Excitement is building as the 4 full season teams start their seasons tonight. The local press is churning out good stuff today.
Round Rock:
The buzz about Yordany Ramirez keeps building:
Clemens, Delome, Yordany Ramirez“Ramirez in center has made some plays in the last few weeks of spring training that in — my, how many years I’ve been playing? — I haven’t seen before,” said Klassen. “He’s pretty special out there.”
This weekend, the Hooks and the Express played two games to wrap up the spring training schedule. Saturday night, the Hooks forgot to unpack their bats in a 2-0 loss to the Express. The Hooks only got 3 hits and struck out 15 times.
“It’s a long spring and a long drive,” Pujols said. “Everybody took off about a day ago from (Kissimmee, Fla.). Some of the guys pretty much drove straight for 19 hours, and we came here and didn’t have a chance to hit on the field (before the game).
Brad James had what he called an “average day” after staying in the game following a batted ball to his right leg. He still managed to go 4 innings (71 pitches/51 strikes).
Brad James, Express, Hooks, Jerad Gothreaux, Legends, Yordany Ramirez“He got out of trouble and that’s what you call pitching,” Pujols said. “I believe he threw the ball very well.”
