Thoughts on Game #1

My quick hits on spring training game #1 vs Nationals:

1. I was really impressed with Josh Thole. He had said all offseason he worked on his stance and keeping the same one. He had said last season his stance would change often. it seemed to me that was a big difference as he made several good throws from behind the plate and threw out a runner. His throws seemed to hit the same target at second base.

2. Andres Torres, that was the Torres we know from 2010. Hitting .212 & .321 OBP like he did in 2011 is not going to cut it and will bring Kirk he sooner rather than later. Last night he got on base and STOLE ON THE FIRST PITCH! When was the last time Reyes did that? A good sign since Sandy values OBP from his leadoff hitter.

3. Matt Harvey was definitely nervous. He once stated he struggles when he gets promoted to each level due to nervous and being excited. It was nice to see him induce the double play last night to get out of the jam and give up no runs. After giving up 3 hits and hitting a batter, goot to see him settle down and get out of the inning when he almost got yanked.

4. Daniel Murphy will be adequate at 2nd base. He was good enough at first a few years back. his problem is he is very aggressive and needs to work on his footwork. He does a good job with the DP ball but just the footwork is the issue there. I do not see him making errors due to bone headed moves or plays AKA Angel Pagan.