MINORS: The eyes have it—spring training edition

Photo: Brice Turang (SS/OF, MIL)

It has been over a year since any of us have been able to see spring training or minor league games in person. Normally, spring games can drag on endlessly as teams rotate in a slew of relievers and all of the major league players are on the back fields or in the clubhouse by the end of the fifth inning, but after a year of being stuck at home with no minor league games to watch, it was a joy to be able to sit behind home plate in 85-degree weather in Arizona, even if that meant I was watching Art Warren (RP, CIN) pitch to Corey Ray (OF, MIL). 

Below are some of the highlights from a recent four-day stint in Phoenix watching the Cubs, Reds, Brewers, and Rockies.

Garrett Mitchell (OF, MIL)
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