Traffic is getting worse, wait times at restaurants are up and local hiking trails are getting more crowded. Ready or not, spring training is here. If baseball season has snuck up out of nowhere, perhaps this can help.
Half the teams in the majors have descended upon the Valley for the start of the Cactus League, meaning there is no shortage of storylines to track. Here is a look at some of them, and perhaps a quick refresher on some of the bigger happenings of baseball's offseason.
Mookiewood at Camelback Ranch
As if the Dodgers didn’t have enough star power, they managed to pull off the biggest trade of the offseason, acquiring superstar Mookie Betts and lefty David Price from the Boston Red Sox.