There were less than 2,000 people in the seats when the Phillies played their home Grapefruit League opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, but that didn't matter to Aaron Nola.

He still produced a .356 on-base percentage thanks to 76 walks and had 12 homers and 22 RBIs in 58 games. But his .786 OPS was his lowest since 2015 and significantly off his NL-leading totals in of 1.000 in 2018 followed by 1.100.Pittsburgh Pirates face coverings

If Jackie Bradley Jr. doesn't return, all three starting outfielders from the 2018 World Series team will be wearing new uniforms. Andrew Benintendi was traded to the Kansas City Royals this offseason and Mookie Betts, of course, was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers last year in the deal that brought Alex Verdugo to Boston.Oakland Athletics face coverings

Eloy Jiménez gave Luis Robert a call after the White Sox center fielder capped his rookie year with a Gold Glove.

Elvis Andrus has a new partner on the right side of the infield in Matt Chapman, and the A's newest shortstop already is in awe of Oakland's third baseman. 

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Mike: I'm having trouble getting on board with Jose Abreu given his ADP spike. After hitting .284-33-123 in 2019, he had an NFBC ADP of 74.2 last March. Following his 60-game MVP campaign last season, his recent NFBC ADP sits at 36.8. I'd argue that Abreu was a bit underrated heading into 2020, but are we sure that he's now worth a top-40 pick based on a 60-game sample in which he put up career-best numbers? If this were a player in his mid-20s, I might be eager to buy in. However, Abreu is 34 years old. We know what he is by now. Maybe another MVP-type season is technically within his range of outcomes, but the more likely outcome is that he regresses to the player we saw in previous seasons. That's still a really good player, but not necessarily one I feel the need to aggressively draft in the third or fourth round. While Abreu's elite batted-ball data from 2020 doesn't suggest a downturn is coming, it's much more likely that we start to see his skills decline than improve. As a top-40 player, Abreu is a fade for me. I'm more comfortable grabbing Paul Goldschmidt or Anthony Rizzo 50-60 picks later.Cleveland Indians face coverings

“Like I said, last year, everything was kind of going side to side, and that didn’t help me at all. I was able to make some adjustments, starting training at this biomechanics place … and the staff they had there kind of helped me find that consistency.”San Diego Padres face coverings