Spring Training Game Review (vs Detroit)

Jay Bruce went 0-4.

Chris Heisey got his first action of the spring and drew a walk and scored a run in his only plate appearance.

Michael Griffin went 2-2 with a run.

Joey Votto went 0-2 with a walk.

Tonys Gutierrez went 1-2.

Ryan Hanigan went 1-3 with 2 RBI.

Adam Rosales went 1-2.

Chris Denove went 0-2.

Matt Maloney (pictured: Photo by Paul Sancya/AP) allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk in 2 innings.

Tom Shearn allowed a run on a solo HR in 1 inning.

Josh Roenicke struck out 2 batters and walked 1 in a hitless inning.

Tyler Pelland allowed a solo HR, a walk and had a strikeout in 1 inning of work.

Spring Training Game Review (vs Houston) 

Drew Stubbs went 0-1 with a walk in his first spring training game. C Trent noted that he did nothing to disprove his great defense during the game.

Paul Janish went 0-1 with a walk and a run.

Jose Castro went 1-2 with a triple and a run.

Drew Anderson (OF) went 0-1 with a walk, run and RBI.

Luis Bolivar drew a walk in his only PA.

Craig Tatum went 0-2.

Notes 

I am going to be in Chicago Wednesday and Thursday. Will have my laptop, but not sure how much I will be able to use it.

Bailey showed both his good and bad sides last night against the Yankees (Kathy Willens/AP)

Spring Training Game Review

Jay Bruce went 2-3 and is hitting .381.

Chris Dickerson went 0-1.

Ryan Hanigan went 0-1.

Adam Rosales went 0-1.

Drew Anderson (OF) went 1-1.

Joey Votto went 0-2.

Paul Janish went 0-1 with a walk.

Homer Bailey allowed 6 hits and 3 walks in 2.1 innings (2 runs) while striking out 3.

Notes from the game

We saw the good and the bad of Homer Bailey last night. Bailey wasn’t allowing too many hard hit balls, which was good. He broke off a bunch of curveballs for strikes (called ones too Jeff Brantley) and threw several good looking change ups. That was the good. The bad was that Bailey was working on his cutter, and it was not finding the strikezone much.

Not completely ‘prospect’ related, but Edinson Volquez is absolutely filthy. If he can improve his breaking ball even slightly it may not be fair for opposing hitters.

Jay Bruce just continues to hit. If he goes to AAA to start the year, I have no problems with that, as long as someone else performs well in CF.