The Day in Review

Ah, the final half week of Spring Training. The players are warming up even if the weather refuses to follow suit, and the Red Sox and Athletics will kick of the season in Japan midweek. But for now, lets just concentrate on the day.

Injury Watch

• Chris Capuano looks to have a torn UCL, which would spell Tommy John surgery. I hate to admit it, but the Brewers have done the smart thing by holding on to their starting pitching surplus. This does a little to bump Dave Bush, Carlos Villanueva, and Manny Parra's stock (please don't own Jeff Suppan, just, please). If Sheets can manage to go down earlier than expected, the Brewers could have a great DL rotation with him, Capuano, and Gallardo.
  
• Curtis Granderson broke his finger and has already found the DL. If you can manage to get him for cheap, I'd see this as a buy low opportunity. If you own him, just wait it out--he'll only miss a week.
• This one is good news. Francisco Liriano pitched well finally, throwing four hitless innings and K'ing five. If there was any doubt he wouldn't open the season in the rotation, it should be quelled.

Position Battles

• After another scoreless innings, Kerry Wood should close for the Cubs.
• There is some speculation that Huston Street might get traded to the Tigers. I doubt it, but if you're paranoid about having another reason to doubt Todd Jones you could pick up Alan Embree.
• Longoria hasn't done much to help nor hurt his case for starting at third. I hope the Rays play him, but they gain a year before free agency if he stays in the minors until May.

In miscellaneous things I expect to regret, Pujols continued to kill the ball this spring. Also, Mike Hampton pitched a solid outing and his ERA stands at 1.98. This just in, Jeff Suppan was caught stealing today, so maybe he will--oh wait, my partner is informing me that not only do pitcher's offensive stats not count, but "Caught Stealing" is neither a good thing nor relevant to fantasy scoring. So unless something happens between now and midnight, that's what you need to know about the day.