College Baseball Notebook: MSU pitcher brings heat both ways
Mississippi State ambidextrous freshman Jurrangelo Cijntje is one of the fascinating novelties in college baseball so far this seasonFEBRUARY 27, 2023•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adrian Houser - Making spring debutHouser (groin) is scheduled to start Monday's Cactus League game against the Royals.
ImpactHouser likely won't be asked to work more than two innings while he makes his first appearance since exiting a Sept. 27 start against the Cardinals last season due to a right groin strain. The Brewers provided no indication that Houser required offseason surgery to address the injury, so he was presumably able to go through a normal throwing progression over the winter to put him a good spot heading into spring training. Unless the Brewers elect to expand their Opening Day rotation to six men, Houser may have to settle for a long-relief role to begin the season if all of Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, Freddy Peralta, Eric Lauer and Wade Miley are available.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Dany Jiménez - Makes spring debutJimenez (shoulder) struck out a batter and worked around a base hit in a scoreless inning of relief in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Brewers in Cactus League play.
ImpactWith Jimenez making his debut in the Athletics' second game of the spring slate, he appears to be operating at full strength during camp after a right shoulder strain shelved him for the final five weeks of the 2022 season. Before succumbing to the injury, Jimenez turned in a 3.41 ERA and 1.19 WHIP while striking out 34 over 34.1 innings. He had a brief run of fantasy relevance as Oakland's closer, bagging 11 saves in 14 chances before injuries derailed him from August onward. The Athletics' closer situation remains unsettled heading into Opening Day, and Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reported earlier in February that Jimenez is "probably the favorite get save opportunities early in the season" in light of his success as a rookie. Lockard suggests that offseason pickup Trevor May as well as Zach Jackson are other possible candidates to claim the ninth-inning role.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Sam Moll - Seemingly healthy for springMoll (shoulder) is listed as an available option out of the Oakland bullpen for Monday's Cactus League game against the Rockies, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle report...
ImpactMoll appears to be healthy enough to make his spring debut Monday after a left shoulder strain kept him sidelined for the final three weeks of the 2022 campaign. Before picking up the injury, the southpaw compiled a 2.91 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 46:22 K:BB across 43.1 innings for Oakland while collecting two wins and 16 holds. He'll likely settle into a middle-relief or setup role in the Athletics bullpen to begin the 2023 season.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Zach Jackson - Looks ready for spring debutJackson (shoulder) is listed as an available option out of the Oakland bullpen for Monday's Cactus League game against the Rockies, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle rep...
ImpactJackson closed the 2022 campaign on the injured list with a shoulder strain suffered in early September, but he avoided surgery to address the injury and appears to be back to full strength for spring training. Oakland has yet to formally name a closer for Opening Day, and Jackson should factor into the late-inning mix in some capacity after a strong showing as a rookie a season ago. Over his 54 appearances with the big club spanning 48 innings, the right-hander accrued a 3.00 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 67:33 K:BB while collecting three saves and 27 holds.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Rich Hill is MLB's oldest player, and maybe its most colorful
The Pirates' Rich Hill is a competitor, an odds-beater, a teacher, a maniac, a dude, and now, after 21 seasons of professional baseball, the...FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Milwaukee pitchers hit hard as team drops both games in split-squad doubleheaderJanson Junk has a rough opener as he allows four hits and four runs without recording an out in a blowout loss to the A's.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023•JSONLINE.COM
