What It Means:

It helps explain why there was zero buzz on Morneau's market over the winter. "I went into the offseason thinking what I had was just tendinitis," Morneau said. "It was a problem that began last year in spring training, and that I dealt with all year." It's possible he could help a team in the second half.

Morneau will turn 35 in May and is coming off another injury-plagued season, although he batted .310/.363/.458 with three home runs and 15 RBI when in the lineup.