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The Marlins took 12 players off their spring roster Wednesday, per The Miami Herald. Among the cuts were top pitching prospects Justin Nicolino  and Anthony DeSclafani, who were reassigned to minor-league camp.

Jesus Sanchez, Colby Suggs and Avery Romero were also reassigned to minor-league camp, while Michael Brady and Kyle Jensen were optioned to Triple-A New Orleans. Grant Dayton, Angel Sanchez, Jose Urena, Jacob Realmuto and Brent Keys were optioned to Double-A Jacksonville.

Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels (shoulder) said his arm felt "really good" after throwing off a mound for the first time in 11 days Wednesday, per the Philadelphia Daily News. Hamels, who threw 20-30 pitches Wednesday, hopes to face live hitters soon.

"A week from now? Definitely," Hamels said. "That’s obviously the goal. But at the same time, it’s seeing how I’m going to feel, putting more workouts in, and really, ultimately building as much strength as I possible can so I have something to go off of."

Pitching coach Bob McClure feels it's possible Hamels, who won't be ready by opening day, to pitch in a spring game before camp breaks.

"He could," McCure said. "Normally he would go pen, pen, pen, a couple days off, bullpen. A couple days off, BP. A couple days off, BP. Day off, side. Two days, game. So, yeah, it could happen."

Rockies pitcher Jordan Lyles allowed two hits in three scoreless innings while striking out four in his team's 13-0 drubbing of the Cubs Tuesday.

"He's getting some confirmation out there with the things he's working on," manager Walt Weiss told MLB.com regarding Lyles. "He's developing some angle with his fastball, which is going to allow him to keep the ball on the ground. He can two-seam it already. He threw some good cutters. He's got the breaking ball, good curveball, but I think it was a cutter he was throwing today, and he got some swings and misses on it. Jordan's in a good place."

Lyles is competing for a spot in the back of the team's rotation this spring after coming over from Houston in an offseason trade. He's allowed two runs (one earned) in eight innings while striking out seven and walking one.

The Reds re-assigned top pitching prospect Robert Stephenson as well as infielder Reynaldo Navarro, catchers Max Ramirez and Rossmel Perez and pitchers Tim Crabbe and Michael Lorenzen to minor-league camp Tuesday.

Stephenson made three appearances with the Reds this spring, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and one walk while striking out one in four innings.

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is expected to start Wednesday's spring game against the Diamondbacks, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Greinke was able to throw just four pitches in his spring debut before suffering a calf injury, which has kept him out of action for the rest of spring. He doesn't figure to pitch in Australia in the team's opening two-game series but could be ready to go once the team returns stateside if he doesn't suffer any setbacks over the remainder of March.

Braves pitcher Julio Teheran continued his impressive spring performance Tuesday by throwing four perfect innings and striking out three in his team's 9-1 win over the Phillies.

With the Braves rotation looking more and more like an infirmary, the team is going to have to rely on Teheran as a rock in the rotation every fifth day. He's playing the part beautifully in the spring, tossing nine scoreless innings over three appearances while striking out eight and walking one. He performed admirably in his first full season in the majors, going 14-8 with a 3.20 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 170:45 K:BB ratio in 185 2/3 innings last year.

Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright had another efficient outing during his second spring start Tuesday against the Mets. After tossing two scoreless innings in his spring debut, Wainwright allowed just one run on two hits and one walk in 3 1/3 innings, while striking out two Tuesday.

The only run Wainwright allowed came on a solo home run to Josh Satin leading off the second inning. Wainwright has a 1.69 ERA through 5 1/3 innings.

Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (calf) will pitch in a spring game Thursday, if he doesn't have any setbacks Wednesday, per The Los Angeles Times.

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin gave up three earned runs on six hits while striking out four in five innings in his team's 3-3 tie with the Mariners Monday.

Corbin has now given up seven earned runs in 13 spring innings while striking out 10 and walking three. He's working towards his season-opening start against the Dodgers in Australia.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed one earned run on a fifth-inning solo home run Monday, giving up three hits and one walk in five innings while striking out four in his team's 8-8 tie with the A's.

"I used all of my pitches and built my pitch count up to 69," Ryu told MLB.com. "Overall, I'm very satisfied with my command, everything was down in the zone."

Ryu has surrendered three earned runs in 11 innings of work this spring, striking out seven and walking three while allowing just one home run.