As Spring Session starts, Major League teams workout – MLB News
As the Spring Session has begun, some teams have begun their first workouts of the pre-season. Mostly the pitching and catching crew of teams is beginning workout sessions to prepare the Spring Training and the subsequent regular season.
Most teams feel confident of a successful workout session to get their players ready for the long and arduous campaign that sits ahead. All of the teams want to win, however only the consistent ones will get anywhere during the regular season. Spring Training
is not really reflective of what might happen in the regular season. Most teams are usually trying different rotations and line-ups in the spring session to finalise the best possible combinations for some winning success.
As the confidence levels begin to build among the different teams, most experts are busy comparing players and their past performances for some indication as to how well a squad will do during the regular season. The media circus and any off-season scandal
regarding players and sometimes even managements start to swirl during the spring workout sessions.
Many fans turn out to see new players that are recently acquired wearing the jersey of their new teams for the first time. The excitement builds as does the pressure for many young players just starting out in the big leagues. At this level only a players
performance is what matters the most if they are to be included in the final roster for the regular season. Competition for limited slots is fierce as the players go all out for chance to prove their worth in the team.
Phillies’ Roy Halladay said, "A big part of it for me is not having the best pitching staff in history, but having the chance to get to the postseason and the best chance to get to the World Series. To be on a team that has that chance is what every player
wants."
Most of the top tier teams use Spring Training as a place for psychological games to unnerve different teams and show off their expensive star players.
Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi said, "We wouldn't come to Spring Training if we didn't expect to win the division. That's the mindset everyone needs to have."
Each year the teams get better and new players are brought in to add something extra in terms of performance. Big hitters and accurate pitchers all compete for a spot on the final roster for their respective team. However, in the end it is all about winning
and the keep on doing it with professionalism and elegance. Spring Training provides a glimpse of the exciting games to come during the regular season due to start soon.
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