Casey Mize's Spring Struggles Are Cause For Concern

I don't want to be overly redundant here. I wrote a piece about Casey Mize several weeks ago, outlining my concerns about him. I felt like anyone expecting him to build on his 2025 success was going to be sorely disappointed. I try not to take spring results too seriously. Guys are working on new things. If you're a veteran pitcher, your goal is to figure out ways to build yourself up. I have no problem with that. What I do look for is stuff. Generally speaking, when we talk about a pitcher having a good spring, it's because there's something that looks pretty good. But spring is meant for that. You're playing in warmer weather, and you haven't pitched in months. The only time I've ever been truly concerned about a pitcher is when I feel like there's stuff in spring that looks diminished, compared to where it was a year or two ago, and when you look at some of Casey Mize's underlying metrics, there are reasons to be skeptical.