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Worth noting

• Did the Bucs change the name of their Spring Training complex from Pirate City? No -- the "Camp Orientation" notation on Tuesday's agenda referred to welcoming speeches to the full squad due to be delivered by GM Neal Huntington and Hurdle.

Travis Snider reported happy -- his beloved Seahawks are Super Bowl champs -- and lean. Hurdle had sent him off into the offseason asking him to get in better shape, and the right-field candidate followed through impressively. Snider also reported surgery has taken care of the big left toe discomfort that has plagued him most of last season.

Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.
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