We had to go look up that Ragans has an 8.44 ERA [Spring Training], because we did not know or care about that, but it’s also not what’s worth thinking about. There’s really only two things that matter in spring for pitchers; the first is health, obviously, and the second is learning what you can about the way pitches are moving, in terms of velocity, shape and movement, since there is information there in small samples.
That being the case, the only thing more notable in Eno Sarris’ Spring Training Stuff+ leaders (a “stuff model” being a way to evaluate the physical characteristics of a pitch) than little-known Angels prospect Walbert Urena tearing up the Cactus League was Ragans, at No. 2.