Scan the various preseason baseball rankings and you'll see Arkansas ranked among the nation's Top 10 teams. But if you really want a sense of where Dave Van Horn has his program, check out the most recent construction project at Baum Stadium. Crews have been working to bring the right-field fence in 10 feet, meaning the ball will have to travel 365-plus feet to get out of the park instead of 375. What does this have to do with the Razorbacks' standing nationally? How is this a better measure of progress than rankings?
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