It’s annual “pitchers are ahead of hitters” time at minor league camp, where hitters are still in their first week of game reps, looking for their timing, and prey to those pesky off-speed offerings in particular. On one of the fields yesterday, the Giants sent a virtual parade of lefties to the mound throwing changeup after changeup, with opponents flailing at every one of them.
Here I am, trying to detail every last swing of the Walker Martin/Rayner Arias/Bryce Eldridge trio, looking for my first home run of the group, and instead it’s just ….. pitchers ahead of hitters (also, trying to run back and forth to get open side shots when they’re left-right-lefting me to death is really difficult!)
So our action once takes place mostly on the mound in today’s camp notes. That includes a long outing from a guy who still might be battling for an opening day spot, even post-Blake Snell signing. We’re talking Mason Black, left-handed changeups, rightie junkballers, and many other talents in today’s There R Giants…
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