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Oakland Athletics infielder Daric Barton, center, stretches during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Oakland Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir, center right, motions to throw without a ball during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Kazmir signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the Athletics as a free agent during the offseason. Teammate pitcher Eric O'Flaherty, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Oakland Athletics catcher Derek Norris, left, waits for a pitch in a line of catcher during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Oakland Athletics players stretch during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jose Lobaton throws the ball to first base in time to get an Oakland Athletics Cliff Pennington during a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012, file hoto, Oakland Athletics catcher Derek Norris, left, comes to the aid of pitcher Brandon McCarthy (32) who was hit in the head by a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the effects of being hit in the head by line drives. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
