Orioles catcher Matt Wieters made his Grapefruit League debut behind the plate in today’s game against the Twins.

The inevitable happened on Tuesday for Justin Nicolino, but not before the left-hander made a strong impression with the Marlins.

You are starting a franchise with a focus on the future, not one season. Which three players, excluding those on your own team, would be your top choices? The question was put before 18 Major League executives and managers from 12 clubs in Arizona.

MLBPipeline.com’s Jim Callis weighs in on standouts like Kris Bryant, and examines more breakout candidates at Cubs camp.

The competition for an opening on the Cardinals’ bench has been reduced by one as infielder Greg Garcia was among the latest wave of players cut from Major League camp on Tuesday. He and lefty Tyler Lyons were optioned to Triple-A Memphis. The Cards also reassigned catcher Carson Kelly and infielder Breyvic Valera to the Minors.

MLB.com columnist Richard Justice is betting veteran third baseman Will Middlebrooks ends up being one of the smartest moves San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller made last winter.

Commissioner Rob Manfred is making his tour of Spring Training camps, visiting the A’s on Monday and briefly talking with players from each club. “The player meetings have been great,” Manfred said. “The real purpose is for them to get to know who I am. I don’t want my first exposure to them to be in a crisis or collective bargaining setting.”

Identifying which players can right the ship and which will continue to decline can be one of the keys to a league championship. Although predicting yearly fluctuations with 100 percent accuracy is impossible, here’s a look at the player at each position who seems particularly likely to rebuild his stock in 2015.

The Philadelphia Phillies have placed Cliff Lee on the 60-day disabled list with a left forearm strain. He will be brought to Philadelphia periodically to be evaluated to determine a time at which he might be able to begin a throwing program again.

Brandon Morrow has two things on his mind this spring: stay healthy, and be the last man standing when it’s time for manager Bud Black to set the five-man rotation.

Jon Lester doesn’t want to have a bad outing, whether he’s pitching in a Cactus League game in front of 6,000 fans or in the playoffs.

The Angels led the Majors in runs scored last season, but what lifted them to the best regular-season record in both leagues was a successful starting rotation and a solidified bullpen. They’re not going to evaporate offensively in 2015, either. So what happens with the pitching? The potential exists for exceptional performance, but some of that potential is untested at the Major League level. Questions still have to be answered. Still, the Angels have a pitching outlook that most clubs could only envy.

The Mets got bad news on Monday with Zack Wheeler’s injury, but Matt Harvey provided a boost with another strong spring start.

Yasmany Tomas was hit on the foot by a pitch in the first inning Monday, but when D-backs manager Chip Hale, a trainer and an interpreter came out to check on him, there was a moment of confusion.

Unable to find the zone with his fastball in the first inning against the D-backs on Monday, Carlos Rodon made an adjustment between innings and finished his outing strong.

Bryce Harper is talented, and he doesn’t mind you knowing it. That’s a great thing for those of us who love Major League Baseball but, at times, it can be a challenge for his manager.

Steven Wright had an impressive outing on the same day the Red Sox saw one of their projected starters, Joe Kelly, go down with biceps tightness.