The best part of the
World Series being over—outside of the pizza won and the Cubs turning into
yesterday’s news—is that the new season can start. It doesn’t have to be anything big, just a
sign that spring will indeed come.
I saw those signs
already in the Friday sports’ section, teams making all sorts of roster
moves. The White Sox declined their
option on oft-injured catcher Geovany Soto, which means we won’t have to watch
another season of Soto’s near-yip of a throw back to the pitcher he does. It also means the Sox are likely to stay with
their catching duo of Omar Narvaez and Kevan Smith while two promising minor
leaguers—Zack Collins and Seby Zavala—work their way up the ladder. Oh, and “pitcher” Mike Pelfrey is now a free
agent.
So, the general
managers meet in a couple of weeks, and after that it’s the winter meetings,
and after that you can almost see the new year.
How far off can pitchers and catchers be then?
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