Infante (elbow) is expected to miss the first 7-to-10 games of the Cactus League, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Once the celebration of the Royals' World Series title died down, Infante underwent surgery in November to shave down a bone spur in his right elbow, which may have had an impact on his waning adeptness at the plate. Indeed, he admitted that "I couldn't do anything I wanted to [in 2015]. We tried ice all the time. It didn't help." As a result, general manager Dayton Moore and manager Ned Yost have acknowledged that the battle at second base is wide open, with Christian Colon the logical in-house replacement if a move is made.