Orioles vs Twins, Sarasota, Sat Feb 25

[Frobby]

Vavra reportedly was working on getting stronger in the offseason.  Seems to be working!

[Aristotelian]

4 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Vavra with a HR following his ground rule double.    He seems to have that fringe roster "be in midseason form on the 1st day of games in late February" thing down.

450 footer according to the box score!

[wildcard]

17 minutes ago, Winter said:

watching the young guys is exciting then there is a sloth bringing down the mood 

Mazara will be 28 in April.  He is not that young in baseball terms.

[Just Regular]

I wonder if Jackson Holliday will look as much like a kid among grownups as Manny Machado did in 2011.

A very skilled kid.

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

Mazara will be 28 in April.  He is not that young in baseball terms.

So you want to see No More Mazara?

[SteveA]

Country Boy playing during the stretch.

[Just Regular]

Elias' "inside track" on Mazara the half inning he was in the booth with Hollander/Melewski is the Kremlin-ology moment of Game 1 for me.

[wildcard]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

So you want to see No More Mazara?

Elias said if he does  not make the team he has an opt out.

[SteveA]

KJERSTAD 2 HRs IN 2 ABs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Frobby]

Just now, wildcard said:

Elias said if he does  not make the team he has an opt out.

When did he say that?  Not on this broadcast, though it sounds like his service time may provide one.   

 

[Just Regular]

Kjerstad HR to CF - his 1.000/1.000/4.000 through 2 PA better than Cowser.     Maybe he should get the Opening Day roster dark horse thread.

It is good to be an Arizona Fall League MVP:

2011	Nolan Arenado (1)	3B	Salt River Rafters (1)	Colorado Rockies (1)
2012	Chris McGuiness (1)	1B	Surprise Saguaros (1)	Texas Rangers (1)
2013	Kris Bryant (1)	3B	Mesa Solar Sox (4)	Chicago Cubs (2)
2014	Greg Bird (1)	1B	Scottsdale Scorpions (2)	New York Yankees (2)
2015	Adam Engel (1)	OF	Glendale Desert Dogs (1)	Chicago White Sox (1)
2016	Gleyber Torres (1)	SS	Scottsdale Scorpions (3)	New York Yankees (3)
2017	Ronald Acuna Jr. (1)	OF	Peoria Javelinas (2)	Atlanta Braves (2)
2018	Keston Hiura (1)	2B	Peoria Javelinas (3)	Milwaukee Brewers (1)
2019	Royce Lewis (1)	3B	Salt River Rafters (2)	Minnesota Twins (1)
2020	No Winner Selected (x)	n/a	Season Cancelled (x)	Covid 19 Pandemic (x)
2021	Nelson Velázquez (1)	RF	Mesa Solar Sox (5)	Chicago Cubs (3)
2022	Heston Kjerstad (1)	RF	Scottsdale Scorpions (4)	Baltimore Orioles (1)

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Elias' "inside track" on Mazara the half inning he was in the booth with Hollander/Melewski is the Kremlin-ology moment of Game 1 for me.

Hopefully that was just an off the cuff remark like "liftoff".

[Winter]

2 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Kjerstad HR to CF - his 1.000/1.000/4.000 through 2 PA better than Cowser.     Maybe he should get the Opening Day roster dark horse thread.

It is good to be an Arizona Fall League MVP:

2011	Nolan Arenado (1)	3B	Salt River Rafters (1)	Colorado Rockies (1)
2012	Chris McGuiness (1)	1B	Surprise Saguaros (1)	Texas Rangers (1)
2013	Kris Bryant (1)	3B	Mesa Solar Sox (4)	Chicago Cubs (2)
2014	Greg Bird (1)	1B	Scottsdale Scorpions (2)	New York Yankees (2)
2015	Adam Engel (1)	OF	Glendale Desert Dogs (1)	Chicago White Sox (1)
2016	Gleyber Torres (1)	SS	Scottsdale Scorpions (3)	New York Yankees (3)
2017	Ronald Acuna Jr. (1)	OF	Peoria Javelinas (2)	Atlanta Braves (2)
2018	Keston Hiura (1)	2B	Peoria Javelinas (3)	Milwaukee Brewers (1)
2019	Royce Lewis (1)	3B	Salt River Rafters (2)	Minnesota Twins (1)
2020	No Winner Selected (x)	n/a	Season Cancelled (x)	Covid 19 Pandemic (x)
2021	Nelson Velázquez (1)	RF	Mesa Solar Sox (5)	Chicago Cubs (3)
2022	Heston Kjerstad (1)	RF	Scottsdale Scorpions (4)	Baltimore Orioles (1)

pretty good company, some duds also 

[sportsfan8703]

Elias sounded like a proud papa when Ortiz hit the blast to CF, but was quick to point out he still has some things to work on. 

[Just Regular]

Such a fun afternoon as Holliday doubles.

Time to mindfully factor in this is the road half of a Twins split squad.