When it was revealed Michael Conforto would not be ready for Opening Day, center field became a position to watch when spring training began. The two main contenders for the position are Juan Lagares and Brandon Nimmo, and so far it seems like it should be Nimmo’s job to lose.
This offseason, both players’ names popped up in the news for different reasons. Lagares spent the offseason working on his swing hoping to capitalize on the new launch angle metric, whereas Nimmo’s name came up during the Andrew McCutchen trade rumors.