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Karabell: Hitters, pitchers and Ohtanis to watch this spring

Whether Shohei Ohtani is a starting pitcher, a designated hitter, or both is one of this spring's must-watch storylines. Mark J. Terrill

Most fantasy managers do their best getting ready for drafts by some combination of overrating previous results, watching new spring games, getting a bit too enamored with the rather meaningless statistics, relying on the ample news and then preparing in their own special way. Then again, perhaps they might not prepare at all. To each their own! Regardless, we have never had a spring training like this one because it follows a season unlike any other, the shortest season ever, and many do not know how to evaluate what we saw in that season.

Regardless, there is a spring training and spring training we will watch, because it beats watching the melting ice and snow. I could probably list 100 players to keep an eye on, because everything and nothing matters after the abbreviated 2020 campaign, but I will keep it to 10 or so. It is a long season. I will yearn to retire the shovel and pace myself.

Hitters to watch