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Turner (knee) hopes to make his Cactus League debut Monday, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick reports.

He will have had about 35 at-bats in minor league camp by then, and has not experienced any setbacks with his knee injury. If he does indeed get in the lineup with the big league club Monday, he would be on track to be ready for Opening Day.

Winker was scratched from Friday's lineup after being involved in a collision in Thursday's game, the Cincinnati Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans reports.

He is day-to-day with a hip issue, but Winker said he is fine, so the Reds appear to simply be holding him out Friday as a precaution. Look for him to get back into Cactus League action in the coming days.

Soler hit a home run against the Mariners on Thursday, his first hit of the spring.

Soler is not off to a good start, and given the outfielders added to the roster in recent weeks, he might need to do a little bit more than usual to impress manager Joe Maddon. Thursday's injury to Kyle Schwarber might give him a better opportunity to shine as Schwarber will sit on the shelf for a week or so, but Soler is going to need to start hitting. He's stuck out six times in 13 at-bats this spring.

Canha is written in the Athletics' lineup for Friday's game as the starting left fielder, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Canha has not played in a Cactus League game yet due to a back injury, but it appears that manager Bob Melvin is confident enough in his health to get him into the lineup Friday. He may not play many innings, but getting back to game action is a good sign for the 27-year-old.

Ramirez has looked strong thus far in spring training, collecting nine hits in 14 at-bats. "He's what I call a bone collector: He gets base hits," manager Clint Hurdle told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Ramirez is expected to begin the season with Double-A Altoona. He hit .337/.399/.458 in 344 plate appearances for High-A Bradenton in 2015. With Austin Meadows (orbital bone) sidelined without an immediate timeframe to return, Ramirez takes over as the Bucs' best outfield prospect. He could make his big league debut in 2016, but it would likely take an injury to one of the team's starting outfielders and continued strong play by Ramirez.

Pederson was 2-for-4 with his first spring home run Wednesday against the Angels.

Pederson had started 1-for-7 with five strikeouts, but all of a sudden he's now hitting .273/.385/.545. He's struck out in six of his 11 at-bats, but even with a poor spring, he should be a lock to be the team's Opening Day center fielder.

Canha (back) will face live pitching Thursday and could be back in the lineup as early as Friday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

While the A's are taking Canha's recovery slowly, he's progressing well and Thursday could mark the final phase in his rehab, assuming he doesn't suffer some sort of setback.

Stanton (knee) is on track to start for the Marlins on Sunday, MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports.

Stanton has been held out of action since early this week due to a knee ailment, but was able to take some swings and return to light running by Tuesday. If all goes according to plan, Miami should have their most formidable power threat available for spring action before the weekend comes to pass. Fortunately, this doesn't appear to be an issue that poses a risk of lingering into the regular season.

Brantley (shoulder) is expected to take live batting practice Friday or Saturday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. "Friday or Saturday he should be on the field for BP," said manager Terry Francona. "That is kind of the target. He's been flying through everything so well; I'd be surprised if he doesn't."

Brantley's made remarkable progress but is still pegged to open the season on the DL. If he continues to press forward in his recovery he could begin to push his return date forward so being ready for Opening Day can't be completely ruled out given his progress thus far.

Ruf went 2-for-2 with two home runs and three RBI Wednesday against the Orioles.

Ruf has now homered three times in two games. His homers Wednesday came off righties Yovani Gallardo and Vance Worley. He is expected to open the year on the short side of a platoon with Ryan Howard at first base.