Barnett, Grady Litle and Anna Benson's husband

The Denver Post says Gary Barnett is out at Colorado, which seems a little belated after his embarassing conduct a year ago.

Plaschke lauds the Dodgers’ hiring of Grady Little. Plaschke makes it sound like Little’s only problem in Boston was leaving Pedro in. While it was certainly his most memorable. Little made lots of shaky decisions in how he set his lineups and handled his bullpen.

Posnanski's column on the Royals possibly getting Kris Benson has some entertaining lines in it.