| 04 April 2010
Colome, 32, had his name misspelled in the press release. To date, he has logged over 400 innings in the major leagues and put up rather pedestrian numbers, owing in part to the fact that he walks a man every other inning while giving up a hit every inning, and a passable strikeout rate otherwise isn’t going to cure that. His story was much publicized as the “middling reliever finds mechanical tweak from coach and unanticipated success” story of the spring. He’s the main “victim”, if one could call it that, of Langerhans and Byrnes both making the team, Langerhans, notably after hitting .103/.297/.241 in the Cactus League season, weak numbers, but an awesome OBP differential. I’d say he might see time with the M’s later, but that would require that he be added to the 40-man.
Bard, 32 as of a week ago, will likely be the primary backstop in Tacoma, sharing time with Alfonzo or Quiroz or however that shakes out. He lost the battle with Moore for the back-up spot, but on the whole I would say that’s good for the organization as I believe that Moore, while being lost among what is really a renaissance of minor league catching, is a decent backstop with potential to be the best in franchise history. Bard, on the other hand, seems unlikely to ever get back to what he did with the Padres in 2006, but can take solace in the fact that he’ll be the first on call should anything go wrong with our current backstops.
Wilson, 29 as of a week and a half ago, hit .308/.413/.359 this spring. The other J. Wilson hit .295/.380/.455. Jo. Wilson, however, was beaten out by Tui, who hit .315/.362/.556. Spring training stats: they’re worth splitting hairs over. While there are concerns as to whether Tui will be able to field well enough when Jack Wilson needs the inevitable day off, the overall tone is that the roster would do better with greater offensive flexibility, and I don’t think that’s a bad assessment. Reports are that Tui’s defense has indeed improved over the course of the past couple of seasons, but the difference will still be noticeable. Think of an improved Mike Morse and you may be close.
Woodward, 33, is probably less likely than Josh Wilson to be called up, and given that Hannahan is coming back too, I wouldn’t say that Josh Wilson was all that likely in the first place. Woodward had the worst spring of anyone who got more than fifteen at-bats and still stuck it out ‘til the end. I think he might be better served on some National League team, or on their triple-A affiliate at least, but I’d expect to see him around second and possibly at third in Tacoma.
And, if you haven’t seen it already, here’s an article from The Onion on Ken Griffey, Jr..
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