Around AL West Spring Training, 3/18: Duchscherer Getting Ready

Mariners: According to Ryan Divish, the Mariners have made another three cuts, sending Michael Saunders, Mike Koplove, and Levale Speigner to minor league camp. Saunders, a top prospect, represents the first line of outfield reinforcements...Rule 5 selection Kanekoa Texeira made a strong appearance on Wednesday and appears to be in line to make the team...Milton Bradley was ejected Wednesday night for striking out. Don Wakamatsu took issue with the ejection and intends to have a talk with the league about umpires treating Bradley unfairly...David Aardsma had a rough go of it on Wednesday, and is not yet pitching at full strength.

Angels: Hideki Matsui and his bad knees are on the path towards getting a little action in the outfield. This is all in the name of flexibility, but Matsui cannot be counted on to provide much of anything on defense...a four-person panel has come up with the Angels' All-Decade Team...Matt Palmer had a miserable outing on Wednesday as his roster spot is in jeopardy...the Angels have broken ground on All-Star fields, a project in which they will renovate a couple youth fields and build a new one for special-needs children.

Athletics: Coco Crisp is ready to return from a minor hamstring injury...Justin Duchscherer felt good throwing three innings of an instrasquad game on Wednesday, and has tentatively planned to make his Cactus League debut on Monday against the Mariners...Brett Anderson tossed four shutout innings on Wednesday and looks to be at full speed...Eric Chavez will be in the lineup on Thursday, playing back-to-back games for the first time this spring...Rajai Davis will miss a few days with an abdominal strain...despite the bullpen's current problems with health, reliever Justin Souza was cut from big league camp.

Rangers: The Rangers slugged four home runs on Wednesday night, two by Nelson Cruz. Josh Hamilton also clobbered a mammoth shot after returning from oral surgery...Tim Cowlishaw argues that Ron Washington is on a short leash...Ian Kinsler (ankle) is having trouble swinging, and remains a week away from returning to action...the Rangers made their first cuts on Wednesday, re-assigning seven players, including Omar Beltre and Kasey Kiker...a former Rangers employee attempted to blackmail the team with knowledge of the Ron Washington situation.