Phillies Scouting Report, 4/3/11

I took in a game at the old ballpark today. Here's what I noticed:

1. Michael Bourn  I wasn't so sure about it at the time, but the Phillies did well swapping this guy for Brad Lidge. Bourn has some speedy gams, but he'll never be a reliable leadoff guy. You gots to hit or walk to get the chance to steal bases, and he doesn't do either of those things well enough.
2. Carlos Lee  He looks awful slow in the outfield. He should be a DH, but the Astros don't have any other options.
3. Jimmy Rollins  Jimmy is hitting seeds to start the season. Everything off his bat is a line drive, and that's exactly what I want to be seeing. And he made a crazy play at shortstop ranging far to shallow center field for a grounder and throwing an off-balance strike to first base. Curiously, he was running station-to-station on the bases today- what was up with that?
4. Ryan Howard  He's seeing the ball and hitting the ball. Hard. The shift stole a double off his bat today- he should've been 4-5.
5. Raul Ibanez  Raul is getting the bat on the ball, but his power is all dried up.
6. Charlie Manuel  Uncle Charlie took Roy Oswalt out of the game after only 88 pitches for a pinch hitter. The gamble worked and the Phils scored 2 that inning. Still, with the state of the bullpen and a three run lead, it was kind of a weird move. Oswalt had been pitching a fine game up to that point.