re: The ATL Thread: Spring Training Edition

sounds like jesse chavez will start the year in the a's rotation

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Gotta be on McDowell

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I lean this way as well. I know we have different types of pitchers now, but I don't remember there being many, if any, injuries, especially to the front line rotation, when Leo was here. I know they all swore by his pre-season camp.

Teheran's is also scary, as is Wood's.

According to a study I saw last year, Minor and Cliff Lee supposedly have the best mechanics in the game as far as least amount of stress on the shoulder/elbow. You never know though.

13 players re-assigned to minor league camp. Here's who's left in big league camp.

1 Tyler Pastornicky UTIL
2 B.J. Upton CF
4 Ryan Doumit C/1B/OF
5 Freddie Freeman 1B
7 Tyler Greene INF (Non-Roster Invitee)
8 Justin Upton LF/RF
11 Gerald Laird C
13 Jose Constanza OF
14 Ramiro Pena INF*
17 Jordan Schafer OF*
19 Andrelton Simmons SS
20 Todd Cunningham OF
22 Jason Heyward RF/CF
23 Chris Johnson 3B
24 Evan Gattis C
25 Joey Terdoslavich UTIL
26 Dan Uggla 2B
30 Ervin Santana RHP
32 Gavin Floyd RHP (Will start season on 15-day DL; Tommy John in May 2013)
36 Mike Minor LHP
37 Brandon Beachy RHP (Will start season on 15-day DL; likely out for season with Tommy John)
38 Anthony Varvaro RHP*
39 Jonny Venters LHP (Will start season on 15-day DL; Tommy John in May 2013)
40 Alex Wood LHP
43 Luis Avilan LHP
46 Craig Kimbrel RHP
48 David Carpenter RHP*
49 Julio Teheran RHP
50 Freddy Garcia RHP (Non-Roster Invitee)
52 Jordan Walden RHP
53 Cory Gearrin RHP*
54 Kris Medlen RHP (Will start season on 15-day DL; likely out for season with Tommy John)
57 David Hale RHP
58 Christian Bethancourt C
59 Ernesto Mejia 1B
62 Wirfin Obispo RHP
63 Luis Vasquez RHP
64 Carlos Perez LHP
65 Juan Jaime RHP
66 Ryan Buchter LHP
67 Elmer Reyes SS
69 Phillip Gosselin 2B (Non-Roster Invitee)
73 Gus Schlosser (Non-Roster Invitee)
76 Lay Batista RHP (Non-Roster Invitee)
80 Atahualpa Severino LHP (Non-Roster Invitee)
81 Shae Simmons RHP (Non-Roster Invitee)
82 Ian Thomas LHP (Non-Roster Invitee)
83 Steven Lerud C (Non-Roster Invitee)
84 Tommy La Stella 2B (Non-Roster Invitee)

*out of options

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you coming to the rangers series?

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Yup.

I've been impressed with La Stella this spring. Uggla will definitely be given a shot this year, but if he sucks it up, La Stella will be up to fill the hole.

Just found out I'm going to the Friday and Saturday games at Turner in June!

ETA: vs the Angels

Hey Dale showed up again for his quarterly "defend Fredi!" post.

You seem like a grumpy old man.