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Or if it's not him, then whomever it is.  His name might rhyme with Smelliot.  Possibly.
Now, we have a slight advantage over other teams since we've been in ST longer.  It takes time to get a feel for the breaking ball after not throwing it all winter, to get the release point where ya want it...and our hitters have had extra at-bats against live pitching to get ahead of our opponents.  Not everything going on this Spring is JUST because our hitters have all become special.
But...
Carp is not giving up his job.  He's gonna Ibanez that job for a decade, at this rate, and you'll have to pry it from his cold, dead fingers.  He's hammering the ball everywhere.
Peguero is turning heads with his (inconsistent but visible) attempts and even successes at not being a windmill at thte plate.  I thought he was Wily Mo, and he might be, but Free Wily (Mo) still has value, and if he's more than that...yikes.
Saunders isn't going anywhere now - unless Trayvon's for real and Saunders brings us something.  Catricala is aimed squarely at 3rd, forget this OF-only nonsense.  Seager might be demoted to play second if we insist on continuing with Figgins, but he's gonna have a long pro career too.  A Bloomquist who can hit has value.  Jaso probably won't even make the 25 man in April unless we're completely terrified of a half-dozen potential pitcher ABs that NL teams deal with EVERY DAY.  Have I mentioned I really like Jaso at the plate, even if I'm less fond of him behind the dish?
And none of that includes our Ackley / Smoak / Montero MOTO hitter group that looks like it will be firing on all cylinders.  Where the heck did this all come from?
Hopefully now everybody can see why I've been fond of Erasmo for a coupla years.  His changeup is good, his breaker has significant bite, his four-seamer can be moved around the zone even if it's straight as an arrow.  Millwood and Beavan should be nervous.
Our bullpen situation is still more fluid than I want it to be.  We have League, Wilhemsen, Furbush...and then we're scrambling.  Kelley and Sherrill probably make it, but how long they stay I have no idea.  That said, how much improvement does our 2011 vs. 2012 25-man show?
~G