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SPORTS Wednesday 28 February 2018

SIGN ME: man Neil Walker arrived this
Continued from Page 18 week. This camp is similar to
They wonder why they are the one run by the union at
on the outside while sev- Homestead, Florida, follow-
eral teams have jettisoned ing the end of the 1994-95
veterans to fill a higher per- strike. Dave Gallagher at-
centage of their roster spots tended then as a player
with lower-salaried youth. and signed with Philadel-
The players' association phia. Now he is a coach
filed a grievance Friday under manager Bo Porter.
against the Miami Marlins, "They start to lose hope," he
Oakland Athletics, Pitts- said. "And it's a little bit hu-
burgh Pirates and Tampa miliating."
Bay Rays, accusing the The starting lineup included
teams of failing to appro- center fielder Alejandro De
priately spend revenue- Aza, catcher Jarrod Salta-
sharing money. lamacchia, designated
"Isn't the goal to win the hitter Juan Francisco, first
World Series every year? baseman Tyler Moore, right
I think every team should fielder Luke Scott, third
want to win the World Se- baseman Chris Johnson,
ries every year," 35-year-old shortstop Omar Infante, left
left-hander Tom Gorzelan- fielder Nolan Reimold and
ny said. "You're not trying second baseman Tyler La-
to go out there and say I'd dendorf. The free agents Major League Baseball free agent Jarrod Saltalamacchia bats in front of East Japan Railway Com-
pany catcher Watanabe during a scrimmage game Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, in Bradenton, Fla.
rather save money than won 2-0 in five innings, al- Associated Press
win games." lowing just one hit. Several
Two players agreed to scouts looked on from the son. Cobb, Tommy Lynn and not having a team to play
minor league deals after small stands, which had "I've called six or seven Greg Holland, and third for," he said. "I've always
attending camp: right- three rows of blue seats teams myself. My agent's baseman Mike Moustakas. played at a high level, so
hander Carlos Torres with and nine rows of metal called teams and we've "It's been absolutely re- I've kind of just assumed
Cleveland and left-hander bleachers. told them, hey, I'll go to Tri- markable to me some of that at least by late Janu-
Tommy Layne with Boston. "It's not like anybody here ple-A. I'll go to Double-A. I the articles that I have seen ary, early February that I
First baseman Mike Nap- that I've talked to is here just want to play. Let me be suggesting that veteran would be having serious
oli had been on the roster waiting for a 10-year deal an insurance policy." leadership and a veteran discussions with somebody,
for the exhibition, but left or a five-year deal. These Top free agents have presence is overvalued and that hasn't happened
for Arizona and a physical are guys just waiting to get skipped the camp to con- and doesn't have what it yet." Clark said only Boston
needed to finalize a mi- a job," said the 32-year-old tinue working out on their used to have," said union and Washington project
nor league contract with Saltalamacchia, who went own, a group that includes head Tony Clark, a for- to be over the luxury-tax
the Indians. Second base- 1 for 25 for Toronto last sea- pitchers Jake Arrieta, Alex mer All-Star first baseman. threshold level this year.

After 2 Olympic golds, "That's disheartening, to be- Baseball's labor contract
set restraints on signing bo-
lieve that that is the philoso-
nuses for draft picks start-
phy of some of those mak-
Hanyu wants to master quad axel ing personnel decisions." ing in 2012 and for interna-
Gorzelanny is trying to tional amateurs beginning
prove he's healthy after last summer. The changes
By MARI YAMAGUCHI hurting his pitching shoul- last summer, which includ-
Associated Press der in spring training last ed steeper penalties for
TOKYO (AP) — After win- year and spending the teams exceeding the lux-
ning two Olympic gold season in the New York ury tax threshold by more
medals, Yuzuru Hanyu Mets' minor league system. than $40 million, coincided
wants to master a quadru- Clippard has turned down with more teams decid-
ple axel. minor league offers, say- ing to rebuild their rosters
Hanyu, who at the Py- ing he considers himself a with youth. Clark said it
eongchang Games be- big leaguer and deserves a would have been hard to
came the first man to re- spot on a 40-man roster. anticipate unless "had we
peat as Olympic champion Walker remains confident, known that there was go-
in 66 years, told a news coming off a decent sea- ing to be upward of a third
conference on Tuesday he son when he hit .265 with 14 of the league that may
hoped to be the first, or at homers and 49 RBIs for the not be as interested in be-
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu shows off his gold medal least one of the first figure Mets and Milwaukee. ing the last in team stand-
he got in the Pyeongchang Olympics while speaking in Tokyo, skaters to accomplish the 4 "Certainly going into this off- ings and therefore wouldn't
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, a day after returning home. 1/2 revolutions in competi- season I didn't envision my- value experience on some
Associated Press
tion. q self at this time of the year level."q