Note pt. 2

Kerry Wood - 1IP, 2H, 3ER, 1BB (intentional), 1K. After being named the closer by coach Pinella, Wood comes out in his first appearance and throws this stat line at Lou. With Marmol and Howry working in save opportunities in 2007 keep an eye out for this closer battle. To give credit to Wood, the closer role is still his but he better change his first day stat line, fast! Wood owners shouldn't worry just yet.

Tom Gordon - 0.1IP, 4H, 5ER, 1BB. When is Lidge coming back?

Barry Zito - Absolutely disgusting!! $126Million for this? (5IP, 8H, 4ER, 1BB, 1K, 1HR) Only thing that overshadows this is his "smooth" fastball topping out at 84MPH. UGLY!! Zito owners, why was he even drafted?

Victor Martinez - Day-to-day with a hamstring injury. Not a great injury for a catcher to have. Also, being a top 5 catcher in a position that is shallow in fantasy eyes V-Mart owners should be a tad worried.

Pat Neshek - 1IP, 1H, 3K. Nice stat line for a RP in any league. Gives the nice boost in ERA, WHIP, K's, and of course the occasional save or vulture win.

Elijah Duke

Highly touted prospect, Dukes of the Nationals, will be placed on the 15-DL after a hamstring injury in the opening game of the season. For fantasy owners, this isn't a huge injury since most owners don't even have him on their team. I am a big fan of winning now instead of grabbing the next hot prospect. Dukes should only be owned in deep leagues. This kid has the potential for good things but in a pretty pathetic lineup don't expect huge numbers from this kid.

Dukes has shown some signs of steals in his minor league career and this hamstring doesn't help his cause.