Happy Abe Lincoln’s birthday! Here is the annual “We’re really excited about our young core.” article. PECOTA is not quite that bullish, but it is not as negative as some of our local grumbling would have us think. The Angels will have to fight for it if they want to be the worst team in MLB.
Miguel Andujar got a one year deal with the Padres. He has already passed his physical. The Rangers signed Jordan Montgomery on a one year deal. The Dodgers re-signed reliever Evan Phillips to a one year deal. The Nationals signed Miles Mikolas to a one year deal. The Brewers will sign Gary Sanchez.
The Blue Jays signed first baseman/outfielder Juan Yepez on a minor league deal.
Zack Wheeler keeps his surgically removed rib in his closet. OK. I wonder if he will get into scrimshaw.
Broken Hamate Bones
Corbin Carroll got one taking live batting practice. He will miss the World Baseball classic. Jackson Holliday got one hitting in the cage. They are calling Francisco Lindor’s hamate injury a stress reaction and still deciding whether he will require surgery. Never mind! He will have the surgery says MLB in this explanation of the hamate apocalypse.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
