Spring Training is officially and fully here. The San Francisco Giants had their first full squad workout yesterday, meaning everyone has descended upon Arizona to don their orange and black and play some baseball. Now we just wait for the Cactus League games (which start in five days) and then, eventually, the regular season ones (Opening Day is in 37 days!).
That “37” is significant to me, because it’s the jersey number of the player I’m most excited to watch in Spring Training this year: Marco Luciano.
It’s a huge year for Luciano. He’s entering his final season with Minor League options, and has just moved to a new position where there’s significantly more internal competition than he found at his old one.