Task No. 1 for Rockies catching prospect Wilin Rosario is to improve defensively, but manager Jim Tracy took time on Friday to remind Rosario not to let bad habits creep into his hitting.

Every day, before the Angels take the field, Mike Scioscia holds a meeting. Not a baseball meeting, but a gathering where the players, mostly the young ones, can be tasked with just about anything that creates a bonding experience for the club.

Right-hander A.J. Burnett has been cleared to return to the Pirates' Spring Training complex after a follow-up doctor's appointment Friday, one week after he underwent surgery on his right eye socket.

Buster Posey's much-anticipated Cactus League debut Friday afternoon was brief and uneventful, as the Giants catcher received two innings from starter Matt Cain and had one chance to bat.

Closer Andrew Bailey will pitch for the first time in a Red Sox uniform in Monday afternoon's 1:35 p.m. ET home game, which will air on MLB.TV, against the Miami Marlins.

White Sox outfield prospect Brandon Short suffered a season-ending injury during Thursday's victory over the Rangers in Surprise, Ariz. Short crashed into the center-field wall and sustained a dislocated left shoulder and torn left labrum.

Facing batters is the next step for Anibal Sanchez. If that goes well, the Marlins right-hander will be lined up for his first Grapefruit League start on Wednesday against the Rays at Port Charlotte.

With due diligence, general manager Neal Huntington set about during the offseason improving the Pirates' pitching staff, which had propped up the club for half of 2011 and is expected to do so for all of this year. But could the best improvement on the mound actually come behind the plate?

Adam Wainwright's return to competitive game action was a success by just about any measure. The Cardinals' star right-hander didn't allow a hit or a run in two innings against the Twins on Friday, striking out two against one walk.

Robin Ventura may have taken his new post without any managerial experience, but the new White Sox skipper has transitioned into his first professional coaching gig quickly and so far has gotten his players to buy in to his philosophy.

Julio Teheran and Randall Delgado are linked in many ways. Both are elite prospects. Both got battlefield promotions late last season, both had ugly box score lines in their first Grapefruit League starts and both performed significantly better on Friday.

Facing pretty much the first-string offense of the defending AL champion Rangers on Friday, Clayton Kershaw looked pretty much like a Cy Young winner anyway.

Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper is still suffering from left calf tightness, which means he will not play against the Marlins on Friday or the Tigers on Saturday.

When Matt Harvey met Sandy Koufax on Thursday at the Mets' camp in Port St. Lucie, the Mets' pitching prospect was blown away by the encounter.

A CT scan performed on Nolan Reimold on Friday afternoon came back negative after the Orioles' left fielder was hit in the jaw by a fastball from Rays pitcher Alex Cobb.

Joe Maddon happens to know a thing or two about upstart teams in the American League East. And he recognizes a little of his Rays in the Blue Jays. Dangerous is just what the Blue Jays are expecting to be in 2012.

The Yankees were able to exhale on Friday after being notified that prized right-handed reliever David Robertson suffered only a bone bruise on his right foot and is expected to be removed from his walking boot by Sunday.