Team Buddah threatened to move to Connecticut, but they ended up being scared off by a chimp. Despite the, ahem, monkey business, the Buddahs will try again to build toward a competitive team.Positional battles: Ummm, none really. Most positions seem to be pretty set at the moment, with maybe catchers Chris Snyder and Jason Varitek platooning. Otherwise, there have been zero battles in training camp.
Pre-season surprises/disappointments: Team Buddah got off to a great start in the pre-season and ended up with a 16-10 record. Kevin Slowey has been no small part of that. Slowey ended up 4-1 with a 4.01 ERA. Jamie Moyer (1-2, 8.14) has been the only disappointing member of the rotation.
Elijah Dukes has had an exceptional spring - .280/.372/.561 with 6 homers and 18 RBIs. Mike Jacobs led the team in home runs (7) and RBIs (21) but his average (.239) and on-base percentage (.261) leave much to be desired. Chris Snyder, despite getting most of the time behind the plate has been terrible with the stick (.150/.271/.333).
Roster outlook: The Buddahs only have two cuts to make and have already put several players up on the trading block. They have four ineligibles, but the team is in rebuilding mode, so there's a chance that they could be kept if no trades are made. However, keeping all four forces the Buddahs to dump a possibly superior option.
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