Season so far

Because much of what happens in April is forgotten there's really no reason to get all hot and bothered about what's going on right now.  So just a few observations.

- Teams (or fans of teams) using the injury excuse for their early season failures should look at the Cubs & Red Sox.

- Oakland, Tampa Bay, Florida & St. Louis will all be closer to the bottom of their divisions than the top by the time the season ends.

- I Still think Minnesota can compete for the divisioin lead all season; Delmon Young's second half last year was solid and Cuddyer should help now that he's back.  They're stacked with young pitching (as I've mentioned before).

- I also think the Dodgers still win the West even with the D-backs hot start; they have a bunch of young offense that will dominate the NL for years...starting in the second half of '08.

- Greg Smith, Dana Eveland & Edison Volquez will all run out of steam when they get around the 170IP mark. 

- I'm not sure about the whole six-man rotation thing but the Giants need to find some offense to go with that pitching next year.  They'll all be be ready for 200+ IP next year which could be scary good if they can score four runs a game.

- Hamilton, Brown, Nady, Jacskson & McLouth won't be anywhere near the RBI leaders at the end of the season; McLouth is the real deal, but not necessarily an RBI guy.

- Before games on Friday D-backs Reynolds & Young have struck out a combined 72 times in their combined 208 ABs.  Wow. Or should that be WOW!

- Fukudome is a waste in the 5th spot; I understand the reasoning, but bat him 1st or 2nd please.

- Shouldn't the Jays have kept Reed, not because of his start but just plain common sense. He'd have been a better "solid veteran" to keep Shannon Stewart.  I know Lind has to be given a chance and Travis Snider is coming soon, but c'mon. A one position guy over a all-three guy doesn't make sense, can't just be that Stewart bats lefty.

- Mark Teixeira actually had a good April by his standards.

OK it was more than a few observations, but I couldn't stop...until now.