Laser Eye Surgery

“He's had no surgery on his eyes, none whatsoever.” Hutcheson said Peavy has “small holes” in his retina that require periodic checkups, but surgery was deemed unnecessary.

“I think he sees 20-20 with contacts,” Hutcheson said.

Padres minor league staffers are intrigued by Twins castoff Evan Meek, a right-hander signed last September who has one of the liveliest fastballs of any Padres prospect.

Meek, whose fastball reached 98 mph last fall in San Diego's instructional league, is working out with Double-A Mobile in minor league camp.

Young said that Lance Niekro reputedly has a knack for pounding offspeed pitches.

Niekro, the Giants' first baseman, hit a Young change-up about 15 feet up the giant center-field wall for a double, and he hit a slider for a home run.

The combined distance exceeded 810 feet.

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