Bobby Abreu News

LOS ANGELES Kevin Slowey in spite of averaging 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings through his first seven outings for the Marlins has said he's not a strikeout pitcher.

Last year, as the calendar was getting ready to turn over from April to May, the Angels were getting ready to close the book on a month that would leave them heading into the "flower" month with an 8-15 record, zero Albert Pujols home runs, and a mountain of uncertainty for a team that Sports Illustrated had picked to win the World Series.

Every season, it seems, a new wave of young talent catches fire in spring training, igniting the use of the ever-popular , "hope springs eternal," as fans dream not only of a successful season but also of the emergence of their team's next great star.

Bobby Abreu was one of those talented Phillies players who was run out of town for not getting his uniform dirty enough.

There is no shortage of depth at any position on the Los Angeles Dodgers ' 40-man roster at the start of this season.