In case you’ve been successful in distracting yourself with March Madness approaching or the NHL season rapidly approaching, we are officially less than two weeks away from Opening Day in Tokyo and exactly three weeks away from the D-Backs opening their season against the Cubs. As such, there’s been a subtle shift in Spring Training games as established big leaguers begin to take more and more at-bats while pitchers start to lengthen their appearances. During today’s split squad matchups today for example, Merrill Kelly significantly elevated his pitch count to 48 compared to his first pitch count of 29 while MVP-candidate Ketel Marte had four trips to the plate in the 11-4 drubbing of the Mariners.
Thursday Tidbits: Roster Depth Pt 2
