Fans are cautioned time and time again not to put too much stock in a player's spring training performance.
At the same time, it's hard not to take notice when a prospect previously thought a year or more away, a fringe 40-man roster candidate or a non-roster invitee puts up a noteworthy stat line.
For some of those guys, a strong spring will be their ticket to an MLB roster spot. That could mean an opportunity to break camp on the 25-man roster, or it could come later because they've put themselves on the radar this spring.