New addition Justin Morneau is going to wear No. 33, the same number as his boyhood idol, Larry Walker, whom Morneau called to ask for permission to wear the number once he had finalized his deal with the Rockies.

Norichika Aoki really got it going in his second afternoon as the Royals’ leadoff batter. He was on base all four times he came to the plate in Friday’s 11-1 victory over the Rangers.

Two innings for James Shields? Naw. Forty pitches? Naw. Shields zipped through his first Cactus League assignment on Friday with just 10 pitches in only one inning.

Two innings for James Shields? Naw. Forty pitches? Naw. Shields zipped through his first Cactus League assignment on Friday with just 10 pitches in only one inning.

Mike Trout hit a grand slam and drove in five runs in his spring debut, and ace Jered Weaver breezed through three scoreless innings as the Angels tallied 13 runs in the first four innings of a 15-3 win over the Cubs at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Friday.

The motion still began with a deliberate swivel, the left arm still whipped across with power and grace, and the pitch still frustrated the hitters. Madison Bumgarner was back on the mound Friday, looking as effective as ever.

The motion still began with a deliberate swivel, the left arm still whipped across with power and grace, and the pitch still frustrated the hitters. Madison Bumgarner was back on the mound Friday, looking as effective as ever.

The motion still began with a deliberate swivel, the left arm still whipped across with power and grace, and the pitch still frustrated the hitters. Madison Bumgarner was back on the mound Friday, looking as effective as ever.

Jered Weaver got ready in a way he never really has before this offseason. He worked on his offspeed pitches prior to Spring Training for the first time, in anticipation of getting stretched out early, and trained with massage therapist Yoichi Terada to “get all the limbs and everything feeling up to par.” His work paid off in his first start of spring.

Jered Weaver got ready in a way he never really has before this offseason. He worked on his offspeed pitches prior to Spring Training for the first time, in anticipation of getting stretched out early, and trained with massage therapist Yoichi Terada to “get all the limbs and everything feeling up to par.” His work paid off in his first start of spring.

Jered Weaver got ready in a way he never really has before this offseason. He worked on his offspeed pitches prior to Spring Training for the first time, in anticipation of getting stretched out early, and trained with massage therapist Yoichi Terada to “get all the limbs and everything feeling up to par.” His work paid off in his first start of spring.

Gordon Beckham looked just a bit more upright in his batting stance during two at-bats Friday in the White Sox 5-0, Cactus League-opening loss against the Dodgers. If the White Sox second baseman makes any further tweaks to his stance, though, it won’t end up becoming a matter of public record.

Gordon Beckham looked just a bit more upright in his batting stance during two at-bats Friday in the White Sox 5-0, Cactus League-opening loss against the Dodgers. If the White Sox second baseman makes any further tweaks to his stance, though, it won’t end up becoming a matter of public record.

Gordon Beckham looked just a bit more upright in his batting stance during two at-bats Friday in the White Sox 5-0, Cactus League-opening loss against the Dodgers. If the White Sox second baseman makes any further tweaks to his stance, though, it won’t end up becoming a matter of public record.

Leonys Martin is sidelined with tightness in his back but Alex Rios was in the lineup on Friday after being limited for a week with soreness in the big toe on his left foot. An anti-inflammation injection helped Rios get the problem under control but it’s unlikely the soreness is gone for good.

Leonys Martin is sidelined with tightness in his back but Alex Rios was in the lineup on Friday after being limited for a week with soreness in the big toe on his left foot. An anti-inflammation injection helped Rios get the problem under control but it’s unlikely the soreness is gone for good.

Max Scherzer took the mound at Joker Marchant Stadium under a cloudless sky Friday afternoon, about as different as conditions could get compared to Michigan these days, and felt like the offseason had flown by.