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Ross

“That’s kind of a stretch to think that he’ll be full go come spring training,” Trammell said. “I think he’s going to be a little bit behind and the scenario is that he’ll probably have to go to Toledo again and earn it back, unfortunately.” Although Trammell seems to disagree, Ross didn’t do enough in Triple-A this year to show that he was ready for a job. He’ll probably need to spend at least half of next season in Toledo.

Ross expects to be back to full baseball activities by the end of February.

“It feels great now. I feel I can do everything I could before,” he said. The plan is for Ross to open the season at Triple-A Toledo, but he could become a regular for the Tigers if anything happens to either Rondell White or Bobby Higginson.

A.J. Hinch, Matt Walbeck, Andres Torres, Eric Eckenstahler, Seth Greisinger and Chris Mears are all considered strong bets for callups. Omar Infante and Matt Anderson are also candidates.

One of his family members accidentally closed a car door on his hand. Ross, acquired from the Tigers just before the start of the season, was batting .263/.322/.470 for Las Vegas.

Ross had been 2-for-16 since being acquired by the Marlins on May 26. He got the start today because Josh Willingham is still dealing with a hand injury.

Marlins manager Joe Girardi seems to have settled on Ross as his top choice to fill in while Josh Willingham is out. He has some short-term value in NL-only leagues.

With Craig Monroe playing well, Ross probably would have been out of the lineup the last two days even if healthy.

Craig Monroe is out of the lineup.

He started in right field over the slumping Jeremy Hermida. Ross hadn’t played since leaving Wednesday’s game with a right knee contusion.