Put director Carlos Mendoza speaking after Monday laundering victory On the cardinals.
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The big beginnings of Marte
Mendo- said Starling hammer To take easy things during his first spring action on Monday – and of course, the veteran voltiseur aligned the very first land he saw Cardinals Starter Sonny Gray At the bottom of the left field for a double.
Marte admitted that he was planning to go to the third Jesse Winker was shot by trying to score from the first one – but he ended up staying on the spot and scored a few throws later on a Jeff McNeil double.
He withdrew the swing in his next At-Bat, but above all, his knee succeeded in the first test.
“It feels good, thank God,” he said by a translator. “Coaches and training staff have done an excellent job with me every day, day by day, trying to improve the knee a little. I work with coaches in the outside field.
“We take the next day so that it does not worsen, but so far, so well every day that passes.”
Marte was a key contributor to New York when he is in good health, but he was limited to only 94 games last season with a knee injury, and he appeared in just 86 games in 2023 after having undergone a double intervention intervention.
If it is ready for the opening day, the 36 -year -old should slip into a bench role this season, receiving time in DH and in the outside field.
Impressive Canning outing
GRIFFIN CANNING made its first beginning of spring (second appearance) and was impressive.
The right -hander presented the changes he brought to his arsenal as he made his way through the programming of the cardinals – withdrawn the last nine strikers he faced after allowing a head of the head for Luken Baker At the top of the second.
It was the only authorized Baserunner because he withdrew five years and generated 11 puffs out of 3.2 work sleeves.
“I felt good there,” said Canning. “It was my first real beginning of spring, so it was good to dismiss it. I feel like I’m improving every day. I’m just trying to stay in the present moment, just trust the process and gaining things one day.”
The 28 -year -old has now organized 5.1 goalless rounds in two appearances in the spring.
A large part of its success can be credited for adjustments to its liquidation and certain weapons newly developed this winter. He started launching a cutter, a seam with two seams, and played with a new cursor – which he used to take two of his punchies on Monday.
“It was very good tonight,” said Mendoza. “The cursor was good, the change was good. Because these two throws worked, the fast ball played. He attacked, he mixed his land well. Some of the locations on which he works today you can see it there. »»
The canning is in good position to start the season in the starting rotation of the dishes.
