In retirement, Juan Lagares will look back on this coming season as the turning point in his career. He probably thought it would end up being 2014, when he won a Gold Glove and inked a four-year, $23 million contract at age 25. He was wrong. This is it...
Michael Conforto could begin the season on the disabled list so he can further convince himself and the team that his surgically-repaired shoulder is 100% strong. As a result, Lagares will be his team's every day center fielder.
In advance of returning to an every day role, Lagares spent time working this winter with Craig Wallenbrock, who is the hitting instructor credited with reinventing J.