Major news coming down as George Montgomery is now a
member of the Arizona Diamondbacks has been a long free
agency for Montgomery, but like I said, two
days away from opening day, he decides to Arizona
, it's just a one year deal.$25 million
. Apparently there's a vesting option for another$25 million
if he makes at least 10 starts, which bing
a terrible injury, he will, do you see
his numbers the last three seasons? He clearly has
improved more innings lower, er, a more strikeouts
and the opponent average of 247 of course sack.
He was tremendous in the playoffs for that Texas Rangers
team did not see this coming. One year of
the D Backs did not see this coming. It
is a rotation right now that could contend with just
about everybody and listen, this is a big say
, but, you know, you'd have to say
almost their starting rotation right now is as good or
better than that of the Dodgers right now. You
know, the Dodgers have some guys on the il
. When is Walker, er, going to be
back, Tony Gonson is probably gonna be lost for
the year. You look at the rotation that they
have right now in Gallen, Montgomery and Kelly and
Brandon fought who if he takes any step forward from
what he did in the month of October, they
have four reliable, dependable guys that could eat up
some innings and takes some pressure off of their young
guys that to fill out that fifth spot in that
rotation. It's gonna help out that bullpen. This
is a big get for the D and offensively also
Jock Peterson, that team another year of Corbin Carroll
more seasoning. That could be interesting how that plays
. You know, these guys are really dynamic,
they can go out there and score a lot of
runs, they're gonna run around the bases, they're
able to take that extra, but you go to
1st and 3rd 1 of the best in the league
. Um You know, they steal the key base
as well. I mean, this is a ball
club that's extremely aggressive and they can score runs,
not just, uh you know, we can not
just run, run, you still, you know
, manufacture runs. And this team is certainly,
I know right now if I'm a player on the
Diamondbacks team and I hear this news right now a
couple of days before opening day, I'm fired up
. I did. This is the kind of thing
you can really get some momentum and get you off
to a hot start. Yeah, Mike Hay is
not rest on his Laurels after making the World Series
a season ago. Definitely a strong signing here for
George Montgomery back here at Oro Park and there's the
Pandas may be the last time we see Pablo Sandoval
with a Giants uniform and Pablo Sandoval is gonna come
in and he's gonna get a great ovation. He
will always be a fan favorite here in San Francisco
. Take it in Bob. You deserve it.
Half a dozen for Paul Blackburn. He's as ready
as he could possibly be as he closes out his
last two outings with 11 and two thirds innings of
two hit. Baseball. You know, there are
times in your life as a hitter you really want
to get a hit. You can say well that
done it. You want to get a hit it
every time there's other times you really want to get
it. This is one of those times, two
balls, two strikes, Sandoval. Oh my goodness
. He just took a deep breath. We're going
to get a pinch runner for Pablo thinks he'll remember
about this city and this ballpark he's going to have
this one show. I forgot. He's a big
deal around here. Yeah, he's getting that batter's
box. He was worried about the pitch time,
right? You got to get a little love here
for show a oan what he did wearing that uniform
, an opportunity to step back again to let the
fans appreciate what he did wearing his Angels uniform.
Freddie Freeman, right from this area in the shadow
of this ballpark grew up around here, Freddie Freeman
with a fly ball in the right center field.
Hicks will watch it sail Freddie Freeman on what has
been a special day here in Orange County. The
Dodgers first hit first base runner first to get him
. Freddie Charlie had a front row seat. We
don't have a Darren Baker situation swung on and down
the left field line. This ball's back. This
ball's gone. Will Smith with a home run back
to back home runs for the Dodgers. Here comes
Rafa Des 375 4 home runs. 10 runs batted
in for the spring, a shattered bat and a
foul needs a new stick. Raphael looked like that
was a bat he didn't want to lose too.
That's a drive that one sucked into right field headed
back to the wall and that one gets out of
here. He liked that bat too. And Rafa
with his fifth home run of the spring, Evan
Carter right hander G will drive that one on the
line diving play by Rafael in center field. Oh
, it's just a matter of time before we saw
one of those and that is why they are really
excited about Raphaella. He is a tremendous athlete.
That one's going to be drilled here by Contreras deep
and that one is gone just about as quickly as
Rae was pushed and the Red Sox grab a 4
to 1 lead. Will steps back in batting 375
. A home run. Here's the pitch. Julio
swinging a drive deep to left field out to the
brown building out there and goodbye. Baseball out to
the base of the Western metal supply company, Julio
Rodriguez. A line shot home run here is Dylan
Moore to win the pitch from Michael King swinging a
drive deep to left field profi going back and this
one is gone. Goodbye. Baseball Dylan Moore with
his second home run of the spring. It's the
Mariners three and the Padres too, Dylan Moore having
a really good spring and the fans, well,
they have come out in Droves Sloan Park in lovely
Mesa Arizona, an absolute hive of activity going on
right about NASA go. Sees that one well,
hits it deep to center Cody Bellinger back on that
misplayed off the wall and goats. He's gonna end
up on second with a stand up, double side
and no Dorma trying to grab a little outfield grasp
at that. Paul Goldschmidt going to come around hesitated
as he grounded third and ST Louis on the board's
first set. It's 1 to 0. Kyl Gibson
. You look at all the things that he does
there, all the different breaking balls. Just kind
of a finesse guy. He's got to have command
if he's going to be successful. Gibson has been
really good at the 50 pitches. The rick ball
has been sharp with the cub on life support in
this one, Jefferson Rojas. And that is one
heck of a play that puts this game in the
books. 7 to 2. ST Louis comes to
town and puts things in the books against the Chicago
Cubs. Nolan Jones left on left and this is
to left and tagging Montero and the throw is not
going to get him. So sac fly off the
bat at Nolan Jones, the Rockies have the first
run fifth spring RB I for Nolan Ezekiel Tovar that
is ripped to left and that will get a second
run home for the Rockies. Tovar making his way
to is safe. Creative slide. So a double
for Tovar and an RB I as Trejo scores Tovar
with an RB I double two, nothing Rockies.
So Cave is at second base. There's Nolan reaching
out at a breaking ball, hits it into right
field for a base hit the Rockies have added on
41. They lead it. Bregman down the stretch
here is hit safely in four straight games. This
ball hit pretty well to left. Has Greggy done
it again? He dialed in. He had two
home runs in a double in his last game against
the Mets at Port Saint Lucie. Looks like your
guy Greg MRE JC Correa carlos', younger brother Correa
last year, spent the season at Corpus Christi AA
level. He hammers this to left field and just
like his brother Carlos CJ Correa goes deep at Bene
Bay Park. It's the NATS against the Nats first
time we've ever done something like this. And I
think it's a fantastic idea for the final game before
we start the regular season. There's a lot of
exciting talent that Nats fans can get ready for.
As Gallo drives in a run, the big league
NATS take a one nothing lead. There's a line
drive down the left field side that'll get past hassle
and Joey picks up two more RBIs, what we're
seeing right now. This is the version of Joey
Moness we got at the end of 2022. Here's
Mackenzie Gore and Mackenzie Gore keep striking guys out swing
and miss he gets his sixth and seven strikeouts and
keeps the baby Nats off the board. Mackenzie Gore
in mid season form as Eddie Rosario sends one out
to right center. That is a good piece.
Give me some analysis. Robert on that swing by
Eddie Rosario watching a guy like him. He's been
here, done that. I mean, he knows
what to do. He gets on it early and
was taking that one. Robert Hassell does it all
guys. He's a ball player, he can play
all three outfield positions and he's an analyst as well
. That ball is gashed to right center and that
will clear two more runners off the bags and the
NATS are all over the prospects. 10, nothing
here doing what Cer does staying aggressive, staying through
the middle part of the field right there. Beauty
. The big boys beat the youngsters 13 1 here
today. Put the bat in the hands of Michael
Harris two down here in the fourth inning. Love
to drive in at least one run as the Braves
have them at the corners. Harris hits a rocket
out to deep left center field. Willie Castro into
the gap can't get there. That will be a
double for Michael Harris. One run scores, pace
hit can tie the game that will be lined up
towards right field for a base hit that's going to
score, fell flying around third base Kilpatrick and we
are tied two down for Orlando Arcia 01 to Arcia
. He drives one to deep left field. He
might have just given the Braves the lead back to
the wall and that is gone two run homer for
Arcia and he'll finish his spring training with a bang
. Now, here's Yandy Diaz, 01 swing and
Diaz hammers one in the air to straight away center
at the wall. This ball is gone. Yandi
Diaz goes deep swinging to drive to right. No
doubt about this one. It's a home run for
Brandon Lau and that one almost scraped the back wall
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