The St. Louis Cardinals were looking for bullpen help and finally made a move recently as they signed eight-year veteran Phil Maton. He had a 3.66 ERA last year across 71 appearances with the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets.

The St. Louis Cardinals could have a problem on their hands at the top of their rotation. While they have tabbed veteran right-hander Sonny Gray as their Opening Day starter, he is giving up one meatball after another in his spring training starts.

Twins third baseman Royce Lewis will miss Opening Day because of a "moderate" strain of his left hamstring, the club announced on Monday. Lewis suffered the injury on Sunday and then underwent diagnostic imaging on Monday.

Last year, Royce Lewis hit a home run and suffered a serious injury on Opening Day. He won’t get the chance to do either one this time. Lewis has a moderate sprain of his left hamstring, a magnetic resonance imaging exam taken Monday confirmed,