Here's all that's worth knowing for Saturday, March 5 (click here for today's scores) …
RUMORS & SPECULATION
Royals, White Sox: KC OF Alex Gordon confirms that the White Sox pursued him this offseason before he re-signed with the Royals. (Dan Hayes, CSN Chicago)
TRANSACTIONS
Braves: Released P David Carpenter
Rays: Signed Dan Johnson to a minor-league contract. Johnson, who spent 10 seasons in the majors as a first baseman, will work on becoming a knuckleball pitcher in minor-league camp.
INJURY UPDATES
Braves: P Andrew McKirahan will miss the entire 2016 season, as he likely faces Tommy John surgery for a second time. (Michael Cunningham, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cardinals: Matt Holliday was scratched from Saturday's lineup because of back tightness. He was slated to start at first base. (Rob Rains via Twitter)
Giants: OF Hunter Pence (Achilles') should make his spring debut on Wednesday. (Alex Pavlovic via Twitter)
Orioles: An MRI on DH Jimmy Paredes' hand revealed a possible stress fracture. (Eduardo Encina via Twitter)
Reds: C Devin Mesoraco is dealing with a minor groin injury and likely won't make his spring debut for another seven to 10 days. (Mark Sheldon, MLB.com)
Tigers: The team is hoping OF Cameron Maybin (fractured hand) will be back by Opening Day. (Anthony Fenech via Twitter)
White Sox: DH Adam LaRoche left Saturday's game with back spasms. (Daryl Van Schouwen, Chicago Sun Times)
MISCELLANY
Astros: OF Carlos Gomez is making some tweaks to his swing this spring. (Brian McTaggart, MLB.com)
Blue Jays: P Brett Cecil says he's open to a long-term contract extension with Toronto. (Ben Nicholson-Smith, SportsNet) ... If P Aaron Sanchez doesn't crack the rotation, then he could start the season in the minors. (Gregor Chisolm, MLB.com)
Dodgers: P Kenta Maeda looked impressive in throwing 2.0 scoreless innings in his U.S. debut.
Red Sox: P Carlos Marmol will be out of camp for the next few days because of visa problems. (Tim Britton via Twitter)
