Lost in all the fear & paranoia amongst Cubs fans concerning the shipwrecked bullpen is the fact that there is a genuine quality arm there. This is Will Ohman who today pitched a solid 8th Inning. Thus far this season, Ohman has pitched 3 2/3rds Innings with an ERA of 0.00.

Unfortunately, Ohman's talents have been severely underutilized by Manager Dusty Baker. His appearances on the mound have been few and far between. Thus far, he has only been in 6 games starting on April 26th and his average appearance has lasted just under 2/3rds of an Inning.

The reason for Ohman's lack of playing time has nothing to do with his ability and everything to do with Baker's pathological refusal to let quality rookies have ample playing time so that his preferred veterans can have all the time that they want to mess things up. As long as Baker has the helm of the Cubs ship, it does not appear likely that Ohman's playing time will increase. And that's a shame since after 97 years of going without a World Championship, Cubs fans deserve better.