A hodgepodge of stories for your Friday morning as  a large portion of the Bluegrass braces for a winter storm:

• Steve Gilbert of MLB.com profiles Ashland-native and University of Kentucky alum Brandon Webb‘s rehab.
• Debbie Harbsmeier of WHAS reports the University of Louisville will begin baseball practice today.
• John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer talks with 2009 Louisville Bat Todd Frazier.
• Fay writes for the newspaper Frazier might be a fit at shortstop.
• Jessica Noll of KYPost.com reports the UofL team is participating in “Pinch Hit for Hati.”