Scott White

As you've probably read by now in Gonos' and Emack's blogs, the three of us checked out the Orioles' intrasquad game today. It didn't set a new standard for competitive baseball, but it was baseball nonetheless, and it felt good. We all got our fill, and the two of them have already filled you in on most of it. I notice Gonos even submitted an ode to my youthful good looks, which he considers more befitting a member of the Mickey Mouse Club.

Clearly, I have to fight an uphill battle to credibility.

Anyway, you've probably heard enough by now of Adam Jones' misplayed ball in center, and I don't want it to grow into the biggest fielding folly since Bill Buckner by bringing it up again. It was an intrasquad game, after all. Really, I don't even like Jones from a Fantasy standpoint this season. I foresee many, many strikeouts and a somewhat low batting average. If you need some steals, I guess he works.

Instead, I'll talk about another Scott in Florida, more specifically Mr. Kazmir in Tampa. The kid (look, he's only a couple months older than me) felt a twinge in his elbow while warming up for the Rays' intrasquad game and ended up needing an MRI. He thinks he just hyperextended the elbow, and considering the Rays have always handled him with kid gloves, I don't suspect the MRI will reveal a serious injury. But this incident shows you exactly why most Fantasy experts suggest you stockpile hitters before pitchers. Pitchers' arms can go at any time, and in this day and age, they often do. And as healthy and fit as an up-and-coming strikeout hurler like Kazmir can look one day, he can end up paying a visit to Dr. James Andrews the next. You need to invest your early-round picks in something reliable, and hitters come with a lot more reliability than pitchers.

That's all for now