Three players to watch as spring training nears

The Super Bowl is this week, the football season reaching its conclusion in spectacular fashion. For those that are “four for four” diehards living in the greater Philadelphia area, it is the pinnacle of the game from which many do not wish to leave. Experiencing the Eagles fighting on behalf of America down in New Orleans will leave us breathless and either ecstatic or depressed, crafting the mood of an entire city for the next month.

Yet mere days after the confetti has fallen and the combatants have gone their separate ways for the offseason, the real heartbeat of our country will begin beating again as spring training camps open across Florida and Arizona. Teams will gather for workouts…