RELIEVERS: 2018 NL spring training wrap
Mar 25 2018
As noted in the AL wrap-up, spring training sample sizes are way way WAY too small to put any stock in. Teams evaluate players for roles using these tiny samples (and a lot of work that we don't see in numbers) on back fields and in situational drills and also in the progression from mid-February to now in multiple ways. It is still a time to pause and comment, but take the spring stats for what they are worth—which is practically nothing.
In the NL, it goes without saying that we need not waste time with Kenley Jansen (RHP, LA). Or for that matter, the closer situation in Cincinnati, San Diego, or Washington. And even though it is worth noting that Corey Knebel (RHP, MIL) has given six walks in 5.1 innings this spring and that Felipe...
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