MARCH 1•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Cardinals' Brandon Crawford Calls Out Giants Executive for Halting ReunionThe veteran shortstop claims the Giants didn’t want him back.
The Nats' clubhouse vibes? Electric. The reason? Baseball cards.“It’s a great clubhouse,” new National Joey Gallo said. “Very fun to come in every day, to interact with our guys.”
MARCH 1•WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Patrick Corbin - Deploys cutter in Thursday's startCorbin gave up three hits over three scoreless innings while striking out four in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.
ImpactFacing most of the Cards' Opening Day lineup, Corbin breezed through 41 pitches (32 strikes) and looked much sharper than he had in his first outing of the spring. The veteran southpaw also mixed in a new cutter, per Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports, throwing seven of them and getting swings and misses on three -- including strike three to Nolan Arenado in the first inning. Corbin's been primarily a fastball-slider pitcher throughout his career, so adding a reliable third pitch could boost a strikeout rate that sagged to 15.7 percent in 2023 -- the second-worst mark in MLB among pitchers who threw at least 150 innings, ahead of only Kyle Freeland's 13.9 percent. Even if the cutter does prove to be an effective weapon for Corbin, however, there's still little fantasy appeal in a pitcher who's posted a combined 5.75 ERA and 1.54 WHIP over the last three seasons.
MARCH 1•ROTOWIRE
Mets vs. Cardinals free live stream (3/1/24): Watch Spring Training online | Time, channelThe New York Mets visit the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.
MARCH 1•SYRACUSE.COM
A scholarship, a memory and family brought Lynn back to the Cardinals and southern IllinoisThe big pitcher channels his grief over the loss of his wife’s brother to support southern Illinois athletes who want to go to college. And...
MARCH 1•BND.COM
Brandon Crawford on the end of his Giants tenure: 'I was not wanted back'Crawford said he would play multiple positions while mentoring young infielders. Farhan Zaidi said he thought that role may be challenging.
MARCH 1•THEATHLETIC.COM
Speedy Scott on fast track to fly with CardsThis story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regu...
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