These two Miami Marlins players improved their stock tremendously this spring training.

After an undeniably thrilling World Baseball Classic, it’s time to shift our attention back to Spring Training, with just one week to go until the real thing. Yes, that’s right, and we double-checked our calendars.

The date with the largest single-day attendance this year was Friday, March 20, when Phoenix was deep into a record heat wave. Despite temperatures reaching 105º in Phoenix that day, more than 78,000 fans attended nine games, eight of which were rescheduled for later in the day due to the heat.

On the flip side, I don’t have to write, “The Braves had the worst Spring Training ever and it means nothing.”

The Atlanta Braves had some notable players look at the top of their game in spring training, building confidence for what they could do come the regular season

Which MLB players exceeded and fell short of expectations in an eventful spring training?

Spring training baseball is like the premise of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Yes, there’s a scorekeeper who issues points and declares a winner at the end of the episode, but the points (well, stats), as well as wins and losses,

MJ Melendez sprinted out of the gate with a fast start in our KoST contest, but then was away from Mets camp due to the World Baseball Classic and ended up with only 11 spring at-bats. Still, his brief KoST candidacy demonstrated his value as AAA depth and there’s a chance he could see some big league at-bats this season.

Angels, Opening Day, Spring Training, Walbert Urena, Adam Frazier, Jeimer Candelario