West
**tes: Urias, Morales, Nady
Top pitching prospect
Julio Urias, just 17, will start the*
Dodgers' spring training game today against the Padres, the team has an**unced. Urias has never pitched above the Class A Midwest League, where the lefty posted a 2.48 ERA with 11.1 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in 54 1/3 innings last season. That in itself was an accomplishment, given that it was only Urias' age-16 season, and he was pitching in a full-season league. Baseball America's*
Prospect Handbook 2014*ranks Urias the Dodgers' third-best prospect, **ting that he throws 91-96 MPH, has an advanced approach to pitching, and could make quick progress through the mi**rs. The Dodgers will surely have him start the season in the bush leagues, but even starting a big-league spring training game is quick progress indeed for a 17-year-old. Here are more **tes from the
West divisions.
- The*Mariners*are still trying to re-sign DH Kendrys Morales, ESPN's Jim Bowden*tweets. They still would like Morales to reduce his price, however. Morales, of course, is still a free agent because the qualifying offer has depressed his market. Bowden also*tweets*that Felix Hernandez has been in touch with Morales and says that Morales would like to return if the two sides' financial differences can be resolved.
- Veteran Xavier Nady is back with the*Padres, the team that drafted him, as an NRI, and he's trying to enjoy all the baseball he has left,*writes MLB.com's Corey Brock.*"I'm thankful for every day to put this uniform on," says Nady. "I k**w it doesn't last forever, but it's sure been a lot of fun." Nady also looks back to the beginning of his career, when he signed with the Padres in 2000 as a second-round pick out of UC-Berkeley and was immediately promoted to the Majors, where he went 1-for-1 in his only big-league at-bat before heading to the mi**rs for the first time the following season.
West **tes: Urias< Morales< Nady
03-15-2014, 10:40 PM
West **tes: Urias, Morales, Nady
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