Pitchers

"Pitchers are doing a better job of holding runners on, so I think guys are, for the most part, being more picky about when they run," Gardner said.

Embracing the Stolen Base Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Pitchers and catchers undergo two full sessions, and catchers then have another specialized training session.

The Yankees' Guide to Media Survival Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Pitchers can keep runs from going on the scoreboard, but they can't put them there -- quite literally, in the DH'd A.L. A team's performance matters when it comes to a pitcher's wins and losses, and therefore wins and losses shouldn't matter when it comes to the Cy Young Award.

Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010

Pitchers batting is a well-worn source of humor throughout baseball, their futility standard fare for easy laughs.

Hitless, but Never Hapless Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Injured Pitchers Associated Press Joba Chamberlain of the Yankees Getty Images Damaso Marte of the Yankees Getty Images Chris Young of the Mets Associated Press The Mets' Pedro Feliciano, now with the Yankees Some degree of fraying and tearing is inevitable over the course of a pitcher's career, so it becomes harder for doctors to tell when there is an injury.

The Tyranny of Shoulder Injuries Brian Costa 2011

Pitchers can keep runs from going on the scoreboard, but they can't put them there -- quite literally, in the DH'd A.L. A team's performance matters when it comes to a pitcher's wins and losses, and therefore wins and losses shouldn't matter when it comes to the Cy Young Award.

Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010

Pitchers can keep runs from going on the scoreboard, but they can't put them there -- quite literally, in the DH'd A.L. A team's performance matters when it comes to a pitcher's wins and losses, and therefore wins and losses shouldn't matter when it comes to the Cy Young Award.

Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010

Pitchers and catchers will hold their first official workout this morning.

Pitchers and catchers set to work out today Adam Kilgore 2011

Pitchers can keep runs from going on the scoreboard, but they can't put them there -- quite literally, in the DH'd A.L. A team's performance matters when it comes to a pitcher's wins and losses, and therefore wins and losses shouldn't matter when it comes to the Cy Young Award.

Andy McDonald: Hail to the King, Baby Andy McDonald 2010

•First workouts: Pitchers and catchers (Feb. 14), full squad (Feb. 17) •Information: 561-630-1818; www. flamarlins.com

Grapefruit League guide 2009