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Will Ferrel is outstanding.
There’s been a little over a week of spring training games, and here are some of my reactions to the headlines from this last week.
The Big Picture is that most things look fine right now. Apart from what I’ll discuss below, most players seem to be doing very well. Pitcher be pitchin’, hitters be hittin’, fielders be fieldin’. Except as outlined below, no alarms, no surprises. Of course, it could be a dumpster fire of performance and I still wouldn’t be concerned. It’s spring, for cryin’ out loud! The one thing you don’t want to happen is to have…
Injuries Abound: The Nationals are far and away the best team on the field in the National League East, and are as good as any other team in baseball. Don’t believe me? Read this Fangraphs article explaining why they are the heaviest favorite of all favorites to win their division.
Nationals 101 