McKeon said left-hander Luke Hagerty is unlikely to pitch in a Grapefruit League game this week, meaning the Rule V pick will probably be offered back to the Chicago Cubs before opening day.
”He may pitch somewhere else, but not here, not in a game,” McKeon said of Hagerty, who pitched one inning this spring, walking one. “A lot of those guys won’t get in a game. We’ve got to get the [Guillermo] Motas, the [Jim] Mecirs and those guys pitching. We’ve only got a week to do it.”
(Miami Herald, 03/28)
Meanwhile, the Royals, with nothing better to do this year, sounds like they’re keeping Andy Sisco.