One main narrative for each club during Spring Training

Now that another offseason has passed, Spring Training is almost here. As each club gets ready for Opening Day, a ton of baseball tales begin to unfold with the start of camps in Arizona and Florida.

As Spring Training commences this week, here is a glimpse at a pivotal narrative for every team:

During consecutive seasons, the Blue Jays’ starting pitching depth has been dangerously close to becoming an actual issue. This team still needs Manoah to report to camp and reclaim his spot in the rotation following a terrible 2023 season that saw him optioned to Triple-A twice, even with the depth that has been added. Though it was a shocking collapse for the workhorse who just a year before placed third in the AL Cy Young Award voting, Manoah might be able to reframe this story as inspiration. This rotation would go from decent to great if Manoah pitched consistent innings. — Keegan Matheson.

Will Jackson Holliday play for the Orioles on Opening Day?
Another elite prospect, 20-year-old Holliday (ranked No. 1 overall by MLB Pipeline), is expected to make his big league debut sometime this year and will join Baltimore. It might even happen on March 28, Opening Day, at Camden Yards against the Angels. Holliday will have a chance to secure employment in spring, according to general manager Mike Elias’ repeated statements. Elias notes that although the 2022 No. 1 overall Draft pick is a shortstop by trade, he might make a big league debut as a second baseman. The O’s would prefer to have a left-handed hitting option at the position after the