Yankees fans get to see their hopefully new and improved team, while the player’s experience leisure baseball, free of concern from failed playoff runs and hostile critics. At least for some.
For the veterans who have a secure role on a team and unfathomable financial security, Spring Training is all fun and games. But for the young guns, it’s intense and agonizing. Trying out for a major league ball club is no easy task.
Are the performances of these young players, vying for some playing time in the coming season, enough? Are .400+ batting averages in a small sample size enough to propel a newcomer past an old reliable?