Worth noting

By Greg Johns

February 26, 2014

• The Mariners have mapped out a tentative schedule for their starting pitchers for the first week of Cactus League games: Ramirez (Thursday vs. Padres), James Paxton (Friday at Padres), Scott Baker (Saturday vs. Angels), Randy Wolf (Sunday at Indians), Beavan (Monday vs. Rockies) and Ramirez (Monday at Reds), Hernandez (Tuesday at Dodgers) and Paxton (Wednesday vs. Indians).

McClendon said he's looking for his starters to throw two innings their first outings, with about a 40-pitch count limit.

• McClendon said no decision has been made yet on who will fill in for third-base coach John Stearns, who underwent surgery to repair a hernia on Monday and will be forced to miss at least four to six weeks.

• MTV was in camp Wednesday shooting scenes with Hernandez, Robinson Cano, Charlie Furbush and Lucas Luetge for a new series called "Off the Bat from MLB Fan Cave" that premiers in April on MTV2.

Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog.