PHOENIX -- What would Ryan Braun's perfect Spring Training look like? It would be one week long, and there might not be any baseball games.
"If Opening Day was today," Braun said on Sunday, "I'm 100 percent ready for the season. I'm serious. I don't need any at-bats. I feel really good."
He said this on Day 2 of Cactus League games, and nearly two weeks away from his own projected Spring Training debut.
Braun is starting later in part because he does not require many at-bats to prepare for the season, but also to keep him healthy in his second season following back surgery.