The player development positives the Yankees have seen during spring training

It’s that time of year, when we oooh and ahhh at about adjustments players are making or have made while they work at the kinks during spring training. To be specific, that includes changes in mechanics or pitcher characteristics. Until we have access to the consistent, high-quality footage that comes during the regular season, it’s tough to see of the finer details regarding player mechanics. Luckily, we do have access to some pitch data from Baseball Savant’s game feeds.

We’re limited to velocity and movement looking at spring Statcast data, but changes in either are something to pay attention to, depending on the magnitude. A change in velocity likely means a change in mechanics, while…