This article topic was suggested in the comments to my “great springs” article from Wednesday morning.
Spring training numbers generally don’t mean too much, especially now when games are absolutely not played the way regular-season games are, regulars play maybe half the games, lineups are set so that regulars get the most at-bats, etc.
So these are players who had terrible springs, then went on to have good regular season numbers.
Let’s remember some guys!
2006: Henry Blanco
Blanco was in his second year as a Cubs backup and really didn’t hit at all in spring games: .