Scott White

It's Monday night, and Michael Hurcomb and I are in the office counting down the minutes until Randy Johnson's debut.

Why? I guess we're a couple of dorks. And we both loaded up on Johnson in our drafts, apparently.

I've held firm to the belief that Johnson will make a serious contribution in Fantasy this season, as long as you can stash him on your bench when necessary. He might make only 10-20 starts, but assuming last year's numbers hold -- 1.16 WHIP, 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings -- they'll be good starts.

I didn't have the guts to activate him for this first start, even against the lowly Giants. I learned my lesson in his first start back from injury last year, when he gave up six runs in five innings. I'll let him prove his health first.

Speaking of superstars storming back into the Fantasy spotlight, Alex Rodriguez broke out of his slump today, finally hitting like a defending league MVP with a 4-for-5 day and his third home run. A-Rod, David Ortiz, Prince Fielder -- they'll come around, so keep them active. I don't mean to tell you something you already know, but then again, I just got an e-mail today from someone who was already referring to A-Rod as trade bait, calling him a choke artist or something.

Bizarre.

Anyway, my Fantasy Sliders column set me back a bit today, so I'll have to keep this entry short. Be sure to check out that column if you get a chance, though. It should come out sometime Tuesday afternoon.

That's all for now.