And here’s some food for thought: how good would Johnson look in the moribund Atlanta lineup right about now? Sure, the Braves are showing signs of offensive life this week, but through the first six weeks of the season, they’ve been one of the worst hitting teams in the NL.

Wright was a seventh round pick of the Dodgers way back in 2003 and came to Houston in the Rule V draft in 2007. He’s a good strikeout pitcher, having averaged 10.8 K/9 in five seasons in the minors, although you’d expect that figure to drop with him starting. Of course, what Wright really needs to do to succeed, whether as a starter or a reliever, is to improve his control. Last year he walked 25 in just 44 2/3 IP with the Astros, and that was actually an improvement over his rookie season when he issued 34 free passes in 55 2/3 IP. In his first start of the season for Round Rock, Wright wasn’t awful, giving up just one earned run (and one unearned run) in four innings, but the six hits and two walks against just two strikeouts tells me he has a long way to go. Wright will get another crack Saturday night to show that he has a future as a starter.

And while he was sharper as a starter that year, he wound up in a swingman role, and had a butt ugly season. He could still help a Red Sox bullpen that had a rough opening week, perhaps in a long relief role, but Bonser is expected to spend the maximum allowable time on his rehab assignment in Triple-A. And judging by how hard he was hit in his first start, that’s a good idea. Clearly, there’s no reason to give Bonser any Fantasy consideration until he proves he’s healthy and can actually get out major league hitters, never mind Triple-A batters.

With four runs, three RBI, a homer, a double and three walks through four games, the Little Pony has been on a nice roll in the season’s opening week. He’s got a ways to go before he’s back to his 2008 MVP form, but Pedroia is definitely heading in the right direction.

Could that be enough for him to have some value? It’s a stretch, no doubt. Burriss’ big problems are a complete lack of extra-base pop and an inability to hit righties. He’s a switch hitter, but perhaps he should just abandon the whole batting left thing, as he managed just a 510 OPS against righties. Of course, that would leave Burriss with an upside of being the weak side of a platoon. Oh boy!