"Derek Jeter is God"

Ozzie Guillen known throughout his managerial career for his colorful quotes was at it again recently. Only this time he was heaping all kinds of praise on Yankee captain Derek Jeter. Here is a quote from the post taken from MLB.Fanhouse.com. Guillen was commenting on White Sox Rookie Gordon Beckham and his comment on wanting to be like Derek Jeter:

"That's a great statement of confidence, but Derek Jeter is a god of baseball,'' opined Guillen. ''You look in the dictionary for God, and Derek Jeter's picture is right there. I wish he could play like God. When you have [four] rings, make a lot of money, captain of the New York Yankees, good-looking women, no way he will be Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter is God. Derek Jeter is baseball. Everybody else is just trying to play the game.''

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If I didn't know any better I'd say Ozzie Guillen wanted to take Derek Jeter on a man date. Speaking of man dates, I highly recommend taking a good buddy to see the new flick, "I Love You, Man." Very funny.

MLB: The New Class

For the most part spring training stats don’t mean much. If Albert Pujols were to go hitless all spring or Roy Halladay didn’t record an out it’s still a pretty safe bet that they would still produce once the regular season rolls around. However spring stats are a helpful tool to gauge what the emerging crop of youngsters may or may not do in the near future. I’ve decided to look at the spring stats of 16 top prospects who have a chance at impacting the big club sometime this season.

Take these numbers for what you will. Obviously they mean nothing. Dexter Fowler could become the biggest star and Matt Wieters could be the biggest bust, we’ll never know until they actually hit the big leagues. It’s just interesting to see their stats thus far in spring and also possibly useful if you have a forth coming fantasy draft. My sleeper pick is Beckham, come on zero strikeouts this spring you gotta love that!

-Robb Lennahan