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Davies was optioned to minor league camp Saturday.

Davies made six appearances at the major league level in 2015, going 3-2 with a 3.71 ERA across 34 innings. As expected, he'll open the year at Triple-A Colorado Springs, but he could be in line to grab a rotation spot in the event of an injury later in the season.

Hendricks threw five innings against the White Sox on Friday, striking out three and walking none.

Hendricks has made four appearances this spring without a dud in the bunch. Overall he's given up just seven hits and two runs in 14 innings and has a stellar 14:1 K:BB. It shouldn't be long before he's officially announced as the fifth starter for the Cubs this year.

Bergman has six strikeouts and only one earned run allowed through seven innings this spring.

Bergman is making a strong case to garner one of the last bullpen spots for the Rockies. He's proven his versatility this spring, as he's come out of the bullpen and was even stretched out a bit in one spring start. Although he's struggled the last couple years in the majors, Bergman's strong spring and versatility out of the bullpen could be enough to give him a spot on the Opening Day roster.

Senzatela was optioned to Double-A Hartford on Friday.

Senzatela, one of the Rockies' most promising prospects, fared well in his lone outing in big league camp this spring, striking out four batters and facing seven batters in two innings of work. He'll head to minor league camp to get a bigger workload and stretch out into a starter. Senzatela figures to start the year in Hartford's rotation after spending last season at High-A.

Wood will be the team's No. 4 starter to open the season, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Wood returned Thursday from a bout of forearm stiffness to allow a run in three solid innings against the Royals. He'll need to get off to a good start to solidify his spot once the Dodgers begin getting their injured starters back.

Rucinski was reassigned to minor league camp Friday.

Though Rucinski struck out seven in his five innings of work this spring, he also walked three. There's no room at the inn, so he's probably headed for Triple-A Iowa.

Morton (illness) allowed five runs on four hits Friday against the Pirates. He struck out three and walked three.

Not a great start from Morton, who was returning to action after missing time with the flu. He is locked into a rotation spot regardless of his performance this spring.

Scahill may not make the Bucs' Opening Day roster, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Scahill is competing for just one spot in the bullpen and the team has plenty of right-handed pitchers to choose from. The former Rockie crafted a 2.64 ERA in 30.2 IP for Pittsburgh before suffering a forearm injury in 2015, but his control was a constant issue (16 walks).

Eickhoff (thumb) gave up one run on three hits over four innings Thursday in a minor league game, the PhillyVoice reports.

Eickhoff has a blister on his right foot, but said that will not prevent him from making his next start Tuesday in a Grapefruit League game. He will have just over two weeks to get his pitch count up before Opening Day.

Velasquez allowed one run on three hits over five innings Thursday against Tampa Bay. He struck out seven and walked one.

Velasquez has given up five runs on 13 hits this spring with a 16:4 K:BB ratio in 14 innings. He is in a tight battle with Brett Oberholtzer and Adam Morgan for the final spot in the Phillies' rotation.