AROUND THE HORN

TWINS: RHP Phil Hughes is beginning the season on the disabled list with a strained left oblique. Manager Paul Molitor said Hughes, 31, is “still in the mix” to pitch April 11. That will be the first time that the Twins will need a fifth starter. Hughes went 4-3 with a 5.87 ERA in 14 appearances last season, including nine starts, before his season ended in July because of surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome.

PHILLIES: RHP Jake Arrieta felt fine after his second spring training start, and that was more important than the mediocre results. He allowed four runs, seven hits and struck out three over three innings in the a 5-5, nine-inning tie against the Pirates.

ASTROS: Carlos Correa hit a first-inning grand slam, and the defending World Series champions beat the Brewers 8-1 in their spring training finale. The Astros went 21-9 in exhibition play, just behind the Red Sox’s major league-leading 22-9. MARINERS: Former Nationals OF Jayson Werth, 38, signed a minorleague contract, according the Seattle Times. He is expected to spend time in extended spring training before reporting to Triple-A Tacoma. Werth’s signing comes weeks after the Mariners brought back Ichiro Suzuki, 44, on a major-league deal.

EXTRA INNINGS: The Athletics have offered to take over paying $136 million in debt to take ownership of the Coliseum site in Oakland, Calif., where they can build their long-needed, baseball-only stadium . ... The Nationals placed 2B Daniel Murphy (right knee) and RHP Joaquin Benoit (forearm) on the DL . ... Indians 3B Jose Ramirez left the team’s spring finale against the Diamondbacks after the first inning due to a laceration on his left middle finger.