Standing outside the batting cages at the Miami Marlins' spring training complex last spring, Dee Gordon talked about how excited he was about the trade to Miami and having the chance to play with Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich. But Gordon is the sort of person who would find a reason to be excited about any place he plays, no matter the circumstances.
Gordon naturally veers toward positivity, which would seem to be a trait that helped him improve so much over the past two years and ascend beyond the expectations of evaluators.