March 4, Rockies Spring Training Game 12

 Bradley Blalock's two final appearances in 2024 during his proverbial "cup of coffee" in the bigs featured 6 walks issued at Atlanta and 5 walks issued at Detroit. He is a warm body to put into a spring training rotation, fodder if you will. Except maybe he is more? Blalock had his third consecutive strong showing today (granted it brings his total innings to 7) despite giving up his first run of the campaign. The 24 year old has only issued one walk thus far and should have your attention (even if it cynical).

The Rockies put up 5 in the bottom of the second inning which was bookended by Kris Bryant outs. Ryan McMahon hit the only extra-base base hit with double to cap off of the scoring. Zac Veen drawing a walk is nice to see.

Jake Woodford's final three starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024 were not good. His spring training has gone along the lines of someone serving as a warm body to put in the rotation so the organization can decide where to send him on the organizational depth chart after camp (and that's okay). Woodford gave up his first run of the spring but the Rockies offense kept pouring it on.

Brenton Doyle hit a 387 foot (127 yards for bored Broncos fans checking in) home run. A leadoff single by Bryant in the 5th was followed up by a Thairo Estrada RBI triple. This was Estrada's 10th hit of the young spring, his first of the extra-base variety. Kyle Farmer would bring him home making the score 8-2.

March has not been as kind to Zach Agnos as February. After posting three scoreless one inning efforts, today marked his second consecutive outing given up a run (two actually). Back-to-back homers given up is how he started off the inning. Kudos to him for having the composure to strikeout two of the next three batters.

Tyler Kinley pitched the 7th inning allowing his first baserunner of the spring. His attempt to pitch a perfect game, literally one inning at a time, was foiled by a 2-out walk.

Sterlin Thompson made it 9-4 in the bottom of the 7th with his first double of the spring. 

Angel Chivilli rebounded nicely from rough outing on the mound a few days. You can say he struck out the side but the caveat is that he also gave up a single and issued a walk. During the regular season last year on four separate occasions Chivilli would give up runs on back-to-back appearances. This accounts for 8 of  9 times he gave up a run in appearances. Baseball is quirky.

Seth Halvorsen also "struck out the side" in the 9th. In the midst of the trifecta of k's, Halvorsen would give up his first run in four appearances this spring.

Nolan Jones picked up two hits today improving his line to 3-21 popping him ahead of Sam Hilliard's 2-17 line. It is okay to sigh in the first of week of March.

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