Alive and well in the Big Appel

Appel is tearing it up, now batting .368 with speed. He's got four 2-hit games in a row, and has struck out only 6 times in 38 at bats, which is really good. He also swiped a couple of bags over the weekend, albeit getting caught once.

Poor Hargrave is making a case that he might be a bit overmatched right now. He's hitless in his last 11 at bats, and the average is down to .119, with 15 strikeouts in 42 at bats. He needs to make an adjustment, probably a mental one, as anyone who watched him knows this kid can hit, and knock it with some power.

Carver continues to see sporadic playing time, but had a good weekend when he got into the action.

Holt should get another start Tuesday night.

Hall has only 2 pinch hit at bats in Ottawa, both strikeouts. He'll put one in play soon!