The long-awaited day drives me to wax in rhapsodic haiku:

The five sweetest words
Pitchers and catchers report
Ringing in my ears

Every season is filled with promise and "Wait 'til next year" begins today. New faces in new places, rookies and NRIs look to make splashes, and, with gratitude to Jake Taylor,  vets get the chance to have that "one last season in the sun".

Given that today, September 19, is "International Talk Like A Pirate Day", use the random name generator to create yer own pirate prospect list.

Hence, a throw-it-against-the-wall example list:

Justin Upton, ye now be known as "Fineglin' Gus Cooke"
Jay Bruce, aka, "Cap'n Brant Buttwipe"
Colby Rasmus, ye be "Syphilitic Jude Sparrow"

http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php