Spring training is an interesting time for Major League Baseball teams and players.
Veterans will show up to spring camp in what they claim is the best shape of their lives. Offseason adjustments will have younger players excited to get back onto the ball field and see if their hard work all winter will pay off. Fans will openly wonder if this can be the year their team makes a run at the pennant.
In short, baseball’s preseason is one filled with promise and expectations of big things to come. For fans of the San Diego Padres, this spring will be no different, with just one small change required: the hometown Friars are a long shot to be a part of the National League championship chase in 2017.