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The Outfield Conundrum
Rockin' the Red — If you go to the current Spring Training stats, as of March 8th, the top six hitters in terms of at-bats are all outfielders: Ankiel, Schumaker, Ludwick, Mather, Barton and Gonzalez, with Rasmus and Duncan not far behind. As a group, the outfielders have been very successful thus far in ST: Player AB BA OBP SLG HR RBI R Rick ...

314 Power Rankings - Local Newbies
STLSportsMag — 5. Cam Janssen Cam gets the honorary last place spot on this week's list, for the simple fact that he's not even playing.  I'll concede to Bernie Miklasz : Janssen played 7 minutes 12 seconds against Phoenix in his Blues' debut. But he's been a healthy scratch for the last three games, sitting in the press box with Larry Wigge, Jeff Gordon, Jeremy Rutherford and other esteemed hockey authors. Would you trade Salvador for a sportswriter?  Probably not. But Janssen is spending more time upstairs with the scribes than he is on the ice. Kind of bizarre.  The longer the season goes, the more Andy Murray resembles Tony LaRussa.  That's not a good thing, by the way. 4. Joe Mather A regular outfielder, Mather has spent time at 1st base this spring and has adapted quite nicely.  He's ...