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Lambert (elbow) will throw a live batting practice session Monday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Lambert reportedly felt elbow pain towards the end of the lockout, a significant development given that he underwent Tommy John surgery in July of 2020. As a result, the team is taking a cautious approach to Lambert's buildup this spring, which could preclude him from starting the season in the rotation.

Hernandez gave up one hit and struck out three over three scoreless innings in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.

He entered the game in the fourth inning after Trevor Rogers got the start, and Hernandez promptly fanned Nolan Arenado to begin his day. The 26-year-old right-hander has yet to allow a run so far this spring and has a 6:0 K:BB through five innings as he looks to establish himself as a reliable arm at the back of the Marlins' talent-laden rotation.

Robertson is away from camp for the birth of his child and is expected back Monday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Robertson was originally expected to throw a bullpen session Sunday, but that is being pushed back to Tuesday due to his absence. There is no indication that this will impact his availability for Opening Day.

Bass is an option to close for the Marlins at the beginning of the season with Dylan Floro delayed by a hip issue, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Floro was expected to be the ninth-inning man for Miami to begin the season, but he has yet to appear in a Grapefruit League game while dealing with hip soreness. Of the remaining options for saves, Bass has the most experience, recording 12 saves for the Mariners and Blue Jays between 2019 and 2020, but Anthony Bender is viewed as having the best stuff, while Richard Bleier could also see work against left-handers at the end of games. "I think we're going to be more of a mix-and-match club," manager Don Mattingly said Friday. "We're not sitting here with Mariano [Rivera] or Kenley [Jansen] or these dudes that you say, 'This is my ninth-inning guy, he gets the ball every time.' That might develop like that, but right now, I don't think we're there." While Mattingly may talk in terms of a committee, his track record suggests he much prefers having one set closer, so if Bass or Bender have a quick start to the season in the role, they may well end up keeping it for awhile.

Jansen allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk over one inning in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.

Entering the game in the fifth inning, Jansen got two outs on two pitches before issuing a walk and then watching Eddie Rosario fumble around with a Christian Arroyo single to right field, which allowed the runner to score from first base. It was Jansen's first game action since signing with Atlanta, and the veteran closer should be ready to go at the back of the bullpen by Opening Day.

Davidson struck out four batters over three perfect innings in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins.

Facing something very close to Minnesota's Opening Day lineup, Davidson went nine up and nine down, with his strikeout victims including Gary Sanchez, Miguel Sano and Alex Kirilloff. Davidson has looked very good to begin spring training, posting an 8:0 K:BB through his first five innings, and after getting his first taste of success in the majors at the end of the 2021 campaign, the southpaw could be emerging from the pack of younger arms competing for a spot at the back of Atlanta's Opening Day rotation.

X-rays came back negative on Rogers' shin Sunday, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Rogers was hit by a line drive off the bat of Joey Votto on Saturday and exited with the trainer immediately after. Though he may not re-take the mound for a few days, the injury should not affect his ability to be ready for Opening Day.

Williams threw a new cutter about eight times, all of which were to left-handed hitters, during Friday's spring training game, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Williams' changeup remained extremely effective with .161 BA, .232 SLG and .211 wOBA in 2021. With above-average horizontal and vertical movement, it would benefit Williams to add a pitch that breaks towards lefties. Williams hopes to use the cutter against lefties to "get them off of the other side of the plate a little bit." Although Williams isn't sure how effective the cutter will be, it's something to monitor during the season.

Fulmer was sent to minor-league camp Saturday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The eighth overall pick in 2015 by the White Sox has a career 6.41 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 130.2 innings. Fulmer threw three scoreless innings with one hit, one walk and four strikeouts in spring training.

Treinen has not been given the closer role, but he is the leading candidate for saves, reports Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated, "Right now where we're at, we don't have a dedicated closer." While this seems a negative, Roberts also mentioned that the "easy answer" would be to turn to Treinen as the closer. It's possible the veteran reliever will be needed to put out fires earlier in games occasionally.