At 9:35 a.m. Mountain time, bench coach Ron Wotus strode into Scottsdale Stadium’s home clubhouse, where the Giants were scattered as they played cards, changed into baseball gear or chatted idly.

After high workloads the last two seasons, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer will see less work this spring.

Who will play in the Mets’ outfield remains a mystery, even to manager Terry Collins, but the team has a long history of fielding subpar outfielders.

Brian McCann understands that he is likely at least two months away from being cleared to play in a Major League game. But the Braves catcher was still encouraged with the update he received after his surgicall -repaired right shoulder was evaluated by the team’s orthopedic surgeon Dr. Xavier Duralde on Saturday morning.

Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio delivered a typically upbeat address ahead of his team’s first full-squad workout on Saturday and predicted his club was built for success this season, despite its notable changes in the pitching department.

If you’ve been following Hyun-Jin Ryu’s first week in Dodgers camp carefully. you’ll know that he won’t be running track for the South Korea Olympic Team if this baseball gig doesn’t pan out.

It was just the first day of full-squad workouts for the Mariners on Saturday, the first step in a long season, but one thing was obvious from first glance: These Mariners have some bigger men and bigger boppers than before.

Indians manager Terry Francona kept a watchful eye on starter Ubaldo Jimenez during his bullpen session during Saturday’s workout. Francona came away impressed by what he witnessed.

His former Spring Training locker is now occupied by Dan Uggla and his body has not been subjected to any baseball-related activities since last year’s loss to the Cardinals in the National League’s Wild Card game. But all suddenly felt normal again when Chipper Jones arrived at Champion Stadium as the Braves were completing Saturday afternoon’s workout.

Clayton Kershaw was named the Dodgers’ Opening Day starting pitcher by manager Don Mattingly on Saturday. The lefty will be the club’s first to make three consecutive Opening Day starts on the mound since Derek Lowe from 2005-07.

The Blue Jays have a new coaching staff in place, and Adam Lind is optimistic that means the days of receiving mixed messages have come to an end.

The postseason pedigree of the Pirates clubhouse took quite a leap Saturday morning, when Brandon Inge stepped through the doors. The versatile veteran and his 23 playoff games, sought by several teams, were drawn to the black and gold by blue.

This year’s Spring Training for the Blue Jays is more about getting ready for the season than it is about finalizing the Opening Day lineup. The only real position that is up for grabs is second base, where Emilio Bonifacio and Maicer Izturis will battle for the everyday job.

Lance Berkman forgot to bring a glove to camp, but he doesn’t need one right now. Manager Ron Washington said the Rangers want Berkman focused on hitting and building strength in his surgically repaired right knee.

Catcher Salvador Perez could miss nearly 2 1/2 weeks of Spring Training if his Venezuela team advances to the championship round of the World Baseball Classic. But the Royals’ young catcher says he’s not concerned.

Mike Napoli’s recent MRI revealed no change in his hip condition, and he’ll begin taking grounders from his knees and increasing his running program.

The Reds and starting pitcher Homer Bailey avoided arbitration as the right-hander signed a one-year contract worth a reported $5.35 million,