West **tes: Urias, Morales, Nady

rss · #1 03-15-2014, 10:40 PM

West **tes: Urias, Morales, Nady
Top pitching prospect Julio Urias, just 17, will start the*Dodgers' spring training game today against the Padres, the team has an**unced. Urias has never pitched above the Class A Midwest League, where the lefty posted a 2.48 ERA with 11.1 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in 54 1/3 innings last season. That in itself was an accomplishment, given that it was only Urias' age-16 season, and he was pitching in a full-season league. Baseball America's*Prospect Handbook 2014*ranks Urias the Dodgers' third-best prospect, **ting that he throws 91-96 MPH, has an advanced approach to pitching, and could make quick progress through the mi**rs. The Dodgers will surely have him start the season in the bush leagues, but even starting a big-league spring training game is quick progress indeed for a 17-year-old. Here are more **tes from the West divisions.

The*Mariners*are still trying to re-sign DH Kendrys Morales, ESPN's Jim Bowden*tweets. They still would like Morales to reduce his price, however. Morales, of course, is still a free agent because the qualifying offer has depressed his market. Bowden also*tweets*that Felix Hernandez has been in touch with Morales and says that Morales would like to return if the two sides' financial differences can be resolved.
Veteran Xavier Nady is back with the*Padres, the team that drafted him, as an NRI, and he's trying to enjoy all the baseball he has left,*writes MLB.com's Corey Brock.*"I'm thankful for every day to put this uniform on," says Nady. "I k**w it doesn't last forever, but it's sure been a lot of fun." Nady also looks back to the beginning of his career, when he signed with the Padres in 2000 as a second-round pick out of UC-Berkeley and was immediately promoted to the Majors, where he went 1-for-1 in his only big-league at-bat before heading to the mi**rs for the first time the following season.

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