The Tigers’ lineup card had “NEW GUY” listed for the second slot in their unofficial Spring Training opener Monday against Florida Southern College, a 7-2 Tigers win. It was bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer’s way of joking with Justin Upton.

Cuban pitcher Yaisel Sierra was at Camelback Ranch-Glendale on Monday to view the Dodgers’ workout and tour the clubhouse, but he still has unresolved paperwork and is unable to take the field.

This is the thanks Rockies right-handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood gets from prospect Ryan McMahon?

Hector Santiago will start the Angels’ Cactus League opener against the Giants in Scottsdale on Wednesday, with Garrett Richards starting at home against the A’s on Thursday and Jered Weaver pitching against the Cubs in Mesa on Friday.

Justin Turner won’t play in the first week of Cactus League games, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Monday, as the club takes precautions with the third baseman’s recovering left knee.

Move over Astro, there’s a new top dog in town. The Blue Jays replaced No. 1 starter David Price during the offseason, and now it appears as though they’ve found a replacement for his dog, as well. This time it’s Chris Colabello’s pooch who is getting all of the attention.

If not for the Herculean 2014 postseason performance of the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner, the Royals, beyond reasonable doubt, would be plotting a rare World Series three-peat this spring in their Surprise, Ariz., camp. What the 2015 champions have done in defying all evaluations, expectations and projections is even more impressive when you dig into how they’ve done it.

Certainly the popular narrative about the Royals this offseason has been that the team has a two-year window for future success, closing after the 2017 season.

The Blue Jays arguably have the best lineup in baseball, but the amazing thing about the high-powered talent is how many prominent players were castoffs from other organizations.

Not only did Yadier Molina crouch behind the plate to catch a bullpen session for the first time this spring, but in doing so, he helped paint a hopeful picture of what could be on Opening Day.

Aroldis Chapman’s first assignment facing hitters in a Yankees uniform produced exactly what the team would have expected: Flailing swings and misses, some splintered bats and a sense of relief that the left-handed closer is on their side.

Donnie Baseball, DH?

Cubs players were greeted by a clown, confetti and some Earth, Wind & Fire on Monday morning. Manager Joe Maddon drove his souped-up van, which he calls “Cal State Fullerton,” onto the agility field before the morning stretch, stopped in front of the players and then the music started.

It’s a bottom-line business, and the San Francisco Giants get that part of it. Inside the trophy case at AT&T Park, there’s validation for winning three World Series and nary a mention of heart, hustle or chemistry.

Shortly after right-hander Zack Greinke signed with the D-backs in free agency, the Dodgers signed Japanese free agent Kenta Maeda, and guess who Maeda was compared to after he threw live batting practice for the first time on Monday.

The thing about lining up the New York Mets’ starting rotation for 2016 is that every option could be the correct one. Manager Terry Collins has given nothing away on this score. He has said that all five starters are in the running to be the Opening Night pitcher when the Mets face the Royals in a World Series rematch on April 3.

Sneakers for days.