Todd Frazier is one of several upper-tier bats whose slow starts to the season should not cause you reason for concern.

A deeper look at the early struggles of Sean Manaea and other slow starters reveals plenty of reasons for optimism.

Several extreme hitting performances in week one merit a closer look, including the quick start of Matt Wieters for his new club.

Trevor Cahill is one of several starting pitchers whose first-start skills give reason for optimism.

Jesus Aguilar (1B, MIL) is one of several overlooked bench bats who could produce some surprising profit in 2017.

Archie Bradley is one of several talented SP who could make an impact in 2017 even though they won't begin the season in a starting rotation.

The second half improvements and strong spring of Scott Schebler (RF, CIN) give hope he could take a big step forward in 2017.

Tim Beckham (SS, TAM) is one of several pre-peak post-hype bats whose performances this spring have raised their stocks.

Is there any value left in the arm of Anibal Sanchez (RHP, DET)? His triple-digit BPV from the second half of 2016 and strong 2017 spring give reason for hope, but the excellent spring of Matt Boyd (LHP, DET) gives him little room for error.

The big spring by feast-or-famine Cody Reed (LHP, CIN) puts him in an early-season position to make an impact in the open CIN rotation.

The big spring of Mitch Haniger is helping to validate the strong underlying power skills he carried during his MLB debut last season.