TEAMS:
Cleveland Indians,
New York Mets,
Minnesota Twins,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Kansas City Royals
PLAYERS: Brian Buscher, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Teahen, Rickey Henderson, Kerry Wood, James Loney, Doug Mientkiewicz, Bobby Kielty, Dustan Mohr, Boof Bonser, Micah Owings, Francisco Cordero, Jeremy Bonderman
PLAYERS: Brian Buscher, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Teahen, Rickey Henderson, Kerry Wood, James Loney, Doug Mientkiewicz, Bobby Kielty, Dustan Mohr, Boof Bonser, Micah Owings, Francisco Cordero, Jeremy Bonderman
Game: Twins 10, Red 4
Box Score Recap Spring Training Record: 2-0 The Notes: Though it is too early to say if he plans on making this a trend, Brian Buscher has opened spring training at a torrid pace. In the first two games, he has gone 4-for-5 with two extra base hits including a two-run home run. Unseeded third base candidate transplanted a Francisco Cordero offering in the top of the fourth to give the Twins an early lead (ESPN says it was in the fourth inning off of Cordero, PiPress's Phil Miller says it was in the second against Micah Owings, so, uh...yeah). Most analysts will tell you that there is very little to derive from these spring training contests. John Dewan found that there is a better than normal correlation better a player's spring performance and a potential step-forward in the coming season. Specifically, Dewan notes that if a player has a spring in which the ballplayer's slugging percentage is .200 points or more above his lifetime slugging percentage, that player is poised for a breakout season. Naturally, it is still premature, but keep an eye on Buscher's slugging percentage this spring.
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