Spring training is finally here (though big-name free agent Alex Bregman remains unsigned), and MLB teams will start reporting to their camps in Arizona and Florida as soon as Sunday, with the Chicago Cubs' pitchers and catchers the first and the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitchers and catchers soon after.

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

The offseason is over and spring training has arrived. Pitchers and catchers will report to spring camps across Arizona and Florida this week, and the first exhibition game (Cubs vs. Dodgers) will be played next Thursday,

Arizona signed Corbin Burnes to a six-year, $210 million contract to join Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly atop the team's rotation. The low-cost addition of Randal Grichuk and a lottery ticket pickup in Trey Mancini were good bets as well.

But spring is a time for hope, and that remains true even for those teams expected to inhabit the lower reaches of the standings. There are always things to look forward to: new prospects coming up, underrated acquisitions debuting,

Spring training has arrived. Camps across Arizona and Florida are opening this week, and next week Cactus League and Grapefruit League games will begin. I can't wait. I am so ready for this slog of an offseason to be over.