Article Written By: Manny Alcala
Josh Reddick’s Good Start
Oakland Athletics right fielder has had an impressive start to his spring. In the first day of spring training Reddick made a pair of amazing catches that even Spider-Man would be impressed, both catches coming off the bat of Michael Morse. We already now that Josh is a great defender, but his hitting wasn’t as good last season as he only hit for a .226 batting average. Yes, it’s still very early in spring, but Reddick has shown great signs at the plate earning a .462 average in 13 at bats.
We also saw that Reddick is a great guy, as he sent this tweet to Michael Morse after the game.
Jose Bautista's BOMB!
"Joey Bats" has tremendous power, that's a fact! But when you combine a strong wind blowing out to the fences and a sinker that stays up in the zone and doesn't sink, then the result is a loooooong home run.
I think the baseball Bautista hit hasn't landed yet.
Tanaka's Impressive Debut
Everyone anxiously awaited Masahiro Tanaka's first game as a Yankee and he didn't disappoint. Tanaka pitched 2 innings in which he had 3 strikeouts and 0 walks. He allowed 2 hits, but no runs. He showed good life and control on his fastball reaching speeds in the mid 90's, but his splitter is clearly his best pitch.
Joba's Awesome Tattoo
I am not a huge fan of tattoos, but I thought that Joba Chamberlain's newest tattoo is so clever and funny. After having Tommy John surgery some years back, Joba decided to make something out of the scar on his elbow that this surgery leaves.
MLB Instant Replay Put to the Test
In a game between the Twins and Blue Jays, the first replay review was made on a close play at first base. This new rule is still a little rough around the edges, as coaches and umpires are using it early in games to gain experience with it. Good news is that reviewing the plays will not take much time, the challenges have been reviewed in about an average of two minutes per play. It will be interesting to see how managers will use their challenges once the season starts as it can mean the difference between winning and losing a game.
