- 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?