A week. What does a week tell you in a 26-week regular season?
Sometimes a lot. The Twins, Diamondbacks and Rockies got off great in the first week last year and were the most surprising playoff entrants in the end. Conversely, a week into last year neither Jose Altuve nor Giancarlo Stanton had an extra-base hit or much impact. They won the MVPs.
So, good luck deciphering what to value with 96 percent of the season left. I would rather talk first impressions and what made me take notice in a stronger way about how matters will play out the next 25 weeks:
Dodger dogs: When a sewage pipe broke at Dodger Stadium and flooded the field with, um, stuff, midway through the final exhibition March 27 against the Angels, forcing the cancellation of the rest of the game, did anyone see an omen?