It’s hard to believe, but the regular season is less than a week away. Teams in both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues are preparing to pack up and head home for a long season.
While the mainstays of each team’s roster spend the spring honing their skills and preparing for the season, many rookies look at camp as their opportunity to prove that they belong at the Major League level.
Cuts are inevitably made and players oftentimes spend weeks or months preparing for that potential call-up. Many rookies could get the call, but there is usually one or two in each organization that stands out above the rest.
Here are some players from all teams poised to make an impact throughout the 2011 season.