For years, it was hard to justify getting really into spring training games. We would watch on tv, and all the notable players were gone halfway through the game leaving most viewers uninterested. However, times have changed! Since the implementation of Hawk-Eye as the league’s ball tracking system, the influx of these systems into each and every spring training facility has increased the amount of information that comes in from these games. To put it lightly, everything matters. Each pitch somebody throws matters, and each swing a hitter takes matters.
There are a few specific ideas I have in mind and they are all related to player development.