Author Topic: Spring Training: 2026 (Read 3093 times)

imref · « **Reply #50 on:** February 18, 2026, 12:53:31 pm »

Pitchers are wearing pulse armbands this spring designed to monitor stress loads on their arms. Another new tech brought in by Toboni and crew.

https://www.federalbaseball.com/washington-nationals-spring-training/88981/why-washington-nationals-pitchers-wearing-black-band-on-elbow

blue911 · « **Reply #51 on:** February 18, 2026, 02:00:05 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 18, 2026, 12:53:31 pm

Pitchers are wearing pulse armbands this spring designed to monitor stress loads on their arms. Another new tech brought in by Toboni and crew.

https://www.federalbaseball.com/washington-nationals-spring-training/88981/why-washington-nationals-pitchers-wearing-black-band-on-elbow

“why were you throwing a bullpen at 2am?”

imref · « **Reply #52 on:** February 18, 2026, 02:54:52 pm »

Eder and Ogasawara starting this Saturday's split-squad games per Zuck.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #53 on:** February 18, 2026, 03:12:15 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 18, 2026, 12:53:31 pm

Pitchers are wearing pulse armbands this spring designed to monitor stress loads on their arms. Another new tech brought in by Toboni and crew.

https://www.federalbaseball.com/washington-nationals-spring-training/88981/why-washington-nationals-pitchers-wearing-black-band-on-elbow

Nice that Spicoli is giving some business to his past employer. While nowhere near enough to overcome the lack of spending, a much better approach than Rizzo getting man crushes on hard throwing pitchers only for pretty much all of them to blow out their arms.

Smithian · « **Reply #54 on:** February 18, 2026, 05:10:12 pm »

Quote from: IanRubbish on February 18, 2026, 03:12:15 pm

Nice that Spicoli is giving some business to his past employer. While nowhere near enough to overcome the lack of spending, a much better approach than Rizzo getting man crushes on hard throwing pitchers only for pretty much all of them to blow out their arms.

The ultimate man crush was a soft tosser

English Natsie · « **Reply #55 on:** February 18, 2026, 05:33:46 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 18, 2026, 12:53:31 pm

Pitchers are wearing pulse armbands this spring designed to monitor stress loads on their arms. Another new tech brought in by Toboni and crew.

https://www.federalbaseball.com/washington-nationals-spring-training/88981/why-washington-nationals-pitchers-wearing-black-band-on-elbow

I see - fitting the players with electronic tags in case they try to escape from the Nationals...

imref · « **Reply #56 on:** February 20, 2026, 03:36:32 pm »

Mikolas taken yard by Crews in Miko's first time pitching to batters this spring.

tomterp · « **Reply #57 on:** February 20, 2026, 04:44:36 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 20, 2026, 03:36:32 pm

Mikolas taken yard by Crews in Miko's first time pitching to batters this spring.

Then Abi took him out. Would be nice to have him emerge from the pack as a legit 1b.

imref · « **Reply #58 on:** February 20, 2026, 05:11:28 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on February 20, 2026, 04:44:36 pm

Then Abi took him out. Would be nice to have him emerge from the pack as a legit 1b.

Could someone get DFA'd after their first ST appearance?

one of the social media accounts posted that Abi has looked great in the cage so far this spring, as had Orelvis.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #59 on:** February 20, 2026, 06:10:10 pm »

If you are looking at the prospect rating threads, Yeremy Cabrera has gotten some very high ratings from a couple of data-driven evaluations at Fangraphs (ZiPS and OOPSY). With Abi and Orelvis performing, it makes me start to think that Toboni knew what he was doing in the Gore deal and in some of his non-roster pickups

imref · « **Reply #60 on:** February 21, 2026, 10:34:46 am »

Butera's first lineups.

Game 1:
1. Abrams, SS
2. Crews, CF
3. Ruiz, DH
4. Adams, C
5. Tena, 3B
6. Pickney, RF
7. Abi Ortiz, 1B
8. Orelvis Martinez, 2B
9. Franklin, LF
Eder, SP

Game 2:
1. Ford, C
2. Wiemer, CF
3. Mervis, 1B
4. Lipscomb, 3B
5. Glasser, 2B
6. Alcantara, SS
7. Romero, Jr, DH
8. Rogers, RF
9. Peterson, LF
Ogasawars, SP

Both games 1:05 PM on nationals.tv available through the mlb app for free.

imref · « **Reply #61 on:** February 21, 2026, 12:50:49 pm »

Zuck says Willits will swap out for Abrams at some point today.

Young and Garcia are day to day with various soreness issues. Young got hit on the wrist in BP

varoadking · « **Reply #62 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:09:42 pm »

So how the hell do you access the free stream?

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #63 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:11:24 pm »

I’m watching MLB TV. No stream on Nats web site? Think I got an email. Let me look.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #64 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:12:15 pm »

Nationals.tv.
Or so the email says.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #65 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:13:51 pm »

Pinckney throws out a runner at third!

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #66 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:14:25 pm »

I have no idea who the Nats pitcher is or where he came from?

varoadking · « **Reply #67 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:18:09 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on February 21, 2026, 01:12:15 pm

Nationals.tv.
Or so the email says.

I can't get anything thru that site. freak this crap...

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #68 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:26:11 pm »

Your missing Alexa Datt. She looks good. At least one thing to look forward to on Nats broadcasts.

I went to the website on my phone and then clicked on the drop down upper left corner. Then clicked on watch. When I clicked on the game it asked me to download the app. Well I already have that and already watching on TV with a Roku. So maybe you need the MLB app?

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #69 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:27:15 pm »

Yea if you have the MLB app on your phone or elsewhere it’s a free game of the day.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #70 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:33:27 pm »

Defense can't hold onto the ball, Franny praising players for bad plays, Keibert DH'ing, welcome back!

varoadking · « **Reply #71 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:36:01 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on February 21, 2026, 01:27:15 pm

Yea if you have the MLB app on your phone or elsewhere it’s a free game of the day.

Just got it on my phone...who needs that? Can't get it on TV or thru the Interwebs...

I hate this crap...

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #72 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:37:48 pm »

If you have a way to add the app to tv that should work.

Our pitcher didn’t cover first base. Same old Nats.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #73 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:38:20 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on February 21, 2026, 01:36:01 pm

Just got it on my phone...who needs that? Can't get it on TV or thru the Interwebs...

I hate this crap...

Maybe mlb.com?

varoadking · « **Reply #74 on:** February 21, 2026, 01:40:26 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on February 21, 2026, 01:38:20 pm

Maybe mlb.com?

MLB TV is the Sawx vs the Twinkies. I can get the Orioles game on MASN though