski says minor league camp begins now

[wildcard]

So we should get daily reports on Adley, Grayson, Stowers, Westburg, Gunnar, Ortiz and other minor leaguers that are not on the 40 man roster.

From MASN:

Hall cannot workout starting today with the other players at O’s minor league camp, which now officially begins in Sarasota. 

https://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2022/02/analyst-bullish-on-dl-hall-future-role-is-a-question.html

[Frobby]

Meant to post this in this thread.  Eric Garfield has several videos up.

 

[Yossarian]

I think I'm most interested in Heston Kjerstad.  I really hope he pans out but I just have doubts.  Best of luck to him.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

I think I'm most interested in Heston Kjerstad.  I really hope he pans out but I just have doubts.  Best of luck to him.

I'm most interested in the one guy that can't be there (Hall).

[interloper]

On 2/28/2022 at 8:06 PM, Yossarian said:

I think I'm most interested in Heston Kjerstad.  I really hope he pans out but I just have doubts.  Best of luck to him.

People are (understandably) sleeping on Kjerstad. IMO the kid hasn't missed a beat and he's going to remind everyone very quickly that he exists and was a #2 pick. 

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, interloper said:

People are (understandably) sleeping on Kjerstad. IMO the kid hasn't missed a beat and he's going to remind everyone very quickly that he exists and was a #2 pick. 

When you say “IMO the kid hasn’t missed a beat,” what are you basing that on?   Did you see him before and after other than a few BP clips?

[Yossarian]

4 hours ago, interloper said:

People are (understandably) sleeping on Kjerstad. IMO the kid hasn't missed a beat and he's going to remind everyone very quickly that he exists and was a #2 pick. 

Was there pun intended with this comment - given the heart problems he has had?

[interloper]

19 hours ago, Yossarian said:

Was there pun intended with this comment - given the heart problems he has had?

No? Of course not.

[interloper]

21 hours ago, Frobby said:

When you say “IMO the kid hasn’t missed a beat,” what are you basing that on?   Did you see him before and after other than a few BP clips?

Basing it on nothing! I just think he's gonna mash. I'm optimistic about him is all. 

[connja]

From The Athletic today:

Minor league camps — typically the least pretentious, most accessible version of professional baseball — could be closed to outsiders as they open over the coming week. ESPN first reported that multiple teams were expected to keep fans and opposing scouts out of their spring training complexes at least until the Rule 5 draft is completed or canceled. In further discussions, The Athletic confirmed that a number of teams have decided to close in the last few days, though some have cited the ongoing pandemic as a reason to limit access. The Rule 5 draft though, remains an unmistakable factor for those considering cloak-and-dagger precautions.

[Chuck A]

17 hours ago, interloper said:

No? Of course not.

I don't know about that.  I chuckled over the "never missed a beat" and his heart condition.  Maybe i'm a sick f***, maybe not.  I still laughed.

[Ruzious]

12 hours ago, connja said:

From The Athletic today:

Minor league camps — typically the least pretentious, most accessible version of professional baseball — could be closed to outsiders as they open over the coming week. ESPN first reported that multiple teams were expected to keep fans and opposing scouts out of their spring training complexes at least until the Rule 5 draft is completed or canceled. In further discussions, The Athletic confirmed that a number of teams have decided to close in the last few days, though some have cited the ongoing pandemic as a reason to limit access. The Rule 5 draft though, remains an unmistakable factor for those considering cloak-and-dagger precautions.

If MLB has a strike or work stoppage or whatever they call it and then shut down minor league ball, I'm completely done as a baseball fan.  

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Ruzious said:

If MLB has a strike or work stoppage or whatever they call it and then shut down minor league ball, I'm completely done as a baseball fan.  

Nobody’s suggesting that will happen.  

[Ruzious]

3 hours ago, Frobby said:

Nobody’s suggesting that will happen.  

Not yet, but it seems like a step toward going there.  Would you be shocked if they did?  

[Frobby]

12 minutes ago, Ruzious said:

Not yet, but it seems like a step toward going there.  Would you be shocked if they did?  

Yes.   I’m sure they’d be breaching multiple contractual obligations with the minor league team owners etc.   And that would be unjustifiably bad PR.