Mar 19, 2010

Peaceful camps

We've had relatively quiet camps for the SoxandPhils this year.

It's been so quiet that this week the Boston Herald's John Tomase dubbed the Red Sox spring training Camp Tranquility.

For the Phillies, it's been going so swimmingly that David Murphy couldn't decide which Phillie starter should get the Cy Young already.

OK, he didn't go that far, but he did post some nice reminders of how much better this spring has been compared with some in the recent past:

* Who will be the fifth starter, Adam Eaton, J.D. Durbin or Chad Durbin?
* Can Brett Myers return from life as a closer?
* Who will be the fifth starter, Happ, Kendrick or Chan Ho Park?
* Is Myers the pitcher we saw in the first half of 2008, or the second half?
* Can Hamels avoid his annual trip to the disabled list?
* Where do Jon Lieber and Freddy Garcia fit in?

That's making this year's Kyle Kendrick-Jamie Moyer battle for the fifth starter position seem pretty benign.

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