Opinion

Byung Ho Park was basically the Bryce Harper of the Korea Baseball Organization. In his last four seasons, in particular, many baseballs were obliterated by his bat.

But now with the Minnesota Twins, Park is already raising the question: Does he have the goods to translate his talent to Major League Baseball?

Rookie Trevor Story has been, well, the story so far for the Colorado Rockies. Why not? The kid hit seven home runs in his first six games, after all. They sent his helmet and batting gloves to Cooperstown and everything.

It's clear the Chicago White Sox mean for Carlos Rodon to be another ace left-hander alongside Chris Sale. He was their No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft, and they called him to The Show after only nine appearances in the minors.

And now, they may be on the verge of getting their wish.

Whether it's a key injury, an underperforming player or an exposed weakness, all 30 MLB teams have at least one crucial storyline surrounding the club here in the early going.

It's important not to put too much stock in less than two weeks' worth of games, but after an offseason of anticipation and a spring of meaningless results, it's easy to do just that.

Zack Greinke is renewing acquaintances during his highly anticipated return to Los Angeles this week. But, alas, he is not starting in L.A.

Johnny Cueto's tenure with the San Francisco Giants had begun in earnest just a few hours prior with his 2016 debut, a start against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in which the right-handed pitcher guided his team to a 2-1 win.

Some careers end with a bang, while others end with a whimper.

That bang you just heard came off David Ortiz's bat.

Six games into his farewell season with the Boston Red Sox, Big Papi looks like the same game-changing slugger Beantown fans have grown to love and worship over the past decade-plus.

Officially, Noah Syndergaard is nicknamed Thor after the comic book superhero. But right now, you'd swear the comic book hero is actually named after him.

One week in, no wonder the Oriole on Baltimore's cap and the Dodgers are smiling so big...

1. The Yasiel Puig Experience, Year 4

Seven games, two triples, one homer, four RBI and an 1.154 OPS into a new year, Yasiel Puig is supercharged and making up for lost time.

Is this real, or is it a mirage?

Andrew Friedman, Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations, votes for the former.

It was the first week of the season, a little early for bold statements. But Starlin Castro was already off to a great start with the New York Yankees, so why not?

"We want to be the best middle infield we can be," Castro said, referring to his new partnership with shortstop Didi Gregorius. "We want to be the best middle infield in the major leagues."