A returning and effective starting rotation returns this year with an apparently improved bullpen that led many of us to believe pitching is the strength of this team (barring injury due to lack of depth). It just hadn’t happened yet this spring until today. A beautiful box score on the pitching section loaded with zeros and familiar names like Walker, Bradley, De La Rosa, Shipley and our new Japanese friend Hirano. The games still don’t matter, but it will be nice to see some more positives emerge on the pitching side.
I don’t even know who to root for in this battle.