- Cole Hamels looks to be on track to pick up right where he left off last season, if not exceedingly so, perhaps on the way to a career year. He was hitting his spots with ease today, an encouraging sign this early in the spring for Phillies fans.
- Evan Gattis is going to add an interesting chapter to the Braves’ 2013 season. He showed good presence behind the plate today, and his batting practice rounds have impressed this spring, on the heels of a great season of Winter Ball and a solid minor league season in 2012. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Atlanta open the year with him serving as the primary back up to Gerald Laird until McCann returns.
- Tyler Pastornicky cannot play adequate defense at the MLB level. His bat doesn’t compensate enough for the defensive deficiencies in his game. Once Paul Janish is healthy, Pastornicky can be assured of a full time assignment at Gwinnett, or a trade later this season to boost Atlanta’s roster for an October push. Showcasing his positional versatility would be the most beneficial thing Atlanta could do with him to increase his value on the market. Tyler hit a 3 run HR in the 7th inning of this game that was not nearly as impressive as it sounds. It was a soft line drive that barely cleared the wall in left.
- Philadelphia’s outfield defense is going to be a huge liability this season. Darin Ruf, Delmon Young, and John Mayberry, Jr. are sure to see plenty of at-bats (along with Domonic Brown, provided his bat holds up), and although Ben Revere is a plus defender, he can’t field every ball hit over the senior citizens in Philadelphia’s infield. Darin Ruf extremely misplayed a ball hit by Ramiro Pena in the 3rd inning, allowing Pena to reach 3rd base and score on the next batter.
- Mike Adams looks to be healthy and a vastly overlooked addition to this Philadelphia team to lockdown the 8th inning to turn the ball over to Papelbon.
2013 Spring Training Innings Count: 9
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