March brought a couple of unexpected developments in the team’s long-term plans, with extensions being signed by both Ketel Marte and Merrill Kelly. That commitment towards the future seems to have sparked a bit of an uptick in fan optimism. This was probably also helped by the fact that there’s going to be a full 162-game season, something which seemed very unlikely just a few weeks earlier. So, below are the number from our poll as we approached Opening Day 2022.
- 23% - 1 (not confident in the slightest)
- 8% - 2
- 15% - 3
- 21% - 4
- 16% - 5
- 11% - 6
- 2% - 7
- 2% - 8
- 3% - 9 (very, very, VERY confident)
While “1” remains the most popular score, its margin of victory was far smaller than it has been, only just edging out “4” by a single vote.