Jung out with strained calf

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Full squad workouts haven't officially begun and the Texas Rangers are already down the left side of their infield for the a significant part of spring training. Wearing a compression sleeve on his left calf, third baseman Josh Jung on Saturday confirmed he'd suffered a calf strain while taking ground balls a day earlier.

Manager Bruce Bochy later said Jung was expected to miss about three weeks with the injury. If so, it would still give him about three weeks worth of game time to get ready for the March 28 season opener against the Chicago Cubs. His availability for that is not yet in question.

“It's going to be a little bit of time,” Bochy said. “I guess the good news is the timing of this. So, we're hopeful he will be ready for opening day. We will just monitor his progress and see where we are in a couple of weeks.”

The Rangers are already expected to be without shortstop Corey Seager for most of spring training while he recovers from surgery to repair a sports hernia. The Rangers are optimistic that Seager also will be ready for the start of the season.

Diamondbacks sign OF Grichuk

The Arizona Diamondbacks and veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk agreed Saturday on a $2 million, one-year contract with a mutual option for 2025, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

Grichuk will be paid $1.5 million this season and would make $6 million in 2025, or the Dbacks could pay a $500,000 buyout.

The 32-year-old Lamar graduate has 191 career homers with the Cardinals, Blue Jays, Rockies and Angels. He split time between the Rockies and Angels last season, hitting .267 with 16 homers.

Players finish 9-6 in arbitration

Lefthander Tanner Scott beat the Miami Marlins on Saturday in the year's final salary arbitration case, leaving players with a 9-6 margin in decisions this year.

Scott was awarded

$5.7 million instead of the Marlins' $5.15 million offer by Robert Herman, John Woods and Allen Ponak, who heard arguments Friday.

Teams have a 353-266 advantage since arbitration started in 1974.

Odds and ends

The Red Sox traded veteran righty John Schreiber to the Royals on Saturday in exchange for 22-year-old David Sandlin, a righthander who finished last season playing with Class A Columbia . ... The White Sox agreed to a minor league contract with reliever Bryan Shaw that includes an invitation to big league camp for spring training.