Baseball has sprung in spring, and now thrice will ring, but it’s still just practice today against the Snakes.
There are certainly a lot of known truths about Spring Training, and it is indeed very easy to stick to the cliches, so I hold no ill will against Zach Mason for his level-headed rationalization of the winding up of the baseball season. In fact, I agree with his refreshing take that spring baseball can be about the joys between, and maybe they don’t have to matter much. Today I am irrationally excited for an Emerson Hancock start. In fact, there is something about the fact that none of it mattering in a month that makes it particularly freeing. Today, it’s just about baseball.
Lineups:
Backing up Emerson’s start on the mound will be J.P. Crawford leading off, with Julio and Cal behind him, and Randy Arozarena in clean-up. Mitch Garver gets his first catcher start of spring, and Canzone and Locklear make their second start at right field and first base, respectively. Bliss gets his second start at the base of the same name, and making his first start at third base is Ben Williamson, who is my personal favorite NRI to watch in today’s game.
Pitching staff scheduled to follow up Hancock include Luis F. Castillo, Eduard Bazardo, Josh Fleming, Shintaro Fujinami, Dauris Valdez, and Adonis Medina.
@mariners
On the Arizona side Gabriel Moreno is leading off for the first time in spring, but his second start at catcher. Thomas, Grichuk, McCarthy, and Perdomo also get their second start of spring at their respective positions. Adrian Del Castillo gets his first spring start, at DH, and Ildemaro Vargas and Grae Kessinger get their first spring starts at their respective spots around the diamond.
After Arizona starter Tommy Henry, scheduled probables for the Snakes inclusde Listher Sosa, Scott McGough, Alec Baker, Craig, Ray, and Giesting.
@Dbacks
Game info:
First pitch: 12:10 PM Pacific, 1:10 if you’re kicking it down in Arizona.
Video: Mariners webcast (Mariners.com)
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports