A Season for Hope Patrick Dubuque February 18, 2026 Share: > Image credit: © Joe Rondone / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Subscribe to Baseball ProspectusThe promise of spring hasn't changed. But we have, a little. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for the discerning baseball fan. Super-Premium - $99.95 / yearPremium - $74.95 / yearPremium Monthly - $19.95 / month Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus In This Article 0 Cold TakesCraig KimbrelNarrativePhillippe AumontPhysicsSpring TrainingWorld Baseball Classic Related Articles An Incomplete WBC Underdog Report B by Patrick Dubuque 3/04 1 Who Cares? Let Them Play B by Maddie Landis 3/03 11 José Berríos Is Ready for the Next Chapter $ by Patrick Dubuque 2/25 1 PECOTA 2026: PECOTA Superlatives $ by Ginny Searle 2/11 2 Best of BP 2025: Catch the Game Like Never Before by Patrick Dubuque 1/03 0 Latest Articles Profar and the Damage Done $ by Steven Goldman 3/05 0 2026 Season Preview: San Francisco Giants $ by Alexandra Whitley 3/05 1 The Car Wash $ by Matthew Trueblood 3/05 0 ¿Qué más da? Déjalos jugar by Maddie Landis 3/05 0 Five & Dive Episode 524: 2026 NL East Preview by Craig Goldstein, Jeffrey Paternostro, and Patrick Dubuque 3/04 0 more chevron_rightchevron_right Patrick Dubuque @euqubud More about: Cold TakesCraig KimbrelNarrativePhillippe AumontPhysicsSpring TrainingWorld Baseball Classic Latest Articles Profar and the Damage Done $ by Steven Goldman 3/05 0 2026 Season Preview: San Francisco Giants $ by Alexandra Whitley 3/05 1 The Car Wash $ by Matthew Trueblood 3/05 0 Related Articles An Incomplete WBC Underdog Report B by Patrick Dubuque 3/04 1 Who Cares? Let Them Play B by Maddie Landis 3/03 11 José Berríos Is Ready for the Next Chapter $ by Patrick Dubuque 2/25 1 You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe