Around AL West Spring Training, 3/15: Nobody's Healthy

Mariners: The Mariners made four more cuts over the weekend, re-assigning Tommy Everidge, Brad Nelson, Greg Halman, and Mike Wilson to minor league camp...Erik Bedard has been playing long toss and is tentatively scheduled to throw a bullpen on March 23rd, the next step as he rehabs from shoulder surgery. Dare I say, Bedard is currently ahead of schedule...both Jason Vargas and Doug Fister got innings over the weekend, but they remain locked in a tight competition. Garrett Olson, however, continues to struggle, and has apparently been dropped from the race. Olson leads the league in walks so far this spring, with only two strikeouts...Felix Hernandez made his Cactus League debut on Sunday and tossed 2.2 shutout innings...Adam Moore caught Felix and appears to have the inside track to make the team as a backup...the Mariners are thinking about stretching Shawn Kelley out a little bit to increase his versatility out of the bullpen.

Angels: Mike Napoli is tied with former teammate Sean Rodriguez for the league lead in spring home runs, with four...coming back from knee surgery, Scot Shields made his first appearance of the spring on Friday, and reported no pain...Torii Hunter is back from a sore groin, and Maicer Izturis is back from a sore arm...Reggie Willits has a strained hamstring, which could open the door for other players vying for a backup outfield job...Bobby Abreu has missed a few games with tightness in his side...Erick Aybar has also been out of action with a sore arm, but is expected to return on Monday...Joel Pineiro hasn't yet gotten into the groove of things.

Athletics: The A's re-assigned ten players on Sunday - Dallas McPherson, Sam Demel, Matt Wright, Cedrick Bowers, Joel Galarraga, Grant Green, Max Stassi, Jemile Weeks, Matt Whitney, and Corey Wimberly are all off to minor league camp. 53 players remain on the big league side...Justin Duchscherer is scheduled to throw two innings in a minor league game on Wednesday...Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill both made effective appearances over the weekend as they compete for a spot in the rotation...Daric Barton had LASIK eye surgery during the offseason...Coco Crisp will resume running in a few days as he comes back from a hamstring injury.

Rangers: Eric Hurley, rehabbing from shoulder surgery, has a broken bone in his wrist that will require an operation. It will not pose a major setback...Warner Madrigal, who has complained of soreness in his forearm, is scheduled to have an MRI on Tuesday...Ian Kinsler is about a week away from returning from a sprained ankle...Jarrod Saltalamacchia returned from shoulder soreness on Sunday and went 1-3...the Rangers claimed infielder Hernan Iribarren off waivers from Milwaukee. Iribarren will serve as depth at AAA and could start if Esteban German breaks camp as the Rangers' utility guy...Evan Grant predicts the Rangers' Opening Day roster, and has Matt Harrison replacing Brandon McCarthy in the rotation...Derek Holland made a strong appearance on Sunday to get himself back into the fifth starter competition...the Rangers' shutout on Saturday was their first since March 4th, 2007.