Rusin (finger) made his spring debut Saturday, striking out one batter and allowing a run over 1.2 innings.
The left-hander still isn't expected to be ready for the beginning of the season, but it is encouraging to see him in a game situation again. This was the first game appearance for Rusin this spring after incurring finger inflammation earlier this month, and it appears that he came out of it healthy. He's slated to pitch three innings Tuesday, so we should get another look at how his finger is holding up then, as well as a look at how good of a chance he has at making the 25-man roster out of spring training.