Morning notes on new arrivals, Urrutia, Johnson, Machado and Pearce

SARASOTA, Fla. - Outfielder Delmon Young and infielder Michael Almanzar have reported to camp this morning, giving the Orioles their full camp squad. No sign of infielder Everth Cabrera, but he was headed to Sarasota last night and his one-year, $2.4 million deal could be announced later today or early Wednesday. None of the pitchers will throw bullpen sessions today. They can focus on fielding drills and the media can pay closer attention to batting practice. Outfielder Henry Urrutia told me that he's concentrating on using his hands more and his shoulders less to avoid hitting everything to the opposite field. Urrutia speaks highly of new hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and minor league hitting coordinator Jeff Manto. Steve Johnson sat at his locker this morning soaking his right middle finger in a cup of ice water. X-rays taken yesterday came back clean and he plans on playing catch today and hopefully throwing in the bullpen on Wednesday. "It feels a lot better, it looks a lot better," he said. "I'm going to try to throw today, just play catch. I can't do anything wrong to it. It's just whatever I can handle and then hopefully after icing it all day today, I'll be able to throw a 'pen tomorrow. That's the goal, so that way I won't miss too much time." Johnson bruised the finger while trying to grab a high chopper during Sunday's fielding practice. "I'm just going to wait for it to heal," he said. "I just hit it on the tip of the finger, so it's going to be bruised for a couple of days. It's just whatever I can handle. If I can throw, I'll throw. I'm not going to do anything to it. It's just bruised. "Something so dumb as just putting your finger in the way. And then it could have hit any other way. On top, under. It was just the right timing of how it happened and you're out a couple of days. I'm glad I'm not out any longer. It's definitely a relief after the last couple of years. It's definitely good. "It wasn't like a bad hop, it wasn't hit hard. It was just a high chopper and I just kind of took my eye off it. I got my hand there to try to get the ball out quicker to go into the rundown and it just got in the way. I've caught that ball millions of times. Just trying to be too quick and my other hand got there before the ball did." Third baseman Manny Machado said he's doing all baseball activities, including moving laterally to field ground balls. "I think everything has been going smooth, knock on wood," he said. "Everything's been going good. I've just got to keep my strength up. I've got two brand new knees now, so it's just time to go out there and play and keep do what I've been doing, stay on it. "No. I'm just going out there, being myself. Playing how I've always played. Just trying to get that feel for it again. "It's just a matter of playing baseball. That's how I see it. I've played baseball my entire life. Being sidelined for so long kind of threw me off a little bit, so I'm just excited to go back, be part of a team and have fun with these guys." Machado is relieved to finally have a normal spring training. "I see it like my first spring training again," he said. "I'm that excited. I'm fortunate to be here. I'm looking forward to playing games again. "I'm just excited to get back out there on the field again, honestly. It's my main concern, getting back out there, kind of just getting the feel for being a team again. I'm getting ready for tomorrow to get the show on the road. Let's get it." Speaking of the road, Machado figures to get extra at-bats by making more trips. "I'll take as many as I can get," he said. "I haven't played in a long time. As much as I can get, I'll take it. "I'm pumped for spring. I'm pumped to play some games. I want to get out there and play as much as I can. If I need to go on extra road trip games, I'll go. If I have to stay back, I'll stay back. No matter what, I'm just excited to play." Not playing due to two knee surgeries has been difficult for Machado, a Gold and Platinum Glove winner who's tired of having his career stalled by injuries. "It's tough watching the team go to the playoffs and go as far as they did, but I think me, (Matt) Wieters and Chris Davis would have helped the team, definitely," Machado said. "It was tough being on the sideline watching the games. It's not easy." Machado said he doesn't know anything about Cabrera, but he's ready to welcome his new teammate. "I've been told he's a great player and he's going to help this team out," Machado said. "That's what he's here for, and we're excited to have him." Steve Pearce is competing for the club lead in most gloves this spring, not knowing whether he's playing left field, right field, first base or third base. Showalter indicated at the Winter Meetings that Pearce could take ground balls at the hot corner. "Well, that's the rumor," Pearce said. "I've got a glove for that, so we'll just take it day by day, I guess. "The only thing I'm missing is a catcher's mitt, but Wiety's is a couple locker's down, so if I need one of those I'll just go grab it. I'm sure he has tons of them." Asked whether he views himself as a potential regular at one position or a guy who's going to move around, Pearce replied, "I just view myself as whatever is needed. If I play every day in left field, every day in right field, that's great, but I prepare myself that I'm going to come in here and play a lot of positions."