Obermueller Rules
Well, at least he did last night. Wes Obermueller put it together last night, like he has been known to do on occasion, and threw eight shutout innings against the Nationals in the Brewers 8-2 victory.

Obermueller has filthy stuff, and if he could throw the ball over the plate with some consistency he could be a very serviceable middle-to-back of the rotation guy. Obermueller has way more upside than Glover, but I still think that Glover can provide more stability--which is usually what a team will settle for at the end of the rotation.

Geoff Jenkins has been on a mini-hot streak. Ned Yost has placed Jenkins in the third spot ahead of Carlos Lee, with the idea that he'll get more to hit with a legitimate power-threat hitting behind him. There is a school of thought that wherever a hitter bats in the lineup doesn't make much of a difference. If you're running a simulation it probably won't change much, but if you think about the aspects of the game that can't be quantified, who knows how much of an effect it can really have. I don't think it would turn a average hitter into an All-Star, but it can make a difference--especially for a guy like Jenkins. With Lee behind him he should see more fastballs and pitchers will go after him more. The last thing you want is Jenkins getting pitched around, since I'm pretty sure I saw him swing at a pickoff throw once last season.

Little things that can change based on a batting lineup.
-base stealer ahead of you--could see more fastballs in running situations
-power hitter behind you--pitchers will come after you more often
-batting 8th--pitchers go right after you with nobody on base, pitch around with RISP
-righty sandwiched between lefties or vice versa -- favorable lefty/righty matchups
-hitting leadoff--usually more fastballs or pitcher will go after a guy, especially to lead off an inning