Minoring in Twitter: Prospects send dispatches from camp

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3 min readMar 8, 2019

By Kelsie Heneghan & Danny Wild/MiLB.com

The Minor Leaguers are literally and figuratively getting into the swing of things at Spring Training. But don’t worry, fans, they still have time to post on social media.

Yes, it’s Spring Training for everyone, even the wifi.

This offseason, pitcher Tim Dillard changed organizations for the first time in his career. After 16 seasons with the Brewers, the reliever is now a Ranger. And let me tell ya, the change of scenery is really doing numbers for his Twitter engagements. It’s like everyone is rediscovering the filmmaker that is Timothy Charles Dillard.

Chris Singleton is becoming a silver screen star, himself, as his wedding to Mariana De Andrade took place on the aptly named Lifetime show, “My Great Live Wedding.”

In other big Cubs prospect news, Ethan Roberts had a baby.

Ya know that gender reveal trend going on? Well, free agent Tyler Watson just dropped the mic on the whole thing. Somebody sign the man!

Shane Baz is enjoying his own form of fatherhood. The cutoff caption reads:

“I wonder what my dog named me #fatherandson”

More MiLB dogs pls

I think we should all take a moment to appreciate the musical stylings of Norah Jones, whose mellow hits rocked us to sleep in the early 2000s. And apparently she also makes for good cooking music?

Maurico Dubon also appears to love his life. And who couldn’t when you’re with a loved one at the Happiest Place on Earth?

Dubon is getting anxious for the next Marvel movie though.

And now it’s time for…

Tebow is currently enjoying Mets big league camp.

Tebow is also excited about the LeBron James-produced competition show he is hosting.

But as Friend of the Site Tim Healey points out, there is something suspicious about the timing of Tebow’s tweet.

Curious. Very curious.

And if you’re still curious about that announcement he mentioned…

Fellow UF Gator and Mets prospect Peter Alonso is now the Prospect Formerly Known as Peter Alonso. Yes, the first baseman made the change to Pete. And it’s going well so far. In his first at-bat post-R removal, Alonso homered, and also became a model?

Tebow is a Florida alum, whereas Alonso is a Florida product. It’s a small semantic difference, but D-backs prospect Andy Young is here for it. Pirates prospect Hunter Owen is not here for his trolling.

Brent Rooker had his own Twitter debate when he shared his picks for worst characters of “The Office.”

Cathy (tried to get with a married Jim) and Charles Minor (temporary CEO who didn’t like Jim or Michael) are the worst for me. And tbh, it’s taken me a while to like Idris Elba because of his seven episodes as Charles.

Gonzaga alum Brandon Bailey (#callback) must have made a bet with Southern Miss product Chuckie Robinson when their schools played each other.

Honestly, the real winner is friendship. And Chipotle.

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