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For the last time this spring http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , we see an NL West rival."Interesting to see Ray going up against a divisional rival, in what I’m assuming is his final start before the regular season. It’s likely because we don’t see San Francisco until quite some way into the schedule - our first game against the Giants is not until May 17. Give how many at-bats they’ll have between now and then, it’s not as if seeing Ray for two or three this afternoon will make any difference. Jarrod Dyson starts in center. He has only managed five at-bats thus far in spring; Adam Jones hasn’t many more (9), so it’ll be interesting to see how the team handles playing time, with only three more pre-season games to go. Will there be enough PAs to get both men fully ready?I was hoping to get to this one, and hang out with snakecharmer and asteroid on the lawn at Scottsdale. Unfortunately Jesus Aguilar Jersey , Mrs. SnakePit needed the car for work: as is, I’ll be putting my life on the line and taking the bus and light-rail over to Tempe later on. So the recap on this one will potentially be delayed, though I hope to get most of it knocked out before I begin my perilous journey by walking to a bus-stop! If you don’t hear from me again, you can get DNA off my tooth-brush. :) Surprise! A pitcher is working on a changeup during Spring Training."The split-finger fastball is the pitch that got Junior Guerra to the big leagues.As the story goes, Guerra learned how to throw the split from former big league reliever Jean Machi while the two were pitching in winter ball in Venezuela in 2009. Guerra spent the next five years working in unaffiliated leagues around the world to master the offering before hooking on with the White Sox and debuting in the big leagues in 2015 at age 30. When he was designated for assignment the following offseason, it was Guerra’s signature splitter that caught the eye of newly-minted GM David Stearns and the analytics department of the Milwaukee Brewers. A waiver claim was placed http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , and Guerra joined the organization as the first player ever acquired by the Stearns regime.Guerra has been somewhat of a fixture in Milwaukee’s rotation for the past three seasons since then, taking the ball for 60 starts among his 72 appearances and tossing 337.0 innings with a 3.87 ERA (109 ERA+). But he’s preparing to fill a new role for the club this spring, seeking a spot among Milwaukee’s cache of relievers after pitching so well out of the bullpen in September and the playoffs. And, after adding a deadly curveball to his arsenal late last season, Guerra is attempting to add another change-of-pace to his repertoire this spring.The numbers do bear out diminished effectiveness of Guerra’s splitter over the course of his three years pitching in the Cream City. His split was valued at +4.7 runs in 2016 by Pitch Info, followed by +1.7 runs in 2017 Travis Shaw Jersey , then a mere +0.8 runs in 2018. Batters managed only a .150 average off the splitter last season and Guerra generated a healthy 19.35% whiff rate with the offering, but he was able to find the strike zone with it only 22.58% of the time, the lowest rate of any of his pitches. The pitch is also thought to be tough on the arm and the elbow, and Guerra has indeed missed time with elbow soreness in both 2016 and 2018. His overall effectiveness was greatly diminished after missing time nursing his elbow last July, and the loss of control and confidence in his splitter is what prompted Guerra to adopt his new curveball down the stretch.So Guerra (along with fellow Venezuelan native Jhoulys Chacin) is looking to replace his split-finger and adopt a more standard changeup in camp. He made his Cactus League debut on Sunday and fired off a couple of cambios during a scoreless inning that featured an infield single allowed and a strikeout. Guerra, who pitched for Team USA in the Japan All-Star series and then made a handful of LVBP appearances in Venezuela during the winter http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , came out firing bullets and caught the eye of his manager.Guerra is out of options (which Adam McCalvy confirmed with the front office at my request) and will have to win a spot on this year’s Opening Day roster, though his track record and the org’s penchant for prioritizing depth should help him crack the bullpen when the team heads back north to the Menomonee Valley. Still, the 34 year old right-hander is taking nothing for granted.If all goes according to plan Our Hero, we could see the hashtag #JuniorGuerraDay flashing across Twitter 50+ times this season. With his ability to throw multiple innings, perhaps a role as the right-handed complement to Josh Hader in the middle innings is in the offing?Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs and Brooks Baseball