big stuff

Drew Pomeranz, the touted Ole Miss product, is scheduled to make his 2012 MLB debut today. The Colorado left-hander will face Arizona at Coors Field. ... Mississippi State alumnus Paul Maholm makes his second start as a Chicago Cub, hoping for better than his first start (six runs in four innings). He faces St. Louis at Busch Stadium. ... Ex-Ole Miss star Lance Lynn beat the Cubs on Saturday and is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two starts for the Cardinals. ... Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College product Tony Sipp has a 19.29 ERA for Cleveland but somehow has managed to record two holds for the 3-4 Indians. ... Ex-Southwest Mississippi CC star Jarrod Dyson, recalled by Kansas City last week, is 2-for-8 with two runs scored in his two games as the Royals' new leadoff batter. ... Itawamba CC alum Desmond Jennings has seen his average dip to .194 as Tampa Bay's leadoff man. ... Also scuffling are former Ole Miss standouts Alex Presley (.269 for Pittsburgh after a hot start) and Chris Coghlan (.158 for Miami). Coghlan, the 2009 National League rookie of the year, has not been the same player since suffering an injury during a postgame celebration in 2010. ... Former Mississippi Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is 4-for-4 in saves for 4-4 Atlanta. Kimbrel hasn't allowed a run, but not all of the saves have been tidy. ... Ex-M-Braves catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, under scrutiny in Boston, belted one of the five homers the Red Sox hit on Saturday in a 13-5 win over Tampa Bay at Fenway Park. Salty is batting just .118. ... Former M-Braves star Jeff Francoeur is now hitting second in the order for Kansas City and is off to a .333 start. ... M-Braves alum Jason Heyward, who needed a good start this season, has had one, batting .346 for Atlanta. He appears to have made some adjustments in his set-up.