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Casey McGehee isn't Pablo Sandoval. He doesn't have a cute animal nickname, and he's never inspired anyone to wear a panda mask (that we know of).

Replacing Sandoval in the hearts and minds of San Francisco Giants fans is an impossible task. He was simply too big and beloved a figure in the Bay Area.

Mr. Commissioner, enough with the pace-of-play rules. For your next move as the face of MLB, can you make players wear a sign around their neck during spring training that says "WARNING: ALL STATS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN CONTEXT"?

Kris Bryant is certainly making a strong case this spring that he belongs on the Chicago Cubs' 25-man roster come Opening Day. The 23-year-old phenom continued his torrid spring Saturday, ripping two home runs in the team's exhibition contest against the Seattle Mariners. 

His numbers have to be seen to be believed, and ESPN Stats & Information passed them along:

Thanks to great hustle, Atlanta Braves first baseman Joey Terdoslavich turned what might be the oddest unassisted double play in baseball history during Saturday's spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, St. Louis had Yadier Molina at third and Dean Anna on first with nobody out. When the Cardinals' Kolten Wong hit a chopper to Terdoslavich at first base, chaos ensued.

The Washington Nationals need Stephen Strasburg as one of the anchors of their deep rotation, but they may not have him for the time being given his latest injury.

Continue for updates.

Strasburg Suffers Sprained Ankle In Conditioning

Saturday, March 21

The Washington Nationals reported on Saturday that Strasburg suffered a sprained ankle in conditioning, and would miss his next scheduled start:

The Chicago Cubs will be without Starlin Castro for at least a short period of time due to a groin issue. 

Continue for updates. 

ESPN: Castro Is Day-to-Day

Saturday, Mar. 21

According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago, Castro was scratched from the Cubs lineup Saturday against Seattle:

Pitchers are ever evolving, constantly altering mechanics, tweaking their deliveries just so or even working on adding new pitches.

Spring training is the best place to try to implement those changes, because the exhibition season presents game situations that don't actually count.

All of the work, none of the mess.

Here's a look at a batch of pitchers who are using the spring to make some adjustments.

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Most everyone knows by now not to put too much stock into spring training performances for any number of reasons. Pitchers are building up innings, hitters are getting back into the, uh, swing of things, and prospects and non-roster invitees receive a lot of playing time that they won't once the real games begin.

Regardless, it's still fun to check in every once in a while to see which players are doing well and which aren't. The statistics don't count, but they're available—and who knows, maybe some of 'em do matter even a little.

Earlier this week, we looked at poor souls who were victimized by bad luck during the 2014 Major League Baseball season and who are therefore due for good luck in 2015.

'Twas a happy discussion, as forecasting good luck is cheerful work. Certainly much more cheerful than forecasting bad luck, anyway.

The MLB clubs that consistently make October runs don't just have stars on the diamond and master button-pressers in the dugout, they also have savvy general managers calling the shots in the front office.

From Brian Cashman in the Bronx to Billy Beane and Brian Sabean on opposite sides of the Bay, there are all sorts of top-flight execs around the league.