MILLER LOW LIFE

It's official.  Andrew Miller was shipped out to the New Orleans Zephyrs, having booted away whatever slim chance he had to make the Marlins starting rotation.  This may be the last we see of Andrew, yet another casualty in my long quest for decent starting pitching.

On a better note, Kenshin Kawakami and Mark Buehrle both had strong starts.  Kawakami worked six shutout innings, while Buehrle allowed no earned runs in five innings.  Luke Gregerson picked up a save in that same game, and Nick Masset worked a scoreless inning in Tuscon.

Hunter Pence had a double among his three hits against the Phillies for the only offensive highlight for the Slingers on Thursday.  Russell Martin caught four innings in a AA game, and it looks like he should have no trouble making it back in time for Opening Day.