The Day in Review

Hey everyone. The baseball season has started, and if you own Huston Street (as I do), you weren't all that thrilled. Daisuke recovered nicely, but for some reason I'm suspicious of him, and the Red Sox--as if anyone doubted them--beat the Athletics.

Injury Watch

• Kelvim Escobar experienced a setback, and while the Angels haven't yet set a timetable for awhile, it's looking like it might be a while. He has no value right now, so if you drafted him, you might as well hold, but treat your rotation as if its short one of its better pitchers.
• John Smoltz and Josh Beckett, although likely to miss a week or so, are progressing nicely and should be able to recover quickly from their injuries.
• Scott Kazmir was placed on the DL. Tell this to Yahoo!, who is yet to make him DL-eligible.
• Nate McLouth had missed some time with strep throat but returned to the lineup today, answering any questions of his readiness for the Pirate's opener. He's still a nice sleeper even in shallow leagues.

Prospect Watch

• In a surprising move, the Brewers cut Claudio Vargas, establishing a rotation of Ben Sheets, Jeff Suppan, Dave Bush, Carlos Villanueva, and Manny Parra. Parra is worth grabbing if you have a roster spot available, especially as a fill in for Kazmir or other starter missing time in April. The last two of the rotation may lose their job once Gallardo comes back, but Manny Parra is one of three pitchers I'm watching this season.
• The other two of those pitchers, Nick Adenhart and Clayton Kershaw, had much different games today. Adenhart, who was competing with Moseley for a fifth rotation spot, gave up nine earned in 4.0 innings, raising his Spring ERA to 5.16. Kershaw, who doesn't (yet) have a rotation spot, pitched three innings of scoreless, one-hit ball, throwing in a whopping six strikeout.

Thats what you need to know about the day.