Quick thoughts from today…
Jeff Locke appeared to be nibbling a lot. Either that or he was just wild. It was kind of hard to tell from my seats. Speaking of which…
It was an absolutely gorgeous day today. jetBlue park is pretty nice.
Mark Melancon looked much stronger, striking out two.
Tony Watson showed no ill effects from his injury earlier in camp.
Vin Mazzaro was the big surprise of the day with five Ks in two innings.
On the offensive side, Garrett Jones hit a mammoth HR to center but everything else was quiet until the 8th. Somehow the Bucs scored four runs even though the only well-struck ball was a Pedro Alvarez homer that went over the bullpens and a grassy area in right field. A classic El Toro bomb.
It should also be noted that Russell Martin hit three hard line drives today but each one managed to find a glove.
Tomorrow it’s back to McKechnie to put the wraps on my trip. Look for a closing post on Monday or Tuesday.
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