Roughly two weeks of spring training games are in the book as we push ever closer to Opening Day and the start of the 2014 MLB season.
Spring training results have to be taken with a grain of salt, as it’s as much a time for players to shake off the rust and work on specific things as it is a competitive atmosphere. Still, there are stats at our disposal, so we’ll dive into them and analyze.
With that, here is a look at 10 early surprises of spring training’s opening weeks of games, from unknown players excelling to top prospects putting on a show and on to star players struggling early.