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Snake Bytes 2/24: Let the Games Begin

[D’backs.com] Souza hits 3-run HR in first Spring Training AB - One of the goals this Spring should be to keep Steven Souza Jr’s defensive dives graceful and his bat powerful. Yesterday was a good start. His three run home run in his first at bat off of Rockies starter Chad Bettis were the only runs that Arizona managed to tally.

“You’re just trying to find your timing for the first few games and see as many pitches as possible,” Souza said. “But I think I was a little passive last spring, and I couldn’t kind of feel where my swing was at, at times.