Russell Martin caught for R.A. Dickey in Monday's intrasquad game for an inning, where they planned cross-ups to see if Martin could handle his knuckleballs, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.

Martin caught for R.A. Dickey in Monday's intrasquad game for an inning, where they planned cross-ups to see if Martin could handle his knuckleballs, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.

Analysis:

Coming into the season, it was thought that Josh Thole, Dickey's personal catcher from last season, would continue to catch the 40-year-old knuckleballer. However, if throughout the spring, Martin displays an ability to catch Dickey, he could be in line for extra work and wouldn't need to DH or take the day off on every fifth day.