raring to go

Yesterday pitching coach Rich Dubee said that Cole Hamels is in such good shape that he could start a game tomorrow. Now, though full-squad practices start only on Saturday, it's the turn for position players. Jimmy Rollins, a perennial last-day arrival at camp, is already there and supposedly in great shape. The now-bearded Raul Ibanez is showing the results of his intensive off-season workouts, which he was not able to do last year coming off of surgery. Domonic Brown has added 10 pounds of muscle. Chase Utley too looks in muscled form. Placido Polanco, who played injured for most of last year, reportedly feels fantastic. Only Ryan Howard admits to his injured ankle being at about 90%, while lefty reliever Antonio Bastardo has a tender elbow. Stay healthy, my friends.