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Charles Leblanc - Dealing with back stiffnessLeblanc has been experiencing back stiffness since the beginning of spring training, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

ImpactThe lingering nature of this injury is a bit concerning, but Leblanc is considered day-to-day at the moment. He was outrighted off the 40-man roster in Miami back in January and will probably function mostly as minor-league depth for the Marlins in 2023.

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Tommy Nance - Being evaluated for shoulder issueNance is being evaluated for slight right shoulder discomfort, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

ImpactMore should be known about Nance's status in a couple of days. He is currently projected for a middle-relief role this season in Miami after posting a 4.33 ERA and 57:21 K:BB over 43.2 innings in 2022.

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Huascar Brazoban - Clears up visa issuesBrazoban has solved his visa issues and is expected to arrive at Marlins camp Wednesday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

ImpactThere should still be plenty of time left on the spring training calendar for Brazoban to carve out a spot in the Opening Day bullpen. He appears to be slated for a long-relief role this year with Miami after registering a 3.09 ERA and 40:21 K:BB across his first 32 major-league innings in 2022.

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Tanner Scott - Experiencing biceps discomfortScott has been experiencing minor biceps discomfort, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

ImpactScott is scheduled to test the issue with a round of catch Tuesday in Marlins camp. For now, it doesn't seem to be anything overly concerning. The 28-year-old left-hander is in line to handle at least some share of the save opportunities in Miami this season, assuming his health cooperates.

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A.J. Puk - Battling mild adductor tightnessPuk has been battling slight left adductor tightness in Marlins camp, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

ImpactHowever, Puk is scheduled to play catch Tuesday and will aim to quickly put this upper-leg issue in the rearview. The left-hander was acquired from the Athletics earlier this month and is expected to work in a high-leverage role out of Miami's bullpen in 2023. He could even see semi-regular save opportunities along with Dylan Floro, Tanner Scott and Matt Barnes.

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Richard Rodríguez - Signs NRI deal with MiamiRodriguez signed a minor-league contract with the Marlins that includes an invitation to major-league spring training, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

ImpactRodriguez did not appear at the MLB level in 2022 after getting hit with an 80-game PED suspension in April. He did eventually latch on with the Yankees in July and posted a 3.86 ERA and 24:7 K:BB across 23.1 innings at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 32-year-old former Pirates closer will now look to resuscitate his career with Miami.

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Yordan Alvarez - Expected to be ready for openerAlvarez (hand) "should definitely be back for Opening Day," Astros general manager Dana Brown told the ESPN broadcast Tuesday, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle.

Impact"We feel totally confident that he'll be in games sometimes midway through (spring training)," Brown added. Alvarez is currently shut down from swinging a bat due to renewed soreness in his left hand similar to what he dealt with in both hands last season. While it sounds like he won't get into any Grapefruit League games for a couple weeks, it does not appear the nagging injury will prevent him from being available come Opening Day.

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