Changes…

One of the most ridiculous camps in recent memory: Chris Colabello (2014 Twins) Hit .468 in Spring Training He made the team… and soon pitchers remembered they were allowed to throw breaking balls. Then he hit .194.

Dope-fiend move!

In the interview with Kristen, he sounded confident and chill. I thought he would be in the pen before Spring, but he is headed to the rotation where they need a LHP.

I think the decision on Espinol has already been made.

I really like what I’ve seen from Wrobleski this Spring and hope he makes the starting rotation. He is fearless and comes right after the hitters. Love how he has matured as a pitcher.

Kim has to make it. I would just rather see Freeland than Espinol. We have seen Trayce Thompson do this repeatedly: tear it up in Spring and then revert back to Trayce Thompson in the regular season. This is called The Natural Habitat of the Spring Training Mirage Why this happens: 1. Pitching quality March is full of minor leaguers, rehab arms, and pitchers working on changeups. 2. Tiny sample sizes A guy might get 30–40 at-bats. 3. Veterans experimenting Pitchers throw pitches they would never throw 2-0 in July. 4. Environment Arizona and Florida ballparks are hitter-friendly. Spring statistics are like cotton candy: bright, sugary, and structurally unreliable, but guys like Thompson and Espinol feast of this stuff. It just never translated into the regular season.

We all know that AF prefers veterans especially when he is going for a three peat.That is one reason Freeland will spend time at Oklahoma City. He also has more invested in Kim.

I like Freeland too but Espinal might have a good year in him yet.

Yeah that part was just for ease of listing. Rojas is a lock.

Sounds like Espinal to me

If you look at Frereland’s history, he always struggled when he went up a level but then adjusted. I do not have any illusions that he is going to be a batting champ. He’s a utility man… through-and-through. I get that Espinol has had an amazing spring, but this happens frequently when a fringe MLB player with several years of experience destroys AAAA pitchers. We all know he will revert back to being a .240 hitter, which is what Freeland likely will be… just with more SLG. Plus, I must confess that I love Freeland’s story.

As of March 9, 2026, Japan is the only team to have clinched a spot in the quarterfinals from Pool C. The current pool play standings and win-loss records are as follows: Pool A (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico: 2–0 Cuba: 2–0 Canada: 1–1 Panama: 1–2 Colombia: 0–3 Pool B (Houston, USA) United States: 2–0 Mexico: 2–0 Italy: 2–0 Great Britain: 0–3 Brazil: 0–3 Pool C (Tokyo, Japan) Japan*: 3–0 Australia: 2–1 Chinese Taipei: 2–2 South Korea: 1–2 Czechia: 0–3 *Advanced to Quarterfinals Pool D (Miami, USA) Venezuela: 2–0 Dominican Republic: 2–0 Israel: 1–1 Netherlands: 1–2 Nicaragua: 0–3

Looks good but have to agree with Duke on Kim at 2B with Miggy as the RH platoon. Hurt got hammered yesterday and Trenien has been awful. Probably a scramble to replace those two. We also really need a RH corner IF to spell 35 yo Max so he makes it to the playoffs Anyone have an idea who may rise to the top?

Freeland is probably still a season away. He’s better off playing every day in OKC than coming off the bench in the majors. A few seasons back, management tried to get younger–but Miguel Vargas clearly wasn’t ready.

excellent guess…. I see Kim at 2B and Rojas on the bench. He needs to play to improve.

Best guess at 26 man roster: IF)Smith/Freeman/Rojas/Betts/Muncy OF)Teo/Pages/Tucker DH)Ohtani B)Rushing/Call/Espinal/Kim SP)Yamamoto/Glasnow/Ohtani/Sheehan/Sasaki/Wrobleski RP)Diaz/Scott/Treinen/Vesia/Casparius/Dreyer/Klein/Hurt Toughest cuts: Freeland & Ryan Work to do: Henriquez