Of Note...

Let the Howie Kendrick error watch begin today as he was recalled yesterday when Macier Izturis was placed on the DL...knowing Mike Sciossa and his history for rookies, if Kendrick does not maintain a .320 BA with impeccable defense, he will find himself back in the minors in two shakes of a lamb's tail...and yes, I did just say that.

Brandon Phillips has pulled one of the more amazing feats I have seen through the month of April - he has a lower On Base Percentage as of April 25th (.347) than batting average (.354). This is impressive, to say the least...

Best trade in Twins history? Looking like Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano and Boof Bonser (0.75 ERA, 23 K's in 24.0 IP in AAA this season) for A.J. Pierzynski...of course, the irony is A.J. helped the White Sox win it all last year, but this haul beats the hell out of Chuck Knoblauch for Eric Milton, Brian Buchanan and Cristian Guzman...

How about those Millers? Adam and Greg are looking stunningly good after elbow and Tommy John surgery the last year...can they stay healthy now, though?

Luke Hochevar - what an idiot. Just dump Scott Boras, ask the Dodgers for the same offer sheet, sign, and get back into real baseball instead of this independent crap. Players like him, J.D. Drew, Matt Harrington and Travis Lee taint baseball as much as players who took steroids before they were illegal. I drafted him in a fantasy league this year and yet I wouldn't be the least bit sad if he fell flat on his ass.

Phillip Hughes - a ridiculous 24:1 K to walk ratio to start the season - almost as ridiculous as Radhames Liz's 33 K's to 5 walks in ONLY 15 INNINGS...How had I not heard of this kid?

Will Lastings Milledge be better than Delmon Young? He is this April. He's actually better than just about any offensive player in the minors this April.

Got your mock baseball first year player drafts ready yet? Amazingly, the draft is only 42 days away...