The most important step Andrew Cashner and Tyson Ross each took Wednesday was leaving his mound session feeling healthy.
The sidelined Texas Rangers right-handers became the focal point of pitching coach Doug Brocail, the medical staff and several members of the front-office and scouting departments as they moved forward from injuries that will put them on the disabled list to star the season.
Cashner, slowed this spring by biceps soreness, tossed two no-hit innings on 33 pitches in a minor-league game against his old organization, the San Diego Padres. Ross, another former Padres pitcher, threw 20 pitches, all fastballs, in his first session of live batting practice since undergoing surgery Oct.