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Ross, Cody OF Cody Ross had a pinch-hit appearance March 16, his first
spring training game. While he will miss the Australia trip, he is
making a remarkable recovery from his fractured hip. He could return
shortly after the team gets back to the United States.
Atlanta Braves: Beachy, Brandon
RHP Brandon Beachy is scheduled to visit Dr. James Andrews on March
17 after leaving his last spring start with biceps tightness. Beachy
faces the possibility of having a second Tommy John surgery. "Lot of
frustration," Beachy said, according to the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution. "Really, really frustrated." Beachy, 27, had
Tommy John surgery in June 2012 and another procedure last September
to clean out scar tissue. He made nine minor league starts and five
starts with the Braves last season. In 2011 and '12, he combined to
go 12-8 with a 3.07 ERA before injuring his elbow.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Garcia, Onelki
LHP Onelki Garcia (left elbow surgery in November 2013) went on the
60-day disabled list retroactive to March 14. He appeared in three
games for the Dodgers last season, allowing two runs in 1 1/3
innings.
Colorado Rockies: Morneau, Justin
1B Justin Morneau (stiff neck) did not play March 1-9. He returned
to action March 10, and he went 2-for-13 in his first four spring
games.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Kemp, Matt
OF Matt Kemp (left shoulder and left ankle surgeries in October
2013) progressed without any setbacks in his rehab. While the team
is in Australia, Kemp will be increasing his game action in minor
league games.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Greinke, Zack
RHP Zack Greinke (strained right calf) was hurt in his first spring
start, and that prevented him from traveling to Australia for the
season-opening series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The ailment
is not expected to be a factor when the Dodgers resume their
regular-season schedule March 30 in San Diego.
Los Angeles Dodgers: League, Brandon
RHP Brandon League (lat strain) was injured early in camp. He did
not make the trip to Australia but is expected to be ready for the
start of the stateside schedule.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Crawford, Carl
OF Carl Crawford was not expected to make the trip to Australia in
order to be with his fiancee for the birth of their child. The
Dodgers hoped to put Crawford on Major League Baseball's paternity
leave list in order to receive a roster exemption.
Colorado Rockies: Pacheco, Jordan
C Jordan Pacheco (strained left shoulder) did not play March 3-10.
He returned to action March 11, and he was 2-for-9 through six
spring games.
San Diego Padres: Street, Huston
RHP Huston Street, out since March 2 due to groin tightness,
appeared March 14 in a minor league game. Padres manager Bud Black
expects Street will be ready by Opening Day.
San Diego Padres: Headley, Chase
3B Chase Headley is scheduled to make his exhibition debut sometime
during the week of March 17-23. Headley has been sidelined since
suffering a calf strain in rundown drills on the second day of
full-squad practice. He has been fielding grounders and running, and
he hit live pitching for the first time March 14 against rehabbing
RHP Casey Kelly.
San Diego Padres: Cashner, Andrew
RHP Andrew Cashner pitched in a minor league game March 15 rather
than face the Dodgers. Why? Cashner is on pace to start Opening
Night against the Dodgers at Petco Park, and the Padres didn't want
to give Dodgers hitters a sneak preview. Through three major league
starts this spring, Cashner allowed no runs on eight hits over nine
innings. He had eight strikeouts without walking a hitter.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Olivo, Miguel
C Miguel Olivo asked for his release after being told he would not
be on the Dodgers' travel roster for the series in Australia against
the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers hoped Olivo, 36, would accept
a minor league assignment, but Olivo declined to report to minor
league camp.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Billingsley, Chad
RHP Chad Billingsley is scheduled to take another step forward in
his recovery from Tommy John surgery by pitching to minor league
hitters during the week of March 17-23. Billingsley has had no
setbacks during his rehab from the surgery last April, and the
Dodgers are optimistic he could be ready to pitch in the majors by
May.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Beckett, Josh
RHP Josh Beckett was bothered by soreness in his right thumb in
mid-March. Beckett injured the thumb when someone opened a clubhouse
door as he was reaching for the handle. The Dodgers could put off
using a fifth starter until April 18-20, making it likely Beckett
will open the season on the disabled list due to his surgery last
year to address thoracic outlet syndrome.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Arruebarruena, Erisbel
SS Erisbel Arruebarrena reported to Dodgers' camp and worked out
with the team the last few days before the Dodgers left for
Australia. Signed in late February to a five-year, $25 million
contract, Arruebarrena was working out at the Dodgers' complex in
the Dominican Republic while waiting to obtain his visa to travel to
the United States. The Cuban defector is expected to start the
season in Triple-A.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Puig, Yasiel
OF Yasiel Puig has a sub-.200 average this spring after hitting .517
in the preseason last spring. "I think Yasiel is a confident kid,"
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "This is a totally different
spring for him. He's established himself. I'm not really concerned
as long as he continues to work."
Arizona Diamondbacks: Corbin, Patrick
LHP Patrick Corbin appears on the road to Tommy John surgery after
being diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in
his left elbow March 15, when he pulled himself out in the seventh
inning of a start against Cleveland. Corbin said he felt discomfort
through the spring, but he felt more pain the final three pitches of
his last start. "I thought it was just normal fatigue," Corbin said.
"I think it was a freak incident. It kind of sucks that it
happened." Corbin said he plans to visit Dr. James Andrews for a
second opinion as soon as possible.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Bradley, Archie
RHP Archie Bradley, who pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his first
two spring training starts, gave up five hits and four runs in two
innings of a 6-3 loss to Seattle on March 13. "I just couldn't get
that first pitch over, and it seemed like every batter, I was
working from behind," said Bradley, whose chances of making the
Opening Day roster increased due to LHP Patrick Corbin's elbow
injury. "I know what I need to work on going into my bullpen
(session). Now I have to get ready for Australia." Bradley is
scheduled to start the D-backs' exhibition game against the
Australian national team on March 21, the day before the D-backs
open their two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in
Sydney.
San Diego Padres: Kelly, Casey
RHP Casey Kelly faced live hitters on March 15 for the first time
since undergoing elbow reconstruction surgery last April. Kelly
threw 32 fastballs and changeups. Kelly, 24, faced the bats of
Yasmani Grandal and Chase Headley. Kelly will now face live hitters
every fifth day and will throw four more sessions before appearing
in his first simulated game. "It's definitely the best day I've had
so far, feeling-wise," Kelly said. "The great part about today is I
didn't really think about the elbow. I was thinking about pitching."
San Diego Padres: Gyorko, Jedd
2B Jedd Gyorko spent the winter before his 2013 rookie season
fielding thousands of balls at his new position. This winter he
returned to his hometown of Morgantown, W. Va., to work on his
conditioning. Gyorko lost 15 pounds.
San Diego Padres: Sipp, Tony
LHP Tony Sipp is making a strong bid to join Alex Torres as a second
left-hander in the Padres bullpen. Sipp had not allowed an earned
run over seven innings through six spring appearances. He gave up
six hits and no walks while striking out five.
San Diego Padres: Dickerson, Alex
1B/OF Alex Dickerson (sprained left ankle) was injured March 15 and
had to be helped from the field. He was batting .280/.379/.640 with
two homers and seven RBIs through 25 at-bats this spring.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Pennington, Cliff
SS/2B Cliff Pennington, SS Chris Owings and SS Didi Gregorius will
be on the roster for the Australia trip, manager Kirk Gibson said.
"A middle-of-the-diamond guy is a premium guy," Gibson said. The
D-backs have extra roster room because they plan to take only two of
their five starting pitchers, LHP Wade Miley and RHP Trevor Cahill.
Other teams have asked about Owings and Gregorius in trade
conversations, but the D-backs have said the one young player who
does not win the job will be sent to Triple-A Reno. Pennington will
be the backup at shortstop and second base.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Owings, Chris
SS Chris Owings, SS/2B Cliff Pennington and SS Didi Gregorius will
be on the roster for the Australia trip, manager Kirk Gibson said.
"A middle-of-the-diamond guy is a premium guy," Gibson said. The
D-backs have extra roster room because they plan to take only two of
their five starting pitchers, LHP Wade Miley and RHP Trevor Cahill.
Other teams have asked about Owings and Gregorius in trade
conversations, but the D-backs have said the one young player who
does not win the job will be sent to Triple-A Reno. Pennington will
be the backup at shortstop and second base.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Gregorius, Didi
SS Didi Gregorius, SS Chris Owings and SS/2B Cliff Pennington will
be on the roster for the Australia trip, manager Kirk Gibson said.
"A middle-of-the-diamond guy is a premium guy," Gibson said. The
D-backs have extra roster room because they plan to take only two of
their five starting pitchers, LHP Wade Miley and RHP Trevor Cahill.
Other teams have asked about Owings and Gregorius in trade
conversations, but the D-backs have said the one young player who
does not win the job will be sent to Triple-A Reno. Pennington will
be the backup at shortstop and second base.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Arroyo, Bronson
RHP Bronson Arroyo (herniated disk) made his lone Cactus League
appearance Feb. 27, although he reported no issues after a 50-pitch
bullpen session March 16. He has time to make three spring starts,
which could enable him to be ready for the start of the season, but
the D-backs will be cautious. "I don't want to push him early,"
D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "We are looking for the longevity
when he gets going. Our thought process is, let's keep the pressure
off him. He'd do almost anything to avoid that (disabled list), but
that's not how we want to approach it at this point of the season.
If it was September, maybe." Because of the Australia trip, the
D-backs will need a No. 5 starter until April 4.
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Arizona Diamondbacks: Cahill, Trevor
RHP Trevor Cahill suffered a jammed right knee March 11 when he hit
the bag awkwardly while covering first base, but he had a successful
bullpen session March 13 and he remains on schedule to make his
regular-season debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 23 in
the second game of the Australia trip. "I don't have the best knees,
so when it happened ... it was one of those things, my whole season
flashed before my eyes," Cahill said. "But after I lay there for a
second, I knew it was nothing structural. I'll just be a little
sore." Cahill was 1-1 with a 7.88 ERA through four spring starts.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Blanco, Henry
C Henry Blanco impressed in his return to Arizona after spending
2011 and most of 2012 with the D-backs. Blanco, whose forte is
defense and clubhouse presence, is one of three catchers still in
camp vying to back up starter Miguel Montero. "We have to go out and
play our game and then it is going to be their decision," Blanco
said. "All we can do is go there and do the best we can and show
them that we can still play this game." Manager Kirk Gibson said the
D-backs will take three catchers to Australia to be safe — think
foul tip off the thumb, first batter of the first game, 17-hour
flight to get a replacement.
San Francisco Giants: Pagan, Angel
CF Angel Pagan (back tightness) missed a few days before returning
to the lineup March 16. He was batting .217 with no extra-base hits
through eight spring games.
San Francisco Giants: Morse, Michael
LF Michael Morse (right calf soreness) did not play March 8-9. He
returned to action March 10 but experienced a setback March 12. He
was expected to return during the week of March 17-23.
San Francisco Giants: Pence, Hunter
RF Hunter Pence (left shoulder tightness) did not play March 8-9. He
returned to action March 10.
San Francisco Giants: Huff, David
LHP David Huff, scratched from a split-squad start Feb. 28 due to a
tender left shoulder, finally made his Cactus League debut March 10.
Through three spring games, he allowed one run in four innings.
San Francisco Giants: Crawford, Brandon
SS Brandon Crawford hit .248 the past two seasons, finishing exactly
one hit shy of .250 in both 2012 and 2013. He wants to hit much
higher than that in 2014. He was hitting .288 in June when he
sustained a hand injury that didn't go away quickly, and his average
nosedived. "I think I'm a better hitter than that," he said of
hitting .250. "Hopefully, I can prove it this year."
Baltimore Orioles: Machado, Manny
3B Manny Machado might not be ready for Opening Day because of a
setback with his surgically repaired knee. Machado, 21, has not
played a game this spring. He was scheduled to have his knee
examined March 18, but the appointment was cancelled because he has
scar tissue and has not resumed running.
"There's no sense in doing (the appointment) until he can really
show them what he can do running," Showalter said March 15,
according to MLB.com. "So that's got to get cleared up first, where
he's back running again. And then he can completely clear him
again."
Showalter said it is unlikely Machado would be available when the
Orioles open the season March 31 against the Boston Red Sox.
Detroit Tigers: Iglesias, Jose
SS Jose Iglesias, sidelined since late February due to shin splints,
will open the season on the disabled list, GM Dave Dombrowski said
March 16. Iglesias was scheduled to a see a specialist on March 18,
at which point the Tigers might have a timetable for his return.
Iglesias recently saw a foot and ankle specialist and received an
adjustment in the orthotics he wears. Dombrowski did not comment on
an ESPN report that Iglesias will be out until midseason with a
stress fracture.
Chicago White Sox: Beckham, Gordon
2B Gordon Beckham will be kept out of baseball activities for seven
days to allow a strained left oblique muscle to heal. manager Robin
Ventura said March 15. Beckham said the injury occurred in the
batting cage after the March 14 spring training game in Arizona.
"It's frustrating," Beckham said, according to the Chicago
Sun-Times. "Right now, I think we're taking seven full days just to
let it heal, so it should be fine. If we're giving it that kind of
rest, it's going to be fine for Opening Day."
San Francisco Giants: Hudson, Tim
RHP Tim Hudson hopes to add some hitting know-how to the Giants'
rotation. He was a star hitter at Auburn, not that it has translated
into the majors. He's a .170 career hitter. After a two-hit game in
spring training, Hudson said, "I don't even know what kind of hitter
I am. I'm at the point I just try not to get hurt when I'm up there.
The key is dragging your bat up there and acting like you can't hit
and look old so the pitcher feels sorry for you and throws you a lot
of fastballs."
San Francisco Giants: Scutaro, Marco
2B Marco Scutaro didn't sound optimistic about being ready for the
season opener. As of mid-March, he hadn't played an exhibition game
because of a back issue. "It's hard to target it," Scutaro said of
Opening Day. "I could probably go out and play tomorrow, but what
about the next day? I could go play right now with pain, but the
next day's going to be worse." If Scutaro doesn't make the opener,
the likely second baseman would be Joaquin Arias with Ehire Adrianza
(who is out of options) as a possible utility man.
New York Mets: Niese, Jon
LHP Jonathon Niese, who departed the March 16 spring training game
against the St. Louis Cardinals after two innings with left elbow
discomfort, will undergo an MRI on March 17. Niese was expected to
be the Mets' Opening Day starter. Niese was slowed by a sore
shoulder earlier this spring, and the March 15 outing was just his
second in an official exhibition game.
Colorado Rockies: De La Rosa, Jorge
LHP Jorge De La Rosa will make his first Opening Day start March 31
at Miami. Manager Walt Weiss made the announcement March 13, though
it was a foregone conclusion De La Rosa would get that assignment
with RHP Jhoulys Chacin recovering from a strained right shoulder.
De La Rosa tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow in
May 2011, underwent Tommy John surgery and didn't return until
September 2012. He enjoyed his best season in 2013, going 16-6 with
a 3.49 ERA, including 14 starts at Coors Field in which he went 10-1
with a 2.76 ERA.
Colorado Rockies: Logan, Boone
LHP Boone Logan took a big step forward March 14 when he faced
hitters in batting practice for the first time this spring and threw
20 pitches — fastballs and sliders. During the offseason, the
Rockies signed free agent Logan to a three-year, $16.5 million
contract. One week after his final season with the Yankees, Logan
underwent surgery to have bone chips removed and a large bone spur
shaved from his left elbow. "I was in pain last season, but I knew I
could pitch with it," Logan said. "It's 1,000 percent better now."
Logan likely will pitch in a simulated game before getting work in
Cactus League games that barring a setback should have him ready
when the regular season starts March 31 at Miami. The Rockies begin
the season with 40 games scheduled the first 42 days, so they will
need to be certain Logan is not dealing with health issues when
spring training ends.
Colorado Rockies: Tulowitzki, Troy
SS Troy Tulowitzki suffered a bruised left calf when Diamondbacks
LHP Wade Miley hit him with a fastball March 12. An X-ray was
negative and showed no damage to the tibia, which was near the point
of impact. In the top of the same inning Tulowitzki was hit,
Diamondbacks slugger Mark Trumbo was hit in the lower back by
Rockies RHP Tommy Kahnle. Asked whether he thought Miley was
retaliating for Trumbo being hit, Tulowitzki said, "I'd rather not
get into that."
Tulowitzki did some light running and fielding drills March 14 and
took batting practice the following day. The Rockies' only off day
this spring is March 18, making it likely Tulowitzki would continue
to work his way back doing drills, rest on the off day and return to
the lineup March 19.
Colorado Rockies: Chacin, Jhoulys
RHP Jhoulys Chacin, who is recovering from a shoulder strain and
inflammation, felt fine March 15, one day after he made 75 throws
from 120 feet. Chacin came to camp with the injury and did not throw
a bullpen session before he was shut down. He will open the season
on the 15-day disabled list and is expected to be sidelined until
mid- to late April.
Colorado Rockies: Nicasio, Juan
RHP Juan Nicasio had a streak of eight scoreless spring innings end
March 15 when he yielded three home runs in an outing against the
Angels that lasted 4 1/3 innings. Nonetheless, Nicasio, who is
slotted fourth in the Rockies rotation, had two walks and 11
strikeouts through 11 1/3 innings this spring, showing vast
improvement from last season. He was able to prepare for spring
training in the offseason, as opposed to going through a rehab
program as he did after the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
"He's throwing his slider close enough to the zone that he's getting
swings and chases," manager Walt Weiss said. "Last year,
particularly early on, that pitch was a ball out of his hands. Now
he's commanding his secondary stuff. ... His secondary stuff overall
is much better than it was."
Colorado Rockies: Gonzalez, Carlos
LF Carlos Gonzalez is experiencing no difficulties with the right
middle finger that bothered him last year, limiting him to 55
at-bats after July 7, the last on Aug. 4. "The important thing is
I'm not worrying about anything," he said. "That's what I was
looking for when I came here, how my hand would be feeling during
games. My hand is very stable."
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