A month ago, the big question facing the baseball world was of the existential variety: Would we have a season in 2022?
Thankfully, a disastrous outcome was avoided, and this year will bring about a full-scale, 162-game season to play out over the next six months. As Opening Day looms, the questions about the sport’s future remain. But, on a smaller scale, each team wraps up spring training facing its own crucial query that must be sufficiently answered in order to find success in the new year.
To that end, we’ve zeroed in on the biggest question for each team in 2022. I will focus on the American League in this piece, and Will Laws will tackle the National League on Thursday.
