Tuesday's report

Overall standings

1. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 79
You callin' The Wolf? That's all you had say!
2. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 70
11-point days from Everth Cabrera and Ian Stewart
3. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 60
Lineup mostly idle on Tuesday
4. Fresh Fish (Rick) 54
Early-season team MVP? Barry Zito!
4. Triple-A's (Ken) 54
A-Gonzo off to good start
6. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 53
Shutout on Tuesday
7. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 47
Prince supplies all of team's Tuesday points
8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 46
Another 3-point pitching performance from Astro pitcher
9. Misfits (Reid) 35
Still waiting for first pitching start of season
10. Pitch You Blockhead! (Scott) 25
Would have 12 extra points if he had himself and me in rotation instead of Big Z & Harang

Head-to-Head scores
Upton No Good 60, Pickle Bugs 46
VC Appraisers 70, Fresh Fish 54
Arbitration Losers 79, Goatwhisperers 53
Triple-A's 54, Misfits 35
Chico's Chuggers 47, Pitch You Blockhead! 25

Opening Day report

Overall standings

1. Goatwhisperers (Arik) 53 -- Great day, but if only they had started Bucs' Jones
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 50 -- Thank you Medders, for creating save opp for Wilson
3. Triple-A's (Ken) 48 -- A good opening day, even with -4 from Padilla
4. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 47 -- Good day would have better with Pujols
5. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 44 -- Solid opening start for Santana
6. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 40 -- Haren bright spot on quiet first day
7. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 38 -- Pujols tallied 13 of 38 points
8. Fresh Fish (Rick) 30 -- Very nice debut for Jason Heyward
9. Misfits (Reid) 24 -- Quiet day, but no starting pitching on hill
10. WWJB (Scott) 20 -- Zambrano line: 1+ inning, 1 K, 8 earned runs, loss ... and an error (-11)

Head-to-head
Upton No Good 47, Pickle Bugs 38
VC Appraisers 44, Fresh Fish 30
Goatwhisperers 53, Arbitration Losers 50
Triple-A's 48, Misfits 44
Chico's Chuggers 40, WWJB 20

Player acquisition

Arbitration Losers acquired OF Carlos Gomez (April #1)

Week 1 roster moves

Completing the draft

VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) selected SS Everth Cabrera to complete their draft

WWJB (Scott) relinquished SP Sean Gallagher, selected SP Clayton Richard

April moves

Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) acquired 1B Adam LaRoche (April #1); placed 1B Lance Berkman on disabled list
Misfits (Reid) acquired OF Cameron Maybin (April #1); placed OF Carlos Beltran on disabled list

Friday's player news

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• Rockies SP Jeff Francis was placed on the 15-day DL with arm soreness. Won't be able to return until April 16.
• Top prospects C Buster Posey of the Giants and SP Aroldis Chapman of the Reds were optioned to Triple-A
• Marlins 2B Dan Uggla left Friday's game after being hit on hand with pitch. No word on severity, but it did cause him to leave the game. Of course, it was a preseason game.
• The Marlins will decide sometime Saturday whether to place OF Cody Ross on the DL. Source of the info was the Palm Beach Post, if you want to believe that rag.
• Garrett Mock beat Scott Olsen for the No. 5 spot on the Nationals rotation. Of course, we're talking about the Nationals so we're not even sure why we're putting this info in here.
  

Wednesday's news

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• Arizona SP Brandon Webb (shoulder) was sent for an MRI Wednesday. Results won't be known until Thursday. But it doesn't look good for a guy who was hoping to return by late April. Not likely now.
• Mets OF Carlos Beltran officially was sent to the disabled list. He's hoping to return by early May.
• Mets 1B Daniel Murphy will miss 2-6 weeks with a sprained knee. Mike Jacobs will take over. Not that you were going to draft either one of these guys.
• Rockies RP Huston Street was shut down again in his pursuit to return from shoulder soreness. He's hoping to be back by May, but right now that's just not certain. Franklin Morales likely will serve as closer for now.
• Dodgers C Russell Martin started an A-Game for the Dodgers, a good sign that he'll be in the opening day starting lineup.
• Mets SS Jose Reyes was placed on the disabled list, meaning he'll miss at least the first four games of the season. Reyes tried to do all he could to show he's ready for the opener, but the Mets are taking a more cautious approach. Should be ready to go by Week 2.
• The Brewers have not discounted the possibility of starting OF Jim Edmonds over OF Corey Hart in the season opener. Hart has struggled this spring. Could be sign of a platoon.