It's way too early to look at current performance. We'll look at playing time instead.

Coming off two down seasons, Kyle Lohse (RHP, STL) had a career year in 2011 with 14 wins and a 3.39 ERA. He started this season off on the right note by silencing the Marlins in the debut of their new ballpark. For all the recent success, Lohse's pitching history is littered with injury and inconsistency.

It’s been an exciting week for Ubaldo Jimenez (RHP, CLE). First, the dust-up with his former Colorado teammates; then, he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Saturday. While he needs to serve a five-day suspension, it won’t have much effect due to days off in the early schedule.

The early action tells us some things about roles, but not as much as we might think.

The question about Daniel Hudson (RHP, ARI) heading into 2011 was how he would hold up over a full season in the desert after an impressive performance following his deadline deal to Arizona in July 2010. As a key component to the Diamondbacks surprise NL West championship run, the answer was "Just fine, thanks."

After three games, hot starts or manager noise about added PT mean players like Chone Figgins are being widely added in public online leagues. But should they be?

Another season, another crossroads in the volatile career of Francisco Liriano (LHP, MIN). Whether due to injury or ineffectiveness (sometimes both), Liriano seems to constantly vacillate between success and disaster. Coming off a season that was decidedly of the latter variety, what can be expected of Liriano in 2012?

With another "Year of the Pitcher" behind us, the 2012 draft season saw more starting pitchers drafted higher than ever before. But in expert leagues, starting pitchers went for much less. Here's why—and how to exploit this trend.

Freddie Freeman (1B, ATL) delivered a solid rookie season, mixing a decent batting average with good power and run production. If not for teammate Craig Kimbrel (RHP, ATL), he'd have a Rookie of the Year trophy to show for his work. Now Freeman has established a baseline for expectations. Is there also room for growth?

Detroit may be less than 400 miles from Milwaukee, but it might as well be a parallel universe for Prince Fielder (1B, DET). Not only will he be facing a slate of pitchers he hasn’t seen very often, but he’s also going to have to adjust to a change in venue.

Some pens worth watching the first few weeks of the season--BAL, CHW, CIN, CLE, HOU, KC, MIA, NYM, WAS