"The Mariners are planning to have Milton Bradley compete for a starting job in spring training despite his arrest last week, Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said Tuesday.

The Mariners open their spring camp in Peoria, Ariz., with pitchers and catchers on Feb. 13, followed by the full squad reporting on Feb. 18. Before that, however, Bradley has a court date on Feb. 8 in Southern California pertaining to his arrest for allegedly threatening a woman, a felony charge.

"Obviously, there's a legal process that Milton has to go through," Zduriencik said. "As of right now, he's a part of the organization, and we're planning on him coming into spring training and competing for a job."

Zduriencik said he has talked to Bradley since the arrest but declined to go into details about the conversation, other than to relate that Bradley said he had been working hard to prepare for the season.

Bradley, who turns 33 in April, was limited to 73 games last year and hit just .205. He was on the restricted list from May 6-19 after asking the team for help in dealing with "emotional stress" from personal issues.

Bradley was on the disabled list from July 31 through the end of the season. He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Aug. 17.

When healthy, Bradley split time between left field and designated hitter, and Zduriencik envisions a similar role."