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Giles (elbow) has been throwing 95 mph in batting practice and will make his spring training game debut soon, Jesse Borek of MLB.com reports.

Giles will not be a full-time closer for the Mariners, nor will anyone else in their pen, as they will be going by committee again by design. "We'll have a number of guys who will finish off games for us," manager Scott Servais said.

Suter (oblique) is scheduled to pitch in Sunday's spring game against the Padres, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Suter missed the NLDS due to a strained oblique, but he's back on the mound early in spring training. The fast-paced southpaw posted a 3.07 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 69:24 K:BB over 73.1 innings and recorded one save and eight holds last season.

Akin (hip) will start Monday's spring training game against the Twins, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Akin underwent a hip procedure early in the offseason, but it doesn't appear it will affect his availability for the start of the season. The 26-year-old struggled in 24 appearances (17 starts) for the Orioles in 2021 with a 6.63 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 82:40 K:BB over 95 innings.

Manager David Bell said Sunday that Sims likely won't be ready for Opening Day after entering spring training behind schedule due to elbow and back issues, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Sims isn't currently injured, but having to deal with the elbow and back injuries while prepping for spring training is likely to delay his availability for the start of the season. The 27-year-old could open the campaign on the injured list, though any absence isn't expected to be a lengthy one. Sims is the favorite to operate as Cincinnati's closer to open the season, but that job could fall to Art Warren if Sims is indeed unavailable.

Pivetta retired all nine batters he faced and struck out five over three perfect innings in Saturday's spring game against the Twins.

Pivetta turned in a dominant effort Saturday and appears poised to be the team's No. 2 starter behind Nathan Eovaldi following the rib injury that knocked Chris Sale off schedule. "I felt good. Was able to command the zone very well, get my curveball over for strikes, get a couple changeups, a couple sliders -- two sliders -- for strikeouts. So it was good," Pivetta told Ian Browne of MLB.com. "A good one to build on." The 29-year-old right-hander earned a larger role after he turned in several sparkling performances in 2021, including a couple in the playoffs. Pivetta's on tap to start the second game of the season, April 9 in Yankee Stadium.

Sims acknowledged that he "had a couple of hiccups" with his elbow and back while gearing up for spring training and could begin the season on the IL, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Previously, Sims denied any issues, and he's currently healthy and throwing bullpens, though he's a little behind schedule during this truncated spring training. "There is no point in rushing, getting back and then in a couple weeks if something flares up and if we don't do it the correct way, I don't want to miss more time than I have to," said Sims.

Honeywell started Friday's Cactus League win over the Angels and allowed three earned runs on seven hits over 2.1 innings. He struck out one.

The right-handed offseason acquisition, who may have a chance at a back-end rotation spot, got his outing off to a rough start by surrendering a two-run home run to Jo Adell in the first inning and pitched to plenty of additional contact. Honeywell was able to work up to 40 pitches, however, an encouraging sign given the array of injuries that essentially wiped out three seasons of his development while in the Rays organization.

Martinez will compete for a spot in the Padres' rotation during spring training, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

The Padres signed Martinez to a four-year contract during the offseason in order to increase their pitching depth, and he'll have a chance to win a spot at the back end of the starting rotation with a strong spring. The right-hander posted a 1.62 ERA in 23 starts in Japan last season, but he has been less successful in the major leagues, registering a 4.77 ERA and 1.45 WHIP across 415.1 career innings. Martinez's competition for the fifth starting spot will include Chris Paddack, Ryan Weathers and MacKenzie Gore.

Even with trade rumors surrounding Manaea, he is focusing on getting ready for the regular season, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

With the Athletics trading away their core players, Manaea could be on the move next. In Manaea's first outing of spring training, he allowed five hits, five earned runs and one walk with one strikeout in 1.1 innings. Over a career-high 179.1 innings in 2021, Manaea's sinker velocity averaged 92.1 mph, which was the highest since 2016 (92.9 mph). With that increased velocity, the sinker elicited a career-best 10.7% SwStr%, plus two other pitches with double-digit SwStr% in the changeup (16.5%) and slider (11.7%).

Bukauskas will miss multiple months due to a Grade 2 tear of his teres major, reports Steve Gilbert of MLB.com

Bukauskas will hit the injured list for what manager Torey Lovullo called "months not weeks." The pitcher will look to recover in time to perhaps factor into Arizona's plans late in the season.