All Eyes On Puk

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Goldilocks and the three strikes.This short article is just an appetizer for the Eyeball Scout report planned for after today’s televised game. Manager Bob Melvin has been surprisingly candid about attributing importance to today’s start for AJ Puk.

Rarely are spring training performances given as much significance as this one, but in his last tune up for the regular season Puk will be answering a slew of questions at once:

- How many innings can he throw in his quest to gear up as a possible fifth starter? Melvin has suggested that 4 innings would position Puk to join the conversation for the rotation.

- Where is his velocity sitting? Once routinely in the…