He twisted (in his swing) before, where his body would almost get twisted behind his back. Now, we're basically trying to keep him more square, longer, with the way he loads and swings. Using the ground first and then going ground up.
Tyler Glasnow made his first start of spring training, and struck out four batters while recording six straight outs. He came out for the first batter of the third inning and allowed a hit, which turned into an earned run after the runner scored following his exit from the contest.
I've already seen the confidence in Will versus last year when we traded for him and he was unsure of himself. Where now, I think that he has the respect of his teammates and and he's also done it in the highest of leverage.
I do like Kyle in the No. 2. He's an on-base guy. He's left-handed, right-handed agnostic. Freddie and Will for me are two of our best run producers. To see them in the four and the five, I like that. They should be hitting with guys on base all year.
Star closer Edwin Diaz will take the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Diaz, 31, joined the Dodgers this offseason after several years with the New York Mets, including three years with a sub-2 ERA. Last season, his ERA was 1.63, and he had a WHIP of 0.874.
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On February 16, 1989, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Orel Hershiser to a record-setting three-year, $7.9 million contract extension. The terms of the deal included a $1.1 million signing bonus, and base salaries of $2.4 million in 1989, $1.6 million in 1990 and $2.8 million in 1991. Because his signing bonus was divided equally over the three seasons, Hershiser's salary in 1990 came out to $3,166,000, making him the first $3 million player in MLB history.
"I love it," Machado told reporters at the team's facility in Peoria, Ariz. "They figured out a way to do it. ... I think every team has the ability to do it. I hope all 30 teams could learn from that."