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Utley has been diagnosed with patellar tendinitis, chondromalacia and bone inflammation in his right knee—all big medical terms for a knee injury that is prohibiting Utley from running and fielding. He has been taking batting practice, but has yet to appear in a spring training game.

There was a glimmer of hope in Philadelphia that Utley will actually be ready for Opening Day on April 1. But the Phils placed Utley on the day disabled list on Wednesday.

He hopes now to be back by the All-Star break. But this spring, Blake has been plagued by thoracic spinal inflammation. He has started to field ground balls at third base and throw across the diamond. But he's played only eight games this spring, and due to the limited game time, the Dodgers put Blake on the day disabled list on Wednesday. But he is on the mend, and should miss only the first week or so of the season. In his place, free agent acquisition Juan Uribe will man third base.

In exchange, they received infielder Clint Barmes. Barmes had shown vast potential in the Mile High city, but had never really been able to find consistent playing time. The one season in which he was an everyday player for the Rockies was in That year, he belted 23 home runs from the second base position. The Astros had him pegged to be their starting shortstop.

However, he was hit by a pitch on his left hand and suffered a broken bone. He is now slated to miss four weeks and begin the season on the disabled list. Angel Sanchez was named the Opening Day shortstop in Barmes' absence.

Milwaukee Brewers fans have watched their star players drop like flies with injuries. Corey Hart is certainly one of them. Hart is suffering from a torn ribcage muscle, and did not appear in any spring training games. He was officially placed on the disabled list on Wednesday. The two-time All-Star will likely not be going at percent whenever he does return. Fortunately for the Brewers, their outfield is particularly deep with talent.

Grady Sizemore has all the talent in the world. He's a solid center fielder, with plenty of speed and power to make him a legitimate five-tool player. And he showed these skills to the tune of home runs and stolen bases over his seven-year career.

And this year, he'll be able to make it because Jhonny Peralta won't be around to screw things up. I won't make another Peralta joke in this slideshow. He's not been a bad player, but we're expecting great, not average.

Unfortunately, Opening Day wasn't kind to LaPorta. His 2-for-5 line with one RBI isn't bad, but it doesn't tell the whole story. His 0-for-3 start killed rallies when the Tribe desperately needed a big hit to keep them in the game. Once again, Tribe fans felt unfulfilled by Matt LaPorta. Today seems to sum up LaPorta perfectly: good, but not good enough.

Here's hoping he can change that perception this year. If he can keep this average up and hit. There's no need to worry about him, though. He's still the 22 HR, 22 SB,. He'll be fine. Travis Hafner, however, probably won't be. Well, that's a lie. But he won't be elite. He had a long fly ball today that ended up hitting the wall. Something tells me the version of Pronk would've hit that one well out of the park.

He's going to continue being a good hitter, posting decent numbers. The problem for Tribe fans is the elite Pronk is gone. Now, all that's left is pedestrian Pronk. The first four innings of the game today were rough. It's teams like the Indians—not contenders—that allow 14 runs in the first four innings of the season without scoring a single run of their own. Indians fans want nothing more than to buy into this team, and the first look they get at them is a run outburst on Opening Day by their opponents.

It was hard to watch. Now, I'm not so certain. If Fausto Carmona's the best we have, how many runs will the rest of the starting rotation give up? How many runs will this team give up before they finally decide to start playing baseball? Robling of the U. Army throw out the first pitches before the Washington Nationals Atlanta Braves opening day baseball game on Thursday, March 31, in Washington.

Washington Nationals center fielder Rick Ankiel catches a fly ball hit by Atlanta Braves Dan Uggla in the first inning of their opening day baseball game on Thursday, March 31, in Washington. Louis Cardinals' Skip Schumaker to line out for the final out of the 11th inning of an opening day baseball game Thursday, March 31, , in St. The Padres won in 11 innings. Cincinnati Reds' Ramon Hernandez 55 is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting the game-winning three-run home run off Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher John Axford in the ninth inning of an opening day baseball game, Thursday, March 31, in Cincinnati.

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