Players with spring injuries can be backdated on the disabled list to March 26, so Morse and Storen, if placed there, would be eligible to return by April 10.
Around the horn
Outfielder Roger Bernadina left camp Wednesday after the death of his father. Bernadina returned to Curacao for the funeral and is not expected back in camp until Saturday.
• Jordan Zimmermann threw six shutout innings Wednesday, allowing two hits, striking out two. He needed just 68 pitches. He developed a blister on his foot in the sixth inning, otherwise he would have been allowed to pitch a seventh.
• Shortstop Ian Desmond was 4 for 4 on Wednesday, raising his average to .302.
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Amanda Comak covers the Washington Nationals and comes to The Washington Times from the Cape Cod Times and after stints with MLB.com and the Amsterdam (N.Y.) Recorder. A Massachusetts native and 2008 graduate of Boston University, Amanda can be reached at acomak@washingtontimes.com and you can follow her on Twitter @acomak.
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