If the exhibition slate were a trip around the bases, we’d just be hitting the bag at second—still a couple of 90-foot sprints away from Opening Day, but a lot closer than when we started.
And while the scores of these Cactus and Grapefruit League contests don’t matter, there’s still plenty of consequential stuff going on between—and outside—the lines.
In this week’s edition of “hottest questions,” we’ve got an aging home run king flexing his muscles, a young Philadelphia Phillies slugger with a scalding bat, a void in Chicago White Sox camp, a Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder on the comeback trail and a Boston Red Sox third baseman on the outs with the media.
Stretch those hammies, run a few sprints on the back field and step up to the plate when ready.