He’ll Be Fine
Clayton Kershaw was hit in the hip by a line drive.
Brian Schneider and his knee will get five starts a week.
Garret Anderson and his calf are coming along.
Mark Loretta strained his groin.
Jack Cust has a tight back.
Michael Young has quadriceps issues.
Manny Ramirez has a sore hamstring.
Doug Davis has triceps issues.
Troy Tulowitzki had a sore back.
Ryan Church had a tooth pulled.
Mike Pelfrey has a sore leg.
Chipper Jones has a strained oblique.
Vernon Wells had hamstring issues.
Wandy Rodriguez had a bruised finger.
Name Recognition Means Nothing
Jason Schmidt threw 88 yesterday, but he is not starting the season with the club. You can add him from waivers if he rehabs well.
Ken Griffey Jr. is worth a dollar in AL-only leagues. So is Eric Chavez, who may not even be ready for the beginning of the season.
Sidney Ponson is a No. 5 starter at best.
Eric Byrnes appears to be over his hamstring, but where will he get his at-bats?
Livan Hernandez is the fifth starter and should only be used in NL-only leagues.
Maicer Izturis should only be used in AL-only leagues.
Juan Rivera is the fourth outfielder. Gary Matthews Jr. is the fifth.
Fernando Tatis is worth a dollar in NL-only leagues.
Ivan Rodriguez should not be your starting catcher.
Injured Starters
Cole Hamels should miss the first week of the season.
Tim Redding will begin the season on the DL.
Sleepers for Keeper Leagues
Reassigned to minor league camp: Eduardo Nunez, Juan Miranda, Austin Jackson, Freddy Garcia, John Niese, Brian Burres, Curtis Thigpen, Matt Clement.
Julio Pimentel is opting for rehab instead of surgery.
Austin Jackson will likely begin the year at AAA.
Ross Ohlendorf is worth a dollar in NL-only leagues.
Emmanuel Burris is leading Kevin Frandsen in the battle for the second base job.
Aaron Poreda could still start, but his control makes it iffy.
Optioned: Jake Fox, Sam Fuld, Luis Mendoza.
Chad Paronto strained his shoulder and will likely start the season in the minors.
Paul Kelly will be out until the All-Star Break.
David Purcey could surprise this year.
Major League Starter Doesn’t Mean Fantasy League Starter
Josh Outman is losing ground in the race to be a fifth starter. His competition is Dana Eveland, Sean Gallagher, Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson.
David Pauley will not start this season. The 3-4-5 spots will come from this list: Hayden Penn, Adam Eaton, Mark Hendrickson, Brian Bass, Alfredo Simon and Danys Baez.
Cha Seung Baek looks terrible.
The fourth and fifth starters will be two of these: Ricky Romero, Brad Mills and Scott Richmond.
Breakout Candidates
Mike Aviles will bat second.
Chad Tracy is not thinking about his knee.
Nelson Cruz has been raking since he got back from the World Baseball Classic.
Closer Alert
Rafael Soriano will set up for Mike Gonzalez.
Brad Zeigler will be the setup guy for Joey Devine.
Tom Gordon threw a bullpen, but he will not close this year even if he does play.
Eddie Guardado is going to be a setup guy.
Tyler Walker has an oblique injury and is no longer in the running.
Other Stuff
1-2-3-4-5 for Baltimore is Brian Roberts, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Aubrey Huff and Melvin Mora.
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