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Reynolds, sidelined with a tight right hamstring since Monday, should return to action early next week and may have a chance at breaking camp with the Mets due to Asdrubal Cabrera's knee injury, the New York Post reports.

Cabrera will be out at least the next two weeks and could miss the first week or two of the season. Ruben Tejada and Wilmer Flores are splitting time at shortstop, but manager Terry Collins included Reynolds' name with those two as a possible option at the position.

Candelario is batting third against the White Sox on Saturday, Carrie Muskat of the Cubs' official site reports.

Candelario has been getting a lot of action this spring, but he's blocked at third base by Kris Bryant, so his chances of making the roster out of camp are nil. It's possible the Cubs are showcasing him for a potential trade, but it's more likely he'll spend the year with Double-A Tennessee or Triple-A Iowa.

Segura (knee) is expected to play in Saturday's game against the Royals, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

The issue was never thought to be serious and a setback-free performance Saturday should be all we need to think Segura has healed. He'll return with a clear lead for the starting shortstop role.

Reynolds has a tight right hamstring and has been out of Grapefruit League games for three days, ESPN New York's Adam Rubin reports.

The injury is not considered serious, and he should return to the lineup within a couple days. Reynolds offers organizational middle infield depth for a team that already is pretty loaded in that department, so he is unlikely to make an impact at the big league level anytime soon.

Wisdom will miss about a week with a hamstring injury, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports.

The 24-year-old third baseman has yet to reach Triple-A, so he is unlikely to be in the conversation for a spot on the 25-man roster out of camp. He has displayed some pop in back-to-back years at Double-A, but he has not hit better than .237 in 239 games at that level, so he may top out as a Quadruple-A type.

Asche (oblique) could start the season on the DL, Ryan Lawrence of The Philly Voice reports.

An MRI Wednesday revealed a Grade 1 right oblique strain, forcing him to take a step back from his rehab work. Manager Pete Mackanin said it was a day-to-day thing, but acknowledged that Asche is not able to participate in any hitting activities. Following an injury to Aaron Altherr that will keep him out four-to-six months, Asche has a chance to earn some playing time in the outfield, although while he deals with this injury Tyler Goeddel appears to be the favorite to earn those at-bats in the early going.

Segura was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to knee soreness and is expected to miss Thursday's game as well, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Manager David Hale said the issue is not serious, as the young shortstop apparently just slid on some hard dirt Tuesday and is still sore from it. He'll take a couple days off to heal, but should be good going forward as long as he doesn't aggravate the injury down the road.

Segura was scratched from Wednesday's lineup, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

The team has not yet provided a reason for the move, but an update figures to come in short order. Consider Segura day-to-day until the D-Backs say otherwise.

Asche (oblique) has a chance to earn more playing time with Aaron Altherr set to miss 4-to-6 months with a wrist injury, the PhillyVoice reports.

Asche will need to get healthy first. He has been sidelined with an oblique injury since the start of camp. He hit .245/.294/.395 with 12 home runs in 425 at-bats last season. He could produce similar numbers this year if he comes away with a significant share of the playing time in left field. He is competing with Tyler Goeddel, Darnell Sweeney, David Lough and Cedric Hunter for at-bats.

Rivera is 4-for-9 with three extra-base hits through the Brewers' first four spring games.

Rivera has gotten off to an excellent start to spring training between his two home runs and positional versatility around the infield. He's competing for a spot on the Brewers bench as a utility infielder, and he'll have a good chance of garnering that spot if he can keep this torrid pace going throughout spring training.