now the giants and rockies with some nighttime baseball. happy st. st. to you. i m j st. patrick s day to you, i m jon miller with mike krukow. matt cain, a long time star in the pitching rotation in the unfamiliar spot of trying to make this stat, this is a big start for him tonight. this is game 22 of the giants spring training, for matt cain, this is when he starts to stretch things out. they wanted him to go four, five innings st s tonight. his last outing he said i m very, very close. he has not had a good spring, he needs a good start tonight. michael morse making his first start in the outfield and jimmy rollins in the outfield. jimmy rollins, veteran, former mvp, trying to make this team as well. stay tuned. we ll be back. the giants and the rockies, a cactus league friendly back with the lineups and the fist pitch aft first pitch after this. welcome back to cactus league baseball. your san francisco giants are taking on the colorado rockies. fans looking tonight
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The looming Yonathan Daza decision
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Fresh off of a tough 2017 NL Wildcard loss, the Rockies front office had some decisions to make. Just as every club had to do, the Rockies needed to decide who to protect in their minor league system from the upcoming Rule 5 draft.
That year’s list of eligible players to be snagged included LHP Sam Howard, 21-year-old catcher Dom Nuñez, RHP Jesus Tinoco and LHP Harrison Musgrave, among others. Ultimately, the Rockies decided to protect four players: top eligible prospect Sam Howard along with three relatively fringe prospects Tinoco, catcher Chris Rabago, and 23-year-old outfielder Yonathan Daza who was coming off of hitting .341 at High-A Lancaster.