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TEMPE, Ariz.(AP) Jake Peavy's first spring training outing looked more like a regular-season start.He was that sharp, and showed no signs of fatigue from jamming at his... More...

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  • Alberto Arias - RP - HOU: Arias strains trapezius Mar 13, 10:17AM

    Alberto Arias hopes to resume throwing soon after being diagnosed with a strained trapezius. He was effective for the Astros when he was healthy last year, but Arias missed substantial time with both knee and hamstring injuries. The concern with this knock was that it might be a rotator cuff injury, but since it isn't, Arias should be back soon.

  • Hong-Chih Kuo - RP - LAD: Kuo out with sore elbow Mar 13, 9:06AM

    Hong-Chih Kuo will miss the Dodgers' last game in Taiwan with a sore elbow. No doubt this is a huge disappointment to Kuo, who misses the chance to pitch in his native Taiwan. Joe Torre didn't seem overly concerned, but simply didn't want to risk it. "It's nothing major -- he wants to pitch," Torre said to MLB.com. "We think it's normal Spring Training stuff, but can't take a chance."

  • Mike Pelfrey - SP - NYM: Pelfrey adding splitter Mar 13, 8:57AM

    Mike Pelfrey is working on adding a split-finger fastball. If it works, this could be a very positive development for the Mets' righty, as he was overly reliant on his sinker/slider combo last year. Ultimately, Pelfrey simply needs to miss more bats than he did last year. He may not be able to control what his defense does behind him, but giving his teammates less to deal with is a good start in that direction.

  • Dustin Pedroia - 2B - BOS: Pedroia adds mobility,... Mar 13, 8:35AM

    Dustin Pedroia spent much of his offseason working on his legs with former NFL player Keith Poole. "I just feel like I'm running better," Pedroia told WEEI. "I feel strong, I feel fast. That's what I worked on. I changed everything in the offseason, my lifting. My main goal was to get faster and get quicker and I think I did that." More speed is never a bad thing and if he can consistently steal bases, that will increase his fantasy value by a fair amount. His defensive range has improved as well, but while that is good news for the Sox, unless your league counts fielding percentage or errors, that's probably of little concern to his owners.

  • Daisuke Matsuzaka - SP - BOS: Matsuzaka to face live... Mar 13, 8:22AM

    Daisuke Matsuzaka is scheduled to face real hitters for the first time this spring on Saturday. He's scheduled to get his first game action in late next week. It's all progressing as it should for the right-hander, but he's still behind the rest of the Red Sox staff. Even if he's 100 percent ready for opening day, he's still the Sox fourth pitcher at best, and may find himself pitching behind Clay Buchholz as well.

  • Mike Fontenot - 3B - CHC: Cubs' Fontenot goes... Mar 13, 2:58AM

    Mike Fontenot went 3-for-4 with two RBI as a Cubs split-squad edged a White Sox split-squad 6-5 in Las Vegas on Friday night. Fontenot missed a few days with a shoulder injury last week, but he's 7-for-14 with a couple of walks since returning. He's battling Jeff Baker to act as the Cubs' primary second baseman.

  • Tom Gorzelanny - SP - CHC: Cubs' Gorzelanny goes... Mar 13, 2:56AM

    Tom Gorzelanny pitched three hitless innings, yet gave up a run anyway Friday night against the White Sox. Gorzy walked three and threw a wild pitch to allow a run in the second, but he was sharp in his other two innings. The rotation candidate fanned four in the game and lowered his spring ERA to 5.40.

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