Willie Harris, who had the best season of his career last year at Atlanta (.270 BA, 17 SB) after an amazing jumpstart in Richmond, is now in Washington.
Tony Pena Jr., who hit .267 in 152 games as the starting SS for the Royals last year, is back starting for KC this year.
Chuck James is working his way back toward the Atlanta rotation, nearing the end of his recovery from shoulder problems.
Joey Devine is starting the year in Triple-A Sacramento in the A’s organization. He was sent that way in the offseason in the Mark Kotsay deal.
