With the halfway point of spring training upon us, the time to take a look around baseball at each team’s most pleasant surprises and biggest disappointments has arrived.
Every team has its own needs and expectations of the players it invites to camp, and how those individual storylines play out ultimately helps those clubs make their final roster decisions before Opening Day.
From highly touted prospects to established veterans and, in some cases, players most fans have never heard of, there’s a wide variety of talent that has helped to change the narrative in their respective camp, for better or for worse.
One thing to keep in mind: Injured players were not eligible to be deemed disappointments. It seems incredibly unfair to blame a player for something that is largely out of their control. So while Jhonny Peralta’s thumb injury is disappointing, you won’t find him as St. Louis’ biggest disappointment.
Who has impressed—and depressed us the most thus far? Let’s take a look.