Spring training speculations, 2024

Oh, spring training. We wait for it all winter, we're stoked when it's finally here, and then we scream "DON'T OVERREACT" once we see the returns.

But under the "20% play" disclaimer we slap at the end of the Speculator each week, overreact we will. We'll check in on some team-level trends, hitters vying for playing time, and pitchers flashing significant strikeout, walk, or velocity changes thus far.

 

Hitters: Stolen Base Team Leaders

It's always tough to separate spring news from noise, so new LAA manager Ron Washington's early proclamation that he wants his team to run more might be met with a fair dose of skepticism.

He's backing it up on the field though, as LAA leads all MLB teams in one of the more important spring training stats:...

Almost!

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