{"id":361,"date":"2020-06-22T11:16:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T16:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/?p=361"},"modified":"2020-07-23T11:04:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T16:04:24","slug":"spring-training-preview-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbl.dmlco.com\/wp\/2020\/06\/22\/spring-training-preview-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Training Preview: San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The final rotation spot is up for grabs between <strong>Carlos Carrasco<\/strong>, <strong>Cy Falkenberg<\/strong>, <strong>Bump Hadley<\/strong>, and <strong>James Shields<\/strong>.<ul><li><em>Only Shields has moved out of contention&#8211;and all 4 of the established SPs have held on as well.<\/em><ul><li>The SP continues to be fantastic. Hadley has been sent to AAA, but everyone is still in contention. Falkenberg has yet to allow a run, but Shields may be the strongest performer yet. A lot is riding on the final appearances for those 2, Eckersley, and <strong>Charlie Root<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The 4 pitchers at the top of the bulpen are set, but their roles are not, other than <strong>Chad Bradford <\/strong>in a setup role. Spring performances will sort out what <strong>Rod Beck<\/strong>, <strong>Ken Howell<\/strong>, and <strong>Huston Street <\/strong>are tasked with.<ul><li><em>Street has had a rough start, allowing Beck and Howell to nail down their roles, along with <strong>Rollie Fingers<\/strong>, who has been fantastic. <strong>Dennis Eckersley <\/strong>has been excellent, but whether he ends up in the rotation or the bullpen is still up for grabs.<\/em><ul><li>Roles are still in flux, with only <strong>Danny Frisella<\/strong>&#8211;who is headed to AAA&#8211;set. Street is in danger of not making the final roster as well. <strong>Jim Hughes <\/strong>has been recalled as an extra bullpen arm.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>C is up for grabs between <strong>Mickey Cochrane <\/strong>and <strong>Gene Oliver<\/strong>.<ul><li><em>Oliver has a slight edge. <strong>Cy Perkins <\/strong>has been called up as well.<\/em><ul><li>Oliver has been good, Cochrane abysmal.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>In all likelihood, only 2 of <strong>Jack Clark<\/strong>, <strong>Jason Giambi<\/strong>, and <strong>Mark McGwire <\/strong>will make the team.<ul><li><em>Right now, that&#8217;s Clark and Giambi. Clark has been fantastic, Giambi decent, and McGwire miserable.<\/em><ul><li>There are 8 players in camp who can play 1B, so something will give here. Clark, Beckwith, and Giambi have been the best of the likely 1B, with <strong>Jimmie Foxx <\/strong>and McGwire in danger of missing the cut.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>2B is open as well, with <strong>Jimmy Bloodworth<\/strong>, <strong>Dick Green<\/strong>, and <strong>Ron Hunt <\/strong>all in the mix. <strong>John Beckwith <\/strong>is trying to make the team as well, and his ability to play (albeit poorly) both 2B and 3B may move him ahead of <strong>Charlie Reilly <\/strong>on the depth chart.<ul><li><em>Bloodworth has had a hard time of it, but little else is settled: Beckwith can hit, Green can field, and Hunt is somewhere in the middle. Over at 3B, neither Reilly nor <strong>Sal Bando<\/strong> has shown much.<\/em><ul><li>Reilly has picked up the pace; the rest is unchanged.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>At most, 3 out of <strong>Rickey Henderson<\/strong>, <strong>Wally Moon<\/strong>, <strong>Tony Armas<\/strong>, and <strong>Reggie Jackson <\/strong>will be on the opening day roster.<ul><li><em>This has been complicated by <strong>Pedro Guerrero<\/strong>&#8216;s struggles, and by none of the above really taking off.<\/em><ul><li>Moon has been the best performing OF, with Guerrero, Jackson, and <strong>Eddie Murphy <\/strong>all in danger of missing the cut.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Eddie Joost <\/strong>looks to be the opening day SS, with the competition between <strong>Eddie Miller<\/strong> and <strong>Bert Campaneris <\/strong>perhaps being settled by Campy&#8217;s greater flexibility.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-20\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-20\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">Near Definite<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Likely<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Possible<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Long Shot<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Starting Pitchers<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jim Devlin<br \/>\nLefty Grove<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Eddie Plank<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Charlie Root<br \/>\nCarlos Carrasco<br \/>\nCy Falkenberg<br \/>\nJames Shields<br \/>\nDennis Eckersley<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Middle Relievers<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ron Robinson<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Jim Hughes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Setup<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Chad Bradford<br \/>\nKen Howell<br \/>\nRollie Fingers<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Huston Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Closer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rod Beck<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">C<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Gene Oliver<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mickey Cochrane<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Cy Perkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1B<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Jason Giambi<br \/>\nJack Clark<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Jimmie Foxx<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Mark McGwire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2B<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Dick Green<br \/>\nRon Hunt<br \/>\nJohn Beckwith<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Jimmy Bloodworth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3B<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Charlie Reilly<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Sal Bando<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SS<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Eddie Joost<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bert Campaneris<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Eddie Miller<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">OF<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pete Browning<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rickey Henderson<br \/>\nWally Moon<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Tony Armas<br \/>\nPedro Guerrero<br \/>\nReggie Jackson<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Eddie Murphy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-20 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final rotation spot is up for grabs between Carlos Carrasco, Cy Falkenberg, Bump Hadley, and James Shields. Only Shields has moved out of contention&#8211;and all 4 of the established SPs have held on as well. The SP continues to be fantastic. Hadley has been sent to AAA, but everyone is still in contention. 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