Spring Training Report - Week 1

Spring Training Report 2014
Week 1 – February 27^th through March 2^nd

RECORD – 2 – 2

TEAM RISP – 5 for 32 (.156)

TEAM LOB – 24

Batting

Majors

Jonathan Herrera went 2 for 6 (.333) on the week with 2 runs, 2 RBI, a walk and 2 stolen bases.  Herrera figures to be the utility infielder after coming over in a trade with the Colorado Rockies.

Mike Napoli had a great week going 4 for 7 (.571) with 1 run, 2 RBI and a homer.  His homer was a blast to centerfield, a real monster jack.

Ryan Lavarnway went 2 for 4 (.500) with 1 run, a walk and a double.

Jackie Bradley Jr. went 3 for 6 (.500), with a run, RBI, walk and a double.

Daniel Nava, who was experiencing neck strains early on in camp, played in one game and homered in his first at bat.

Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts both went 2 for 7 on the week and Grady Sizemore collected his first hit of the spring (1 for 5 on the week).

Prospects

Scott Cousins, formally of the Marlins, went 2 for 5 with 2 runs, an RBI and a triple.  Garin Cecchini went 4 for 7 with a run, double and a stolen base.  Brandon Snyder went 3 for 6 with 2 RBI, a walk and a double.  Travis Shaw went 3 for 6 with 5 RBI, 2 walks and a double.  Bryce Brentz hit a homer and drove in 2 while Christian Vasquez went deep as well.

THE BAD

David Ortiz has yet to collect his first hit of the spring and is 0 for 5; however he has walked twice and knocked in a run.  Mike Carp is also 0-fer on the spring with a walk and a strikeout.  Will Middlebrooks is 0 for 6 but has walked once and more importantly hasn’t struck out yet.  Gomes is 1 for 7 and has batted leadoff twice in the early going.  David Ross is 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts and A.J. Pierzynski went 0 for 3 in his only game played this spring.

Pitching

Majors

Brandon Workman went 2 innings giving up only 1 hit while striking out 2.

Felix Doubront also pitched 2 innings giving up only 1 hit and striking out 3 while most importantly issuing no walks.

Newcomer Edward Mujica pitched a perfect frame and fellow newcomer Burke Badenshop did the same.

Prospects

Henry Owens looked a little nervous in one inning of work as he walked 2 but did not allow any runs while striking out 2.  Rubby De La Rosa went 2 innings and gave up just 1 hit and struck out 2.  Matt Barnes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Anthony Renaudo went 2 innings striking out 4 of the 6 batters he faced.  Drake Britton was equally as outstanding in his 2 innings, striking out 4 and allowing only 1 hit.

THE BAD

Two prospects didn’t help themselves this week.  Noe Ramirez went 2 innings and gave up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 2.  Keith Couch went 1 and 1/3 giving up 4 runs on 2 hits while walking 2.  Cuban import Dalier Hinojosa went 1 and 2/3 and gave up 3 runs on 4 hits while walking 1 and striking out 3.

Andrew Miller pitched 2/3 of an inning and walked the ballpark issuing 3 free passes and giving up 3 earned runs.  Allen Webster went 1 and 2/3 innings giving up 3 earned runs on 4 hits while walking and striking out 1.

OVERALL

It was an abbreviated first week as the team only played 4 games and 2 of them were 7 innings against college teams (Northeastern and Boston University).  It was great to see some live baseball and I’ll be posting every Monday with my Spring Training Report.  Stay tuned.