Mariners: Jack Hannahan felt stiffness in his groin while trying to field groundballs, and will not be ready to start the season with the M’s...Ian Snell improved his spring K/BB to 10/2 on Monday, but he got hit around whenever he put a pitch in the strike zone...Casey Kotchman is going to get a long look as the team’s #3 hitter...Rob Johnson is scheduled to shortly play in back-to-back games for the first time...with Hannahan out, the utility guy will be either Josh Wilson, Matt Tuiasosopo, or a trade acquisition...Cliff Lee will play catch Tuesday to test his abdominal strain.
Around AL West Spring Training, 3/23: Return Of The Duke
Angels: Hideki Matsui made his outfield debut on Monday. Mike Scioscia would like to use Matsui in the outfield every so often so he can shuffle a number of players through DH...the Angels reassigned Rafael Rodriguez to minor league camp, dropping their big league player number to 37.
Athletics: In his Cactus League debut, Justin Duchscherer tossed four shutout innings, whiffing four...Coco Crisp returned from a hamstring injury on Monday and blasted a mammoth home run...Andrew Bailey played long toss...
Rangers: The Rangers apparently aren’t quite satisfied with the Esteban German/Joaquin Arias competition, and have their eye on ex-Ranger Ramon Vazquez...C.J. Wilson has just about earned his rotation spot...Darren O’Day is out with inflammation in his elbow, but nobody’s concerned...Jeremiah Oshan answers five questions about the Rangers for The Hardball Times...Jon Daniels expects Jarrod Saltalamacchia to be fine by Opening Day...Baseball Time In Arlington profiles Brandon McCarthy’s retooled mechanics.
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