Happy Valentine’s Day, Tribe fans! Hopefully you’re spending time today with your special someone and getting ready for the 2017 season. Pitchers and catchers have their first workout today, while position players won’t join the full workout until next week. Until then, here’s what’s going on in baseball:
Indians news
Indians’ pitching staff to proceed with caution early in camp | MLB
When your team makes it to the 10th inning of Game 7 of the World Series, there’s bound to be some extra strain and soreness, particularly among the pitchers. Pitching wizard coach Mickey Callaway understands that, in order to have a successful spring and subsequent season, it’ll be important for pitchers to ease into their routines this spring. In Mickey We Trust.
Miller set to balance Indians’ season, WBC | MLB
Speaking of starting slowly, Andrew Miller is doing the opposite of that as he prepares to pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Here’s to hoping for an early exit for Team USA!
Indians, reliever Russell agree to Minors deal | MLB
The Indians are known for their #WavesOfArms strategy when it comes to spring training, and Monday saw them add LHP James Russell to the mix on a minor league contract. Russell threw just 4.1 major league innings in 2016, spending most of his time on Philadelphia’s AAA team.
Place your bets!
Around the League
- Despite some controversial Tweets last year, former Mariners catcher Steve Clevenger assures folks that he is not racist.
- The Kansas City Royals have signed LHP Travis Wood, who hopes to transition back to the starting rotation, to a 2-year deal.
- Noah Syndergaard, the man who routinely throws around 100mph, reported to camp with more muscle and the desire to throw even harder in 2017.
- MLB continues to prove that they are the best major sports league around with the launch of their new GIF & Embeddable Video Hub. Which is perfect because you can find gems like this:
And finally, in celebration of Valentine’s Day, Reddit user /u/wundy has put together some Tribe-themed Valentine’s Day cards to share with your loved ones. Some of them are from last season, but wundy has added some new ones for 2017. The full album can be found here; this is my personal favorite: