Marlins' Jeff Locke: Likely to begin season on DL

Locke (biceps) continues to throw every other day, but has not yet gotten back on a mound and seems unlikely to be ready for Opening Day, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports. "Honestly, I don't think we see him as guy being ready to open the season," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Friday. "It may be close. It may be 10 days, it may be two weeks. I want him to be healthy and keep growing. We've got to make sure he's healthy first, built up properly without rushing."

The former Pirate seemed ticketed for a long relief role anyway, but Locke's bout of biceps tendinitis appears to have cost him a shot at even breaking camp on the 25-man roster, much less winning a spot in the rotation. He can be safely ignored in even deep fantasy formats until he proves he's healthy and can effectively retire big league hitters, something that he's struggled to do over the last two seasons.