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Top prospects around the league are often the focus of many conversations during spring training, and understandably so, as it's a chance to see what a young player is capable of against established competition.

However, it is also a time when young big leaguers who are still trying to establish themselves have a chance to open some eyes and take the first steps towards carving out an everyday gig in the majors.

When Yogi Berra said 90 percent of baseball is mental and that the other half is physical, he was only half-right. He forgot about luck, which is also some random-but-notable percentage of the game.

Before we get to talking about Joey Gallo and the future of the Texas Rangers, let's talk about Yu Darvish and the present of the Texas Rangers.

Which, yeah, is not a particularly pretty picture.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Justin Verlander knows all eyes are on him this season. And not just because many of those eyes are hoping to catch a glimpse of Kate Upton.

No, with Max Scherzer long gone and the Detroit Tigers still oh-fer when it comes to World Series titles under owner Mike Ilitch, the clock is ticking loudly. The Tigers are getting older. Ilitch, 85, is getting older.

With spring training now in full swing, it's an appropriate time to take a glance around the MLB landscape and check in on each team's most pleasant surprises and biggest disappointments.

Every MLB organization has its own individual storylines. The spring provides fans a first look at those hot topics, and better insight into which players are overperforming or underperforming during camp. Those performances ultimately lead to final roster decisions come Opening Day.

Spring training has begun, and the Dodgers are still a few weeks away from moving from Arizona to Los Angeles. However, their roster is still slightly in flux; I believe the platonic ideal of their Opening Day roster is not what it would actually look like if the team broke camp today.

Former MLB coach and player Tommy Lasorda released a video on his Instagram with no context given of him singing DJ Snake and Lil Jon's "Turn Down for What," and it's possibly the most wonderful rendition we've ever heard. 

With the production of the film Moneyball back in 2011, Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane became a nationally known figure.

Since that outstanding movie's release, the A's have been even more successful and Beane has been even more daring.

All-time hits king Pete Rose appears to hope a third MLB commissioner will be the charm in applying for reinstatement to the sport. New commissioner Robert Manfred confirmed Monday that Rose has applied again to have his lifetime ban lifted.   

The American League West, won by the Los Angeles Angels in 2014, is one of the more exciting divisions in baseball, featuring some of the brightest stars in the game. In addition to the bevy of stars, last season's race for the division crown was heated between the Angels, Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners.