NYM 8, MIA 4; Sandy Debuted, but Keep in Mind, These Games Don’t Count

Sandy Alcantara warms up in the bullpen prior to his start against the Mets on 3/1/23.This feels like as good a time as any to remind everyone that these games are where you are supposed to make mistakes. Manager Skip Schumaker echoed this sentiment before today's game when discussing some defensive miscues we've seen over the past few days:

"I don't want to see the routine fly ball because I know [Jazz] can catch that one. I want to see the game situation stuff and how he reacts. And really, it's not just Jazz; we've got all kinds of guys out there that I want to see. So I know the big story is Jazz. But I want to see how Groshans plays at third and also first, and so there are a lot of…