Minor Lines: Worcester Bats Silent In Home Opener

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY SportsHello, everyone! I am back in my usual in-season post to bring you the day-to-day minor league performances. (Well, a few times a week anyway.) This year is more important than most years I can remember for the farm system, whose upper depth under Craig Breslow looks completely different than it did under Chaim Bloom. And then there’s the emergence of the big three, which I’ll address later, which will bring more eyeballs on Portleand and, eventually, Worcester this year.

Despite how arid this offseason seemed, the rotation is off to a good start, getting ahead of counts, doing what they do well, and inducing ground balls. The minor league philosophy of signing…