Sun 3/23/14 11:09 AM

Corey Hart (forearm, back) is out of the lineup for the third consecutive day on Sunday. Hart's body has been subjected to a surgeon's scalpel numerous times in his life, and his surgically-repaired knees need some acclimation time after resting for the duration of the 2013 campaign, but this is discouraging news eight days out from Opening Day. Hart, who signed a one-year, $5 million free agent contract with the Mariners in mid-December, should have an attractive back-date if Seattle decides to begin his season on the DL.