Baseball fans are waking up with excitement this morning as pitchers and catchers make the trek to their respective facilities for the first workouts of Spring Training.
Some are excited to see their favorite clubs try to get back to the postseason, while others — like Pittsburgh Pirates fans — hope that their team is more competitive than last year.
After finishing near the bottom in almost every pitching statistic last year, the Pirates spent a good chunk of the offseason adding new arms to both the rotation and bullpen. Some were brought in as a form of veteran leadership, while others were viewed as low risk, high reward improvements to the team’s pitching depth.