The Day in Review

I have good news--no major injuries today. Today will be a day of youngsters, so without further adieu...

Notable Performances

• Billy Butler, Evan Longoria, and Conor Jackson all hit their first homeruns of the season, and Butler in particular is looking like the real deal. I think it's premature to mention Ryan Braun. In the same sentence as Longoria, but the potential is there and even half the season Braun put up would be formidable. I'm a big fan of Jackson and think he'll have more value come season's end than Justin Upton.
• Randy Johnson is back in the rotation, and is hurling well. Provided the strikeouts are where they have always been, he should be a great start going forward. Hopefully he'll get better defense the next time around.
• A lot of young hurlers hit the mound today. The good: Zack Greinke as usual, who is starting to look like an ace, and Ervin Santana, who is pitching well away from home. The bad: Nick Blackburn (the strikeouts weren't there, as his minor league track suggested) and Ian Kennedy (a quality start, but not enough for you to regret having dropped him). And the ugly: Jon Lester, who is having his chronicled control issues, and Andy Sonnanstine, who at least has the stacked Yankees lineup to blame.
• I'd just like to make a general comment that the middle infield of the Blue Jays (Aaron Hill and David Eckstein, for those scoring at home) are going to make every pitcher on that team look good this year. Like every AL East team not named the Yankees or Red Sox, it's a shame they won't see the playoffs for awhile (unless Scott Boras becomes the agent of every veteran superstar after the two teams trade their farm systems for... none other than Kaz Matsui).

That's what you need (well, you didn't need to know the last part) to know about the day.