Fee Fi Fo Fum...

I smell not the blood of an Englishman, but of something else that seems a little fishy. Tyler Colvin has been rewarded for his freakishly good stats this spring training by being added to the Cubs Opening Day Roster. I use the word "freakishly" because his batting average and on-base percentage is a perfect match at .455. It's pretty hard to hit .455 without ONE walk in 66 at-bats isn't it? Before someone points this out, yes it's absolutely strange that while Colvin can be rewarded for putting up remarkable stats in spring training, the Cubs best prospect Starlin Castro does not receive the same treatment from Lou Piniella even though Castro hit .423 this spring. That's not what I find interesting though...

The part that's of most interest to me is the report that Colvin has put on 25 lbs of muscle this offseason at the age of 24. OK...I suppose that's technically possible, but 15 lbs would have been much easier to believe it was obtained cleanly, agreed? Colvin has also never played at a level higher than Double A since being drafted 13th overall by the Cubs in 2006. Now suddenly he's knocking the cover off the ball so much that he's earned a roster spot despite zero openings in the Cub outfield with Soriano, Byrd, and Fukudome?

I'm not saying...I'm just saying...I find this to be a pretty interesting "blossoming" to say the least. Colvin's performance will definitely be worth keeping an eye on. Let's hope someone in the Cubs organization told Colvin that there will be testing this year too...