The Unexpected Happenings of Spring
Posted on March 29, 2025 by davidbloom
The magic of spring training. Each year as roster decision time comes around, there are moves made as spring winds down where we scratch our heads and say we didn’t see that coming, or who in the %$&% is that? Here is my list of spring surprises:
- Mark Prior starting for your AAA Cubs
- Alejandro De Aza named CF of Marlins. who?
- Michael Bourn eating cheese steaks in April
- Edgar Gonzalez pitching like a Cy Young
- Jeff Salazar replaced by aging Steve Finley
- Carl Pavano to start Yankee opener with 0IP in 2006
- Josh Hamilton is Wonderboy
- Curt Schilling the writer
Filed under: American League, MLB, National League, Spring Training
