It’s blurry spring training photo season

Spring training is just a contest for sportwriters to take terrible photos

It’s every baseball fan’s favorite time of year. After a long winter spent indoors waiting for the thaw, sportswriters have emerged from their dens and descended upon Florida and Arizona, armed with iPhones to document baseball players doing vaguely baseball-like things. 

Hanley wearing a 1B mitt... In left field? (Don't worry. He's not headed back there. Just shagging BP) @RedSox pic.twitter.com/cpudYPGfNP

— Tom Caron (@TomCaron) February 17, 2016

There's Nova's catch partner, Michael Pineda pic.twitter.com/r0nnI5ccrh

— Anthony McCarron (@AnthonyMcCarron) February 16, 2016

New #RedSox 1B coach Ruben Amaro throwing BP. pic.twitter.com/u7DnDJIKDL

— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) February 16, 2016

#https://vine.co/v/iviWKuQIBJP

Rob Refsynder, whom you can't see, holding a press conference in his car leaving minor league complex #yankees pic.twitter.com/GUrL6sGXyZ

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) February 17, 2016

Schwarber playing long toss: pic.twitter.com/M01z0mfbY2

— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) February 16, 2016

Montero playing catch: pic.twitter.com/9Mw5PpUK37

— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) February 16, 2016

Slugging prospect Gary Sanchez gets ready to "unleash the Kraken" at #Yankees camp: pic.twitter.com/oaPSjdFoel

— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) February 16, 2016

Here he is, at first. @RedSox #SpringTraining pic.twitter.com/hqAboObB7B

— Tom Caron (@TomCaron) February 17, 2016

Carlos Martinez throwing moments ago during light workouts on #cardinals report day pic.twitter.com/OAIZqtoYER

— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) February 17, 2016

John Lackey running sprints: pic.twitter.com/v7DUf0FGie

— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) February 17, 2016

Baseball is in the air.

- Dan Gartland