SAN FRANCISCO — In two weeks, the back fields at Scottsdale Stadium will be humming again.
Pitchers and catchers will hold their first workout on Feb. 13, and soon after that they’ll be joined by position players. Three years ago, all eyes were on Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija as they threw their first bullpen sessions, with the laid-back Cueto stunning observers by essentially playing a game of catch. A year after that, Mark Melancon was the headliner. Last spring, the cameras gathered to see what Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria looked like in orange and black.
This time around?