You know, I've been a little reluctant to draft the Cardinals' Lance Lynn over the last couple weeks, often skipping over him for Marco Estrada and Josh Beckett in my rankings, because he's been so hittable this spring. In and of itself, that wouldn't bother me, but with his dramatic weight loss this offseason changing his body type to the point that his mechanics are inherently different, struggles of that magintude are a cause for concern.

Needless to say, his six shutout innings against the Marlins Thursday, in which he allowed two hits with no walks and five strikeouts, are cause for relief.

I'm still not entirely sure what to expect from Lynn this season, either mechanically or statistically, but I'm feeling kind of silly for avoiding him now.

Then again, I really like Estrada and Beckett.