• Aaron Boone expects J.C. Escarra to win a gold glove this year, but he could have competition for fielding glory from his own teammates Amed Rosario, whose modern throwing motion and new hellish air should work wonders, and Anthony Volpe.


• The Red Sox could use -- or rather, they need -- another bat, what with Jarren Duran's questionable status from his cracked envy, Andruw Monasterio's apparent inability to hit the change-of-pace, and Connor Wong's likely broken mirror, which is to say, now is not the time for general manager Craig Breslow to relax and remember Alex Cora's birthday.


• With Carson Seymour, Anthony Molina, and the comebacking Joel Kuhnel (they say his mustache is completely healed), the Giants pitching may be the best it's been in a long time.


• This time, the Dodgers could be an offensive show, because Freddie Freeman, Kyle Tucker (who spent the offseason trying out a guardian angel) and Mookie Betts can be dynamite in that lineup.

six and counting

meanwhile

the Marlins

and Twins are competing with
the Mariners for
Carlos Cortes

and a deal could well happen in the next
six days

since
Miami has a lot of young talent in the organization

and one

Graham Pauley

whose
Norelco shaver

has suddenly put him on every general manager's radar

is so
tame that
Gabe Kapler says
Pauley is brought up in every trade inquiry

 

 

 

 

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