Spring Training has officially started, I am pretty excited. I know the spring stats don't mean anything but you really can't help analyzing what's going on as if each at bat or inning pitched has some significance. For instance, today I watched Phil Hughes pitch 2 innings of hitless baseball giving up one walk and striking out 2, and I say to myself Hughes can really be good this year. It's likely that if he gave up 4 runs in one inning while working on a new pitch that would be better than a perfect performance but you really can't help yourself.
With that said enjoy the spring games and do your best to not put any stock into what you see. Last year Cano had a great spring and we thought he'd finally start off the year well, clearly that wasn't the case. I imagine Cano will have a similar spring this year and Jayson Stark or Buster Olney will tell you how he's primed for a comeback. He very well may be, it's hard not to improve off his year last year, but it won't be because of his 80 meaningless spring at bats.
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