MLB Spring Training: two Yankees sluggers down; one up
By Bill Felber
MLB Spring Training Recap: March 3
Winner: Garrett Richards, San Diego Padres pitcher
Coming off the latest in a series of disabling injuries Garrett Richards made his MLB spring training debut Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Four years ago, before all those injuries set in, Richards was a first-rate pitcher. On Tuesday, Richards looked like his old self.
He worked two innings and retired six of the seven batters he faced, two on strikeouts. Afterward, he proclaimed himself free from pain, and added, “It’s nice to be healthy.”
Loser: Dakota Meeks, Chicago Cubs pitcher
If you’re Dakota Meeks, it’s probably impossible to have a bad day, even given the drubbing he took Tuesday at the hands of the Colorado Rockies.
After all, the Cubs minor leaguer – who isn’t even counted as a top 30 prospect in the team’s so-so minor league system – at least got a look.
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He probably would have hoped to show up better than he did against the Rockies. Entering in the ninth inning of a game the Cubs led 10-5, Beeks did retire the first batter he faced. But he followed that up with a hit batter, a base on balls, two singles, and a double. By the time Meeks left, Colorado had tied the game 10-10. It ended one batter later in an 11-10 Rockies win.