Cards break out with 11 runs in two innings  —  • When asked this weekend what he expects to see from his club's offense when wins and losses begin to count, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny dismissed concerns about meager spring-training statistics and picked out one word: dangerous.

Fitness-conscious Jake Arrieta has kindered soul in Phillies manager Gabe Kapler  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Manager Joe Maddon gushed about Jake Arrieta's contributions to the Cubs but sensed that his former star pitcher would blend well with Phillies manager Gabe Kapler.

Yankees release Adam Lind, potentially opening a path for Tyler Austin  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Adam Lind's locker at Steinbrenner Field was cleaned out on Wednesday morning, reduced to a jangle of empty coat hangers.  —  And shortly before noon, the Yankees officially announced that Lind …

Ailing Mets captain David Wright says doc told him there's nothing new wrong  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - David Wright is not ready to hang up the spikes and retire after receiving the latest medical news that he will have to shut down all baseball activity for another two months.

Extra innings to start with runner at 2nd base in minors  —  Extra innings throughout the minor leagues will start with a runner at second base.  —  In addition, the pitch clock that began at Triple-A and Double-A in 2015 will be lowered from 20 seconds to 15 when there are no runners on base …

ST Daily: Willie Waits  —  Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter.  —  Willie Calhoun got his first taste of the major leagues last September with the Rangers, after being acquired from the Dodgers a few months earlier as the headliner in the Yu Darvish trade.

Eloy Jimenez among 8 White Sox trimmed from major-league camp  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Eloy Jimenez Show has been moved to the back fields of Camelback Ranch.  —  The White Sox's top prospect was among eight players trimmed from the major-league camp Wednesday.

Why is Miguel Cabrera smiling this spring?  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — After feeling discomfort last year each time he eased out of bed or bent to tie his shoes, Miguel Cabrera is reveling in the positive signals his body is transmitting to his brain this spring.  He's so frisky, it's a challenge for him to stop running.

Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes sidelined after receiving cortisone injection for injury  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Yoenis Cespedes' wrist isn't a minor issue anymore.  —  The outfielder received a cortisone shot in his right wrist Tuesday according to the Mets, and will now rest to let it heal.

Carlos Gonzalez: ‘Proud’ to play 10 years in Colorado, OK with free-agency try  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Carlos Gonzalez says he has no regrets about his first voyage into free agency.  —  “I'm glad I'm back.  I'm wearing the same uniform I've been wearing for the last nine seasons …

Yankees option top prospect Gleyber Torres to Triple-A  —  TAMPA — The foregone conclusion of Gleyber Torres heading back to the minor leagues once veteran second baseman Neil Walker was signed by the Yankees on Monday only lasted one additional day.  —  Torres, the top prospect in the organization …

John Middleton's Phillies will never be cheap |  Bob Brookover  —  The optic was not good, but it belied the truth.  Yes, the Phillies arrived in spring training with one of the lowest payrolls in baseball and that is not where they belong.  —  Early in spring training …

Cincinnati Reds rotation, Opening Day starter still TBA  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. - If you want clarity with a pitching rotation, you've come to the wrong team.  The Reds aren't ready to announce the Opening Day rotation - or even the Opening Day starter.  —  “I have a general ideal,” Reds manager Bryan Price said.

As Nationals reassign Bryan Harper, could Bryce's brother still break into majors this year?  —  The Washington Post  —  No one expected Bryan Harper, brother of Washington Nationals superstar Bryce Harper, to crack the Nationals' opening day roster.  That he played well enough to earn …

Cubs' Javier Baez eager to return: 'I didn't even get hurt'  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Javier Baez scooted through the Cubs' spring training clubhouse Wednesday morning and declared: “I'm done with my running.”  —  “Everything went well.”  —  Baez said he's ready to play and that he's not hurt …

Eyeing postseason, Lance Lynn says Twins are a great fit  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — The unusually slow free-agent market took Lance Lynn's wait to find a team through the winter and well into spring training.  —  The offer he settled on from the Minnesota Twins also came with the expectation …