Yesterday’s opening Cactus League game was, for the most part, a sloppy, sleepy affair, with one huge exception. In case you’ve been burrowing to the center of the earth in the last 24 hours, Julio Rodríguez sent a ball to Mars yesterday.
And take a look at who’s batting third and playing center field today!
Both the M’s and Dodgers are running out a B-squad lineup - although Trea Turner, Cody Bellinger, and Chris Taylor are pretty primo for the B lineup. Old friend Stefen Romero will also man left field for them, and Ryan Pepiot just squeaked into Baseball America’s Top 100 at #99.