Mark down Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, 35, as an early candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. 

Mark down Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, 35, as an early candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. 

Mark down Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, 35, as an early candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. 

Mark down Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, 35, as an early candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. 

Jeremy Guthrie hopes to pitch better on opening day than he did Friday in the Baltimore Oriole's 9-7 win over the Florida Marlins. 

The Orioles didn't sign their primary target, Mark Teixeira. 

Jeremy Guthrie wouldn't be the ace on most teams. 

--2B Brian Roberts (upper-respiratory ailment) missed the March 26 game. 

"I grew up idolizing Stan Musial and George Kell. 

Emilio Bonifacio enhanced his chance of making the Florida Marlins roster with a big day at the plate. 

The Orioles didn't sign their primary target, Mark Teixeira. 

--RHP Brad Hennessey and LHP John Parrish, non-roster invitees who got injured this spring, were reassigned to the Orioles' minor league camp. 

Jeremy Guthrie wouldn't be the ace on most teams. 

John Parrish and Brad Hennessey, minor league invitees who were competing for spots in the starting rotation before getting hurt, were among eight cuts made by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. 

You want optimism, but don't have much time? Let Dayn Perry tell you how your team can win the World Series .