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Time to stare out the window and wait for spring.

Diamondbacks 2, Padres 7: Tattooed by Tatis Share this story Record: 0-3. Five-inning record: 0-3 Three games into spring, the Diamondbacks are winless, and have been outscored by the opposition to the tune of 19-5. Of course, it’s only spring training and is as meaningless as the most meaningless of meaningless things. But when you’ve been staring out the window and waiting for spring for the past five months, you want something more than... [gestures vaguely in the direction of the underwhelming results of the past three days]. However, this was the first time it was an Arizona starter ...

Calling Pitches Share this story Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images Catchers have many responsibilities. One responsibility is calling each pitch. That process includes communication between the pitcher and catcher about which pitch to throw. As a fan, measures of how well pitches are called do not seem to exist. Exploring pitch calling was like exploring a foreign country. Although I didn’t know the territory, there were several prominent landmarks. Let’s visit three landmarks! League-wide, catchers are worse batters than every position except pitchers. Looking at the Depth Charts pr...