Jeff Keppinger started at SS for the Reds with Brandon Phillips starting to his left and Edwin Encarnacion to his right. Would the Reds start a more established glove at 1B in Scott Hatteberg if Keppinger saw the bulk of time at SS early in the season?
Brandon Inge started at catcher for the Tigers. He went 0-2, but I only want catcher-eligibility for the regular season because his AVG is a killer. However, in a weak catcher pool, his HR could make that much easier to withstand.
Scott Olson threw three shutout innings against the Cardinals' A team (read: Albert Pujols at 1B). He has now thrown 5 shutout innings. Could he be a post-hype sleeper after failing to live-up to his 2007 sleeper status following a 166-K 2006 campaign?
Matt Kemp was in the eight hole again. I know it is early in Spring Training but seeing Kemp hitting eighth is still disconcerting.
Ryan Doumit hit clean-up again. I am warming to him being a major sleeper at catcher in 2008.
Andy Pettitte threw two scoreless innings in his Spring debut. Good news for Yankees' fans. Bad news for the rest of the baseball world that hopes he contributes to a Yankees collapse.
Eugenio Velez stole three bases today and now has 5 for the Spring. Expect to see his name popping up with more frequnecy as a source fo cheap steals. In the same game, the Cubs played Eric Patterson at 2B and hit him lead-off. Is this just reps or is he being showcased ahead of a Brian Roberts trade?
