Sluggers willing to share

Troy Glaus took a mighty swing at a toss from hitting coach Mickey Brantley and uttered an expletive. He glanced at the pale, unblemished newbie bat and frowned. The swing says spring; the scowl is in midseason form.

"This is [expletive deleted]," Glaus grumped. "It feels like I'm hitting the ball with a pillow."

When the Blue Jays acquired Glaus from the Arizona Diamondbacks last winter, the Jays convinced him to waive a no-trade clause that included Toronto. At the time, he was also told that he would be the cleanup hitter.

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