Slow Starts. . . . .

Here is a list of some player’s who are struggling out of the gate: Anaheim’s Jim Brower is 2-2 with a staggering 9.46 ERA – not the middle relief help the Angels were looking for…...last season’s playoff hero, D-Backs Brian Lawrence is 2-6 with a 6.52 ERA………Atlanta’s centerfielder Andruw Jones is only hitting .201 in 154 at bats…..fourth round draft pick of the Red Sox, Eric Milton, is 2-5 with a 6+ ERA…..Chicago has struggled with a 12-24 mark and Doug Davis has chipped in with a 0-6 mark and 5.98 ERA……Cleveland’s Bartolo Colon is 2-5 with an ERA hovering close to 9.00……not much is going wrong for the 25-11 Marlins, but Adam Dunn is hitting just .217 with only 4 homers…..Houston was counting on Sean Burroughs to handle third base this season, but he is only hitting .185 with a single homer…..how about Kansas City’s Juan Cruz who is 0-6 with a 6.84 ERA in 20 games of relief?……last in the league in team batting average, the Dodgers have Shawn Green hitting just .213……Minnesota’s Paul Wilson is 1-6 with a 5.91 ERA……Montreal’s Scott Rolen is batting just .171……New York’s David Wells is winless with a 6.91 ERA…..2003 #1 draft pick of the A’s, Brandon Webb is 2-5 with an ERA close to 6.00…..Phillies’ Freddy Garcia apparently does not like the Phillies move to Yankee Stadium as he is 2-5 with a 6.49 ERA……Kris Benson has been the weak link in the impressive Bucco starting staff with a 1-4 record…..hard to find an underachiever for the Giants, but let’s go with reliever Ricardo Rincon and his 7.04 ERA….Jamie Moyer already has lost seven games for Seattle…. Matt Morris has a 5.84 ERA for St. Louis…..Vernon Wells is batting just .246 for Toronto……