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Mondesi was a late scratch from Friday's Cactus League lineup with lower back tightness, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

Humberto Arteaga took his place at second base. Mondesi is having a great spring, batting .433 with two home runs and three RBI over 13 games. Consider him day-to-day until further information becomes available.

Mateo was optioned to High-A Tampa and reassigned to minor league camp Friday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

The 21-year-old will repeat his highest level in the minors, where he struggled with a .254 batting average and .685 OPS last year despite eight home runs and 36 stolen bases. His attitude has been an issue, and Mateo may need to show more maturity before being trusted at the higher levels. Adding that to his toolsy makeup eventually could produce a fantasy stud. Still, with Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier and other top prospects bolstering the top of this system, Mateo may wind up elsewhere in the coming years if he can't correct his flaws.

Featherston was reassigned to minor league camp Friday.

The former Angel, who holds a career .156/.207/.233 line in 197 major league plate appearances, will settle in as infield farm depth with his second professional organization. Featherston's .254/.311/.428 line with Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2016 indicates his performance in the majors so far isn't just a product of bad luck, however.

Crawford was reassigned to minor league camp Friday.

The club's top prospect has been destined for Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start the season regardless of how he did this spring. At 22, Crawford could still use more seasoning, considering his underwhelming stretch with Lehigh Valley last year (.244/.328/.318 in 385 plate appearances). His path to a promotion could accelerate, however, if Freddy Galvis, regresses negatively toward the mean after his breakout 2016.

Swanson (back) got through batting practice and a workout healthy Thursday, and manager Brian Snitker hopes he can get back in the lineup Saturday, Kevin McAlpin of the Braves Radio Network reports.

The top prospect has been sidelined with an ailing back for about a week now, but after progressing through his rehab process quickly, his return seems to be imminent. As long as no setbacks occur, Swanson should be completely fine heading into the regular season.

Pennington (shoulder) is back in the Angels' lineup Thursday, The Orange County Register's Jeff Fletcher reports.

Pennington has been held out of action for the past week with a minor shoulder injury. The veteran infielder said he is feeling fine now, and his appearance in Thursday's starting lineup confirms that statement. Assuming he doesn't suffer a setback, Pennington should make the Opening Day roster as a backup infielder.

Manager Dave Roberts said Seager (oblique) "absolutely" has enough time to get ready for Opening Day, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reports.

Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reported that the star shortstop ran, threw, and even took 25 to 30 swings at half speed Thursday and felt fine, so it seems like Roberts' hope is well within the realm of possibility. Of course, Seager will have to get back into games relatively soon in order to have his activity built up enough for a full regular season game, but the Dodgers seem optimistic that the youngster can progress quickly enough for that to happen. Either way, his status moving forward should become clearer as he continues to ramp up his activity.

Seager (oblique) has been medically cleared to throw Thursday, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Seager isn't expected to suit up for game action until next week but moves on to a positive step in his recovery from oblique tightness. His prolonged absence might've simply been an effort by the club to ease him back in during an extended spring training. If the 22-year-old fails to return to game action next week, however, the level of concern will rise.

Camargo was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

The 23-year-old spent all last season at Double-A Mississippi, putting together a .267/.304/.379 line with four home runs, 43 RBI and 46 runs scored in 491 plate appearances. He'll move up a level to start 2017 and remains on the 40-man roster, though Camargo doesn't have a clear path to a significant big-league role.

Swanson (back) will not be in the lineup Thursday or Friday, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

Swanson continues to make progress in his rehab, and remains available to take batting practice during regular pre-game warmups. After a three-hour bus ride, however, the team will continue to take a conservative approach with the young shortstop by sitting him out through Friday.