1. Joey Bart hits 20-plus home runs
2022 isn’t 2021 nor is it 2020. Joey Bart is older, more experienced and more mature as a catcher and teammate than he was two seasons ago. He also doesn’t have to tango with Johnny Cueto’s shimmy again.
Last year in Sacramento, Bart had an .830 OPS. In 22 at-bats this spring, he hit three home runs and logged a 1.258 OPS. Duane Kuiper reported from the ground in Arizona that he liked the cut of Bart’s jib. He looked “relaxed” and more comfortable in the skin of a big leaguer.