When’s the next round of cuts?

and being reassigned to minor-league camp?

you forgot to mention that beckham wasn’t cut and his path to the big team remains open

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Bard hit just .202 in 57 games for the Padres last season while battling ankle problems, but he was productive in two previous seasons in San Diego. In 2006, he hit .338 with nine homers and 40 RBIs in 231 at-bats, and hit .285 with five homers and 51 RBIs in 389 at-bats in 2007.

Bard batted .462 with six hits in 13 at-bats this spring, with a home run and four RBIs. With catching at premium, it’s probable that he will catch on elsewhere.

citing a +1 WARP for his 50th%.

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Reunion with Uribe: Several Sox players are making the trip Thursday to Scottsdale to play San Francisco and former teammate Uribe.

“Bus to Uribe’s House 9:45” was inscribed on the clubhouse bulletin board as a reminder of the Sox’s destination.

Among the players scheduled to play against the Giants are Carlos Quentin, Jermaine Dye, Alexei Ramirez, Paul Konerko, A.J. Pierzynski, Owens, Fields and Getz.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-19-white-sox-bits-chicagomar19,0,323351.story

Jayson Nix’s injury probably secured Chris Getz’s chances of winning the White Sox’s starting second base job as well as opening a gap for Brent Lillibridge to win a roster spot.

With Nix out indefinitely because of a right quadriceps strain, Getz’s prospects also improved Wednesday. He raised his batting average to .364 when he extended his hitting streak to eight games after a two-hit performance in the Sox’s 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

“I can’t say that yet,” manager Ozzie Guillen replied as to whether Getz secured the job. “We want that, but I’m not going to say yes when we have [2 1/2] weeks of spring training left.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-19-white-sox-chicagomar19,0,4413145.story

Just last week we were wondering if former Oriole (and Giant and Yankee and Cardinal and Twin and Ranger) Sidney Ponson was going to get another shot in the majors after a good showing for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic. The answer turned out to be yes.

The Kansas City Royals have inked the troubled starter to a minor league deal and offer him a chance to compete for a starting position.

Gil Meche, Zack Greinke and Kyle Davies are set for their rotation but the Royals are still trying to figure out the back end. The battle seems to be between Luke Hochevar, Brian Bannister, Horacio Ramirez and now Ponson.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/baseball-insider/2009/03/sir_sidney_now_a_royal.html

“A new environment allowed me to grow as a person,” said Quentin, 26. "For some reason, being in Chicago, and being new and not really being noticed, kind of helped me in the sense to go about my business and learn as a hitter.

“I give a lot of credit to (hitting coach) Greg Walker, because we both kind of clicked and came up with new ideas about how to hit and how to improve.”

Walker deflects the credit back to Quentin, saying the right-handed batter spent significant time analyzing video and shared his own ideas with the staff.

Among the adjustments, they worked to limit Quentin’s head movement and improve his posture, allowing him to better see pitches. Last season, he drew a career-high 66 walks, compared to 80 strikeouts.

“He’s a bright guy who figured things out, and a change of scenery did him some good,” Walker said. “There was a lot there to work with.”

Walker praised Quentin’s coachability, saying they agreed on ideas about mechanics, but he said he doesn’t want to stress the mechanical adjustments too much, insisting Quentin would have been successful wherever he went. If he had not broken his wrist, Quentin would have won the MVP title, Walker contends.

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/diamondbacks/284842