Spring training is almost upon us as pitchers and catchers have begun to arrive at team complexes. While many teams still have work to do on their rosters, it's getting late in the game for major acquisitions.

To help us break down the most important storylines of spring training, The Athletic surveyed 32 execs, former execs, coaches and scouts.

Spring games are meaningless but they are fun in their own way, mostly because they allow us to see players we usually don't get to watch during the regular season. Top prospects,

The Rockies have promising young talent and some pitching hope with the anticipated returns of Germán Márquez and Antonio Senzatela. They also have an albatross in the form of Bryant, who appeared in a total of 159 games across the first three years of his seven-year, $182 million deal.

Pivetta spent the last four-plus seasons in Boston, where he proved to be a durable innings eater susceptible to surrendering the long ball. Pivetta pitched at least 142 2/3 innings in each of the last four seasons while logging a 4.33 ERA over that span, though it’s worth pointing out Fenway Park is a hitter-friendly environment.