I admit it. For someone semi-retired, I’ve been around a lot. Actually, I have had some spare time, although it’s not really been the good sort of spare time. I’ll spare you the details, but things are going to change soon and I won’t be around quite as much. The good news that I’ve got a sneak peak at the cast of writers AZ is bringing on, and it’s a stellar group. I feel like John the Baptist. “I must decrease, they must increase”.  OK, never mind with my weird delusions of grandeur. Anyway, here are some of the highlights of today’s inter-squad action, which started today.

Memphis/Springfield 4, Palm Beach 3

Let’s start with the Memphis/Springfield players first.

• Blake Hawksworth is someone who I pretty much gave up on, but I had an inkling I was doing so too soon. He had a pretty strong showing at big league camp and in spring training games, and he threw OK today. 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K’s.
• Royce Ring threw a perfect inning of relief, 1 K. I’m not so sure he got his fair shake, but I do feel a lot more comfortable with Dennys Reyes.
• Brad Furnish threw 2 hitless innings, with 1 K and 1 BB.
• Ian Ostlund, one of the other LOOGY rejects, threw 2 scoreless innings, with 1 H and 1 K.
• Taken in the AAA portion of the Rule 5, Russ Haltiwanger threw a perfect inning of work.
• Jarrett Hoffpauir went 2-2 with 2 RBI. Remember when Jarrett Hoffpauir excited us? Yeah, those days are gone.
• Brett Wallace went 2-for-5 w/an RBI. Very much looking forward to seeing what the Walrus brings us this season.
• Antone DeJesus went 2-for-5 with a triple. I don’t think the ceiling is real high with this guy, I do believe he has big league upside…well, at least he has some interesting stats that make me think so. Great glove, good OBP.
• Brandon Buckman doubled.
• Amaury Cazana went 1-for-3 with an RBI. [insert fact here]
• Freese, Anderson and Henley all had singles.

On to PB players…

• P.J. Walters allowed a run on four hits over four innings. He fanned 3. I wouldn’t make too much of him pitching for Palm Beach.
• Lance Lynn threw two scoreless innings. He gave up 1 hit and struck out two. I think Cardinal fans will grow to like this draft pick.
• Nick Additon and his soft-tossing lefty ways allowed a run on 5 hits with one K in his one inning of work.
• Back from the WBC repping the Cinderella story Netherlands, Curt Smith homered.
• Pete Kozma singled in his only AB.
• Oliver Marmol and Charlie Kingrey both doubled.

QC One 10, QC Two 0

• QC One combined for a 2-hit shutout. Hector Cardenas, George Brown and Ramon Delgado each threw two hitless innings, while Adam Veres allowed two hits in his two scoreless innings.
• Deuces wild for Niko Vasquez. 2 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored. I’m looking forward to a new summer of The Adventures of Niko.
• Alex Castellanos was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI. I really like this guy as a sleeper. I’m not sure how high is ceiling is yet, but the early returns have been excellent. Love the power/speed combo.
• Ryde Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and two RBIs. I think one day we’ll be writing Ryde Rodriguez facts.
• Beau Riportella and Osvaldo Morales each doubled.
• On to QC Two players…Eric Fornataro allowed a couple of runs over 2 IP. Anthony Ferrara threw 2 innings, allowed 2 ER but fanned 4 K. He’s another favorite sleeper of mine. Yunior Castillo 1-for-2 with a walk.

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