2021 MLB Draft Prep: A focus on college baseball, now in its fourth week

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Andy Weber, the Cubs’ fifth-round pick in 2018, plays in a 2021 spring training gameThrough four weeks, I’m realizing how much I’m enjoying college baseball this season. Whether I’m being adequate at spreading the seasonal cheer is a different question, but I truly enjoy having games back. And that’s my focus this week. Having games to follow is more important than ever, and which teams are wearing which jerseys is less important than ever. I recently stumbled into a decent NAIA tilt between one school I was remotely familiar with, and another I had no awareness of. The announcer was decent at explaining the basics, and the game was enough to amuse me for four hours. My hope is to stress the continual: “Who’s better? The pitcher, or the hitter? And why?” aspect of the game.

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