Spring training can be one flirtatious game for baseball fans. For a month-and-a-half, players lace up their spikes before games truly matter for the standings as a prelude to 30 teams chasing rings.
For the most part, February and March is an audition for young players and a tune up for the veterans.
But, do stats truly matter during spring training? The answer is more complex than just yes or no.
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Looking back at spring stats for the Giants and A's, some players produced numbers that had truth and carried over into the season.