HELTON AT IT AGAIN - REIGNING MVP OFF TO HOT START

Todd Helton won the 2000 Expansion League Most Valuable Player Award, and the off-season hasn't slowed him down one bit.  Helton is the hottest hitter in all of the Millennium League through the first three weeks of the season, leading the league in hits with 34 and homers with 11.  He's second in the league in runs scored with 20 and is tied for the league lead in RBI with 28.  He's also currently atop the entire MBL in hitting with a .436 batting average.  His 1.013 OPS is also tops in all of baseball.  Needless to say, but he's on fire.  He's currently on pace to hit 99 HRs and drive in 252 runs.  Obviously those numbers are unattainable, but the hope is he can continue swinging a hot bat, at least until the return of catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the lineup.  As it is now, Helton and right-fielder Larry Walker are proving to be lethal at the top of the Stouts lineup.  Walker is currently leading the league in on-base percentage with a .545 mark while hitting .385.