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March 1, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

Weighted-bat drills in offseason produce faster swing for Astros’ Alex Bregman

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March 1, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

[Rome] Framber Valdez will call some of his own pitches and wear PitchCom this spring. If he’s comfortable, he’ll do it in the regular season. "I want to feel comfortable and throw the pitches with more conviction — feel like I have the game in my hands.”

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March 1, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

[Rome]Joe Espada’s straightforward style draws kudos: ‘You always know what you’re going to get’

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March 1, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

[Rome] While rehabbing from hand surgery, Wagner shortened his swing to “let the (pitch) velocity do the work… Dezenzo overhauled his entire offensive setup last winter shortening his swing, removing a leg kick and closing his batting stance. The adjustments allow more time to recognize pitches…

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February 28, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

Look who’s at camp today!

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February 28, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

[Rome] Non-roster invitee Chris Gittens will need meniscus surgery on his right knee that will sideline him “for a while,” Joe Espada said. Gittens injured himself on the first swing he took in Grapefruit League play.

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February 27, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

[Rome] José Urquidy said he discovered this offseason that he was tipping some of his pitches by how he moved/squeezed his glove in his delivery. He worked this winter to solve that in addition to strengthening his lat/shoulder area where he got hurt last season.

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February 26, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

[Kawahara] Other injury updates, per Espada: Shawn Dubin will not throw the next three days due to shoulder inflammation. Chris Gittens is flying to Houston today to be evaluated for a potential meniscus or patella injury sustained on a swing in yesterday’s game vs. Mets.

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February 26, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

[Rome]"The expectations are we want Mickey Mantle out of [Pedro Leon] — speed, arm, power,” Houston’s longtime Triple-A manager, Mickey Storey, said. “Sometimes it’s just not quite that. It’s been a process.” … Instead, Houston might have made a mess.

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February 25, 2024 /u/Exiled_Wolves

Joe Espada said Forrest Whitley will not throw for a week, but the inflammation in his middle finger subsided this morning.

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