DENVER -- It's easy to forget sometimes how long the baseball season is, especially when you include nearly two months of spring training. There will be dozens of roster moves, multiple trades, debuts by guys most fans have never heard of, and countless slumps and hot streaks.
When you step back and take a 500-foot view, any one transaction really isn't that noteworthy. And yet the latest return of Mac Williamson felt more significant, like another twist in a drama.
"It feels like it's been a long saga," president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said, smiling. "But it's May 7.