"The offseason is officially over and now it's time to get rocking and rolling. While it's not quite the same as Opening Day and never will be on that level, it's still lovely to either turn on the TV or fire up the radio and hear the crack of the bat and baseballs hitting leather mitts as spring training opens up. It's not Opening Day but baseball is here and that's the main thing."
"Speaking of "not quite the same as Opening Day," that's how you could describe this lineup for the Grapefruit League opener for the Atlanta Braves. Mike Yastrzemski figures to be the only player in this lineup who will be getting significant playing time at the big league level for Atlanta this season as the other guys like Jonah Heim, Brett Wisely, Luke Williams and Jorge Mateo figure to be somewhere between serving as bench options or plying their trade in Gwinnett."
Spring training has begun, bringing the crack of bats and baseballs hitting mitts and signaling the end of the offseason. The Atlanta Braves' Grapefruit League opener features a lineup filled largely with depth and fringe big-league options, with Mike Yastrzemski appearing likely to receive the most significant major-league playing time among them. Jonah Heim, Brett Wisely, Luke Williams and Jorge Mateo project as bench options or likely spend most of the season in Gwinnett. Carlos Carrasco gets the start but remains a long shot to make the Braves' rotation. Games are available free via Rays.TV and local radio, and fans are encouraged to join the game-thread community.
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