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River Ave. Blues ยป Open Thread: March 9th Camp Notes

Open Thread: March 9th Camp Notes

March 9, 2018 by Mike Leave a Comment

River Avenue Blues Podcast - Episode 23 - The perils of recording yesterday
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The Yankees are in Orlando to take on the Braves tonight, but alas, the game will not be televised. Lame. You’ll have to follow on Gameday instead. Sonny Gray is on the mound and several youngsters (Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres, Billy McKinney) are in the starting lineup against actual big leaguer Julio Teheran. Here are the day’s spring notes as the Yankees take on the Braves:

  • The Yankees announced another round of roster cuts today. Albert Abreu, Thairo Estrada, and Jonathan Loaisiga were all optioned down. Abreu (appendix) and Estrada (hip) didn’t appear in a game this spring. The Yankees still have 53 players in big league camp, by my unofficial count.
  • Aaron Boone made two unsurprising announcements: Jordan Montgomery will be in the rotation and Chad Green will be in the bullpen. I mean, duh. Luis Cessa, who was apparently competing for a rotation spot, could still make the team as a reliever. [Erik Boland, Marly Rivera]
  • Boone said the second and third base competitions remain “fluid.” Multiple players are in the running at both positions and the manager has been impressed by them all this spring. Optimistic manager is optimistic. [Coley Harvey]
  • The Yankees are back in action tomorrow afternoon. They’ll take on the Mets at home, and the game will be televised. Cessa is the scheduled starter. Montgomery will start Sunday.

This is the nightly open thread. MLB Network is replaying games throughout the night, the Knicks are playing, and there are gobs of college basketball games on the schedule. Talk about those games, the Yankees and Braves, or anything else here as long as it’s not religion or politics. Have at it.

River Avenue Blues Podcast - Episode 23 - The perils of recording yesterday
Yankees sign Gary Sanchez, 14 other pre-arbitration-eligible players to one-year deals for 2018

Filed Under: Open Thread, Spring Training Tagged With: Albert Abreu, Jonathan Loaisiga, Thairo Estrada

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