With the major league season still a couple of months away in a best-case scenario, I thought it seemed like a good idea to jot down some of my spring thoughts before they escaped my memory. And then I thought maybe others might like to read about those thoughts, too. So, let’s bust out some team-by-team notes; I’ll go division by division over the next couple of weeks, starting with the NL East today.
Atlanta
- Dansby Swanson busted out in the first half of last year, only to suffer quad and foot injuries in July and limp home afterwards; he had 17 homers in 380 plate appearances in the first half and none in 165 plate appearances afterwards.