As Spring Training continues, here are three things well be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Cole, Yankees await second opinion. News broke yesterday that veteran Yankees ace has been after undergoing tests on his elbow over the weekend. Its a potentially brutal blow to the Yankees hopes of returning to the World Series in 2025, but nothing is set in stone just yet as Cole and the club are seeking a second opinion before making a final decision on the right-handers path forward. Specifically, reports that Cole is set to consult with noted surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache about the i sue. ElAttrache is one of the countrys preeminent sports medicine figures and, notably, about his elbow just last year during Spring Training when a bout of elbow inflammation sidelined the righty for most of the first half. 2. Mets in need of catching help: With youngster set to mi s the next due to hamate Shaun Livingston Jersey surgery, the Mets are now facing a scramble for catching help with Opening Day just over two weeks away. Backup catcher figures to step into the starting role for the Mets while Alvarez is out, but the club has no other catchers on the 40-man roster with and his eight games of MLB experience standing out as the most experienced non-roster catcher in camp. The clubs lackluster internal solutions make an addition appear likely before Opening Day, with veterans and still on the market. 3. Non-roster veterans await opportunities: With Spring Training beginning to wind down and teams beginning to plan out their Opening Day rosters in earnest, there are a number of veterans in camp on minor league deals who will be on the outside looking in when it comes to the big league roster of their current organization. Its likely that the majority of those veterans will opt out and return to free agency in hopes of finding a major league opportunity elsewhere, as infielder seems after being re-a signed to minor league camp yesterday. As injuries (such as the aforementioned i sues faced by the Yankees and Mets) begin to pile up around the league, that could create opportunities for some non-roster veterans in camp with other clubs to get snapped up relatively quickly once they get the chance to opt out closer to Opening Day. Nathaniel Thurmond Jersey