Was it Jose Abreu who always sucked in spring training? I remember it was a good player who use to freak people out then when the season started they were fine (although Abreu sucked through April too usually then May he gets on fire).
Although I hated the trade, lots of guys hit well in spring and do nothing when the season starts and vice versa.
Matt Davidson was a spring training god for years once upon a time.
Or it can help Thorpe that he has veteran help at ST who can maybe teach him a different pitch grip on a pitch and give him advice (i.e. Shields with Giolito).
Wow... what a get for the Giants. Carolina is the same organization who turned down two 1sts for Burns and also refused to include him in a trade for the #1 pick from the Bears (instead included Moore) abd now trade him for a 2nd and a 5th. Crazy.
Mac Jones is actually coming from an organization that knows how to develop QBs and sucked. Fields is getting traded out of an organization that has no clue how to develop one and was... well... better than Mac Jones. I'm sure other organizations know that too.
Bunting in the #2 spot in this day and age in baseball... Grifol is truly an idiot and should be gone. And Getz should go with him because he's allowing him to manage this team.