BRADENTON, Fla. -- Notes, quotes and anecdotes from the Pirates' spring training ...

Day 12: The final day at Pirate City yesterday brought a two-hour workout under partly cloudy skies and with a temperature of 72 degrees.

Damaso Marte threw off a mound to a stand-in batter for the first time, and nine other pitchers, including Ian Snell and Matt Capps, threw bullpen sessions. The drills focused on baserunning, including going from first to third, a glaring weakness with the 2007 team.

Today: Camp moves to McKechnie Field, and the games begin.

Yoslan Herrera will pitch the first two innings of the annual charity exhibition against Manatee Community College, beginning at 12:05 p.m. Following him will be first-round pick Danny Moskos, Ronald Belisario, Marino Salas, Josh Sharpless, Dave Davidson, Jonah Bayliss and Brian Rogers.

Camp roster: 67, with 38 pitchers, 8 catchers, 13 infielders and 8 outfielders.

Infielder Ray Olmedo, designated for assignment Saturday, was claimed off waivers yesterday by the Philadelphia Phillies. General manager Neal Huntington had hoped Olmedo would clear so the Pirates could send him outright to Class AAA Indianapolis and keep him in camp. Even if that had happened, because it would have been Olmedo's second outright, he would have had the option of declaring free agency.

Injury updates: Outfielder Chris Duffy (shoulder) elevated his throwing program to 90 feet but still has not taken live batting practice. ... Relief prospect Olivo Astacio (shoulder) took another step in his rehabilitation, pitching on flat ground.

Battle lines: With Olmedo gone, that would appear to leave two, possible three infielders -- Mt. Lebanon's Josh Wilson, Luis Rivas and Jorge Velandia -- vying for one backup job.

Or, it could be none of the above.

Chris Gomez, a lock for the roster, can play all of the infield positions, including shortstop, though the Pirates want to be sure of the latter. If Doug Mientkiewicz shows he can handle third base and the corner outfield spots, there is a good chance he will take the last bench spot and not one of the above infielders.

But much remains to be determined.

Fun in the sun: There was no formal crown bestowed upon this spring's smash-ball tournament, but it was fairly apparent from the "Ku-wa-ta!" chants of some Latin American players that Masumi Kuwata, as expected, was the best.

The drill, on Pirate City's half-field, had Kent Tekulve and Class AA pitching coach Brad Holman swinging bats to smash rubber-coated baseballs at pitchers less than 30 feet away. Some were on the line, some were short hops, but all were lasers.

And all were snagged by Kuwata, a brilliant defensive player who won eight gold gloves in Japan.

Or, as he put it walking off the field with a wide smile: "No misses."

Inside pitch: Byung-Hyun Kim's non-guaranteed, one-year contract -- $850,000 plus as much as $1.15 million in performance bonuses -- assures him of only $300,000 of that salary if he is cut in spring training. The bonuses are based on appearances, with the maximum due if he achieves 65.

Countdown to Atanta: 35 days.