So far, Greg Maddux has been less than stellar.
And the two most offensive forces in baseball have been Florida’s Alex Gonzalez and Tampa’s Rey Ordonez, if you don’t count Pittsburgh’s Reggie Sanders.
Needless to say, it’s early. And already Ken Griffey Jr. has experienced a new injury. So don’t freak out. But if you have a hole don’t shy away from the early hot hands. They’re unlikely to persist, but there is enough we don’t know that it would be foolish to think that a Gonzalez or Ordonez might not be helpful. At least for awhile.