KentDav

I love this time of year. Pitchers and catchers report! What a beautiful sound. I know I should be getting excited about the race for the bullpen, but I can't. I know it is important for the team, but it is just not as sexy as trying to find your second baseman or your first baseman. The battle I am really looking forward to watching is the battle for first base. While maybe this is not as important to the future of the Yankees as filling the bullpen slots, it is much more exciting to me. Wilson Betemit, Shelley Duncan, Eric Duncan, Juan Miranda, Jason Giambi, who will it be? Who will be at first this season. I am personally hoping to see either Miranda or one of the Duncans light it up at Spring Training this year. I would love to see Eric Duncan live up to his potential and win the spot, but I find that hard to believe.

I am also looking forward to seeing how Jose Tabata does in his first extended Spring Training look. Their are a lot of young guys this year that show a lot of potential and while they wll not make the club, it will great to see them in action against major league players.