It’s something Don Mattingly, manager of the Miami Marlins, likes to do in person.
The fifth-year skipper knows this is the year where doubters could become believers in what the front office and coaching staff have been preaching the past two seasons. The changes in the roster, the additions to the minor league system. The progress that has been made across the entire franchise – all geared for this kind of moment.
Mattingly is surveying talent and evaluating his players individually like they are delicate pieces to a puzzle that is almost complete.