NALB - 2020 Spring Training

The Brooklyn Knights finished spring training in second place with a 15-15 record, behind the Dayton Grizzlies at 19-11. The Luisville Beasts looked very impressive and also posted a 19-11 record. The Stade Maples (21-9) and Vancouver Wild (20-10) had the best spring training records in League 2.

After adding no new players in the offseason/preseason, the Brooklyn Knights completed two trades involving minor league players during spring training:

• Brooklyn acquired 2B Tommy Lesher, SP Kamal Ferris, LF Ricardo Martínez, and SP Bobby Harding from Vancouver in exchange for 2B Ryan Dade and RF Rod Steadman.
• The Knights shipped CF Wolfe Lucas to the Luck for CF Loch Westlake, 3B Ulf Durán, 1B Jamie Gentle, and CL Steve Beard.

The Knights were dealt a serious but hopefully not crippling blow when LF Blas Ramos tore a hamstring on March 16. He hopes to return by the end of April. Minor league center fielders Tim Huddlestone and Luís Tirado also ended up on the 15 day injured list.

Other key injuries in spring training:

• Cornfield Axemen: SP Adam Davis re-injured the same shoulder that sent him to the injured list last March. He will miss 2 to 3 months due to a partially torn labrum.
• Dunedin Otters: RP Lorenzo Gomez has a partially torn UCL, which is a season ending injury.
• Key West Corals: SP Porfiro Quiñones will miss two weeks with an elbow bone spur.
• Key West Corals: RP Fred Dyball is expected to miss 1 to 2 weeks due to elbow strain.
• Nashville Firecats: 1B Alexis Schmidt is out with a bone bruise on his wrist. He will need 2 to 3 weeks to recover.
• Nashville Firecats: RP Wilson Controras tore his UCL, which requires surgery. His season ending injury will require 12 months to rehabilitate.
• Phoenix Rattlers: 2B Roberto Vazquez is out for 2 months with a hamstring strain.
• Phoenix Rattlers: A fractured hand will keep 2B Roberto Vásquez out of the lineup for 2 to 3 months.
• Richmond Slam: SP José Urista has a bone spur on his elbow. He is expected to return in 2 weeks.
• St. Rock Mudcats: 2B Johnny Smith ruptured his medial collateral ligament. He will need 9-10 months to recover so he will not play this season.
• St. Rock Mudcats: SP Mobumasu Nomura tore his rotator cuff. He is out for the entire 2020 season.
• Stade Maples: Elbow strain has RP Mike Wolfe on the IL. The requires 5 weeks of recovery time.
• Stade Maples: RP Thornton Peters suffered a partially torn labrum. He is out for 7-8 weeks.
• Vancouver Wild: Elbow inflammation will keep SP Lewis McGrew out of the rotation for 2-3 months. This is a big blow to the Wild's pitching staff.
• Vancouver Wild: RP George Manzo tore the flexor tendon in his elbow. He needs 8 months of recovery time, which certainly ends his 2020 season.