The clock has turned back 10 years, in an uncomfortable sense, for Rockies third baseman Casey Blake.

Brewers right fielder Corey Hart said Saturday that he was “way ahead of schedule” in his recovery from knee surgery, and all indications are that he will be physically ready for Opening Day. Will he be in Milwaukee's Opening Day lineup? That's a separate issue.

B.J. Upton was still out of the lineup in Saturday's game against the Pirates in the aftermath of his outfield collision with Desmond Jennings on Wednesday.

The Rays have an off-day on Monday. After that, manager Joe Maddon said he'd like to play his regular lineup on more of a regular basis.

The Rays wore their yellow “Fortune Favors the Bald” T-shirts prior to Saturday's game against the Pirates and they did not wear hats, displaying their newly-shorn heads.

Expect Cubs manager Dale Sveum to name his Opening Day starter next week. The decision appears to be between Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza.

Rangers starter Yu Darvish worked on his mechanics, specifically pitching out of the windup, in a bullpen session for the second consecutive day on Saturday.

Angels outfielder Mike Trout was scheduled to join teammate Kendrys Morales to get a few at-bats in Minor League games on Saturday at the Angels' complex in Tempe, manager Mike Scioscia said.

Brett Lawrie is expected to be out for at least the next few games because of tightness in his left groin.

Right-hander Carlos Silva was released by the Red Sox on Saturday.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson plans to carry seven relievers on his 25-man roster, with two of them expected to be long relievers.

With a big league roster that is as talented as any in the game, the Angels also have prospects such as righty Ariel Pena and infielder Jean Segura knocking at the door.

While the other members of the Pirates' pitching staff were participating in fielding drills on the field Saturday morning, A.J. Burnett was tucked away in the right-field bullpen, getting on the mound for the first time since he had his fractured right orbital bone surgically repaired.

Continuity will start kicking in with about 10 exhibition games remaining. Due to various ailments, the Marlins have yet to play with their projected Opening Day lineup together.

Carl Crawford (left wrist inflammation) continued to hit in the cage on Saturday, while Jose Iglesias (groin strain) went to get at-bats in a Minor League game.

The Tigers on Saturday trimmed their spring roster by two. Right-hander Tyler Stohr was optioned to Double-A Erie, and left-hander Darin Downs was reassigned to Minor League camp.

Jamie Moyer attempted to move on from baseball in 2011, but as he rehabbed from Tommy John Surgery, the left-hander felt like he needed to give the big leagues one last try.