Last year, Jesus Montero was the story of Spring Training. He’d remade his body, losing more than 40 pounds, and came to camp with a new attitude and approach to the game.
This year, there’s been considerably less fanfare devoted to his offseason efforts, but those efforts are there all the same. He spent the winter in Peoria preparing for a crucial Spring Training.
“I’m going out there and working hard every day,” he said in speaking to Greg Johns of Mariners.com over the offseason. “Keep hitting, keep throwing, keep taking ground balls, keep being in shape.