Davey Martinez had a simple message for his players going into the lockout back in early December. No one knew how long the negotiations over a new CBA would grind on, but everyone needed to be ready for the possibility it would end, and it would be necessary then to get into gear quickly as possible to prepare for an abbreviated Spring Training.
“Before the lockout, we made sure that we let these guys know that we don’t know how long this will take, we understand, but what we also need to understand is that when this thing breaks, it’s going to break fast, and you need to be ready,” Martinez told reporters on a Zoom call from Day 2 of Spring Training 2022 on Monday.