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Susana strikes out five over five innings in AFL

Jarlin Susana

WSH Starting Pitcher #49

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Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana allowed one run on one hit in five innings in Arizona Fall League action on Tuesday.

The big right-hander struck out five and walked two while throwing 38 of his 63 pitches for strikes. After undergoing lat surgery in 2025, Susana didn’t pitch in the minor leagues this season until August, so this was his longest outing since early in 2025. While he showed off his trademark triple-digit four-seamer, he also heavily mixed in a sinker that runs in on the hands of right-handers and an upper-80s power curve. The Nationals also have him working on a tighter cutter that he’s been throwing in the upper 90s in Arizona. Given his long layoff, health is the biggest positive for Susana, but if the 22-year-old is able to find a pitch mix that will give him good enough command to pair with his elite fastballs, he could be an impact arm for the Nationals in 2027.

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WSH Starting Pitcher #49

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Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana struck out four over 3 1/3 scoreless innings in Arizona Fall League action on Saturday.

One of the hardest-throwing starting pitching prospects in baseball, Susana’s premium fastball velocity was on display during Saturday’s AFL lid-lifter as he topped out at 103.8 mph, according to Statcast. He touched triple digits a whopping 35 times in the 55-pitch outing. The flame-throwing 22-year-old is getting some additional work in the fall circuit after missing most of the year recovering from a lat tear that required surgery last year. He figures to open next season at Triple-A Rochester, but he’s the type of name that fantasy managers need to know heading into next spring.
Jarlin Susana

WSH Starting Pitcher #49

Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana allowed four runs over 2 2/3 innings in his debut for Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

Susana is one of the hardest-throwing starting pitching prospects in the game and he displayed his premium velocity in his first Triple-A outing, topping out at 102.6 mph in the 66-pitch effort. The electrifying 22-year-old is one of the better fantasy prospects in the game solely because his strikeout upside is off the metaphorical charts if everything comes together. Susana remains a work in progress after missing significant time due to injury in each of the last two seasons. He’s the caliber of pitching prospect that fantasy managers need to follow closely as he continues his trajectory towards Washington’s rotation.
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WSH Starting Pitcher #49

Nationals promoted RHP prospect Jarlin Susana to Triple-A Rochester.

Susana has been making his way back from last September’s lat surgery and has pitched just 17 2/3 innings this year. He has a 5.09 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in those innings, but he also has a 43.6 percent strikeout-to-walk ratio and struck out 21 batters in 11 1/3 innings at Double-A. The 22-year-old may not officially be a reliever long-term, but he will continue to work out of the bullpen in Triple-A while the team gets him consistent innings to end the season.
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Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana threw two shutout innings for High-A Wilmington on Wednesday.

Susana had lat surgery in September of last year and has just begun his rehab assignment. His command was a bit iffy, walking two in the outing, but he also struck out two and touched 103 mph on the radar gun, which is great to see after such a long layoff. The oft-injured 22-year-old was at Double-A when his injuries began last year, so he may return there early in 2026 or perhaps get a chance to start the year at Triple-A.
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WSH Starting Pitcher #49

Jarlin Susana underwent surgery on his right lat last week, the Nationals revealed.

Susana’s injury was described as a strain, so it’s surprising that he required surgery. One of the game’s most talented pitching prospects, Susana ends the year with a 3.51 ERA and a 95/34 K/BB in 56 1/3 innings, most of them coming in Double-A. He also missed time early this season with a UCL sprain.
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WSH Starting Pitcher #49

Nationals prospect Jarlin Susana was diagnosed with a lat strain after undergoing an MRI.

He’s likely done for the season, but that’s not official. It still seems like good news, given that the injury was originally described as triceps soreness. Susana has already missed time with a sprained UCL earlier this season.
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WSH Starting Pitcher #49

Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana has been diagnosed with triceps soreness.

Susana will continue to undergo further evaluation and testing following an early exit from Saturday’s outing at Double-A Harrisburg. The 21-year-old flamethrower has re-emerged as one of the most electric pitching prospects in the dynasty landscape over the last month after missing time earlier this season with a UCL sprain in his elbow. He’s likely going to be done for the season and fantasy managers can only hope that he’s ready to roll for spring training. He has a legitimate chance to break camp in Washington’s rotation.
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WSH Starting Pitcher #49

Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana recorded 13 strikeouts and allowed one run over five innings.

Susana’s dynasty stock took a hit earlier this year as he continued to battle control issues and missed time with a UCL sprain. The hard-throwing 21-year-old prospect has flashed top-of-the-rotation upside at times, but he needs to refine his command to reach that potential. It’s outings like this where he’s touching 103 mph and generating 20 swinging strikes that make you forget about the flaws and dream on what he might become someday.
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Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 UCL sprain and will be shut down from throwing for two weeks.

Nationals manager Dave Martinez called it a “best-case scenario” when speaking to reporters on Sunday. There won’t be a definitive update concerning Susana’s long-term outlook until he resumes throwing in a couple weeks. The hard-throwing 21-year-old righty is right there with Travis Sykora as the top pitching prospect in Washington’s system. It’s an encouraging update, but there’s still reason for dynasty managers to closely monitor his status in the coming weeks.
Jarlin Susana

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Nationals RHP prospect Jarlin Susana was placed on the injured list at Double-A Harrisburg.

Nationals manager Dave Martinez told reporters Saturday that Susana is dealing with an arm injury, but didn’t disclose any additional information. The 21-year-old righty boasts immense strikeout potential and is generally regarded as one of the higher-ceiling pitching prospects in the fantasy landscape. There should be some clarity on his status in the coming days.

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Rays declined their $10 million mutual option on OF Cedric Mullins for 2027.

Instead, the 32-year-old outfielder will receive a $500,000 buyout and will hit the free agent market. Mullins appeared in 107 games for the American League Champions, slashing an underwhelming .207/.284/.344 with 15 homers, 48 RBI and 21 stolen bases (in 31 attempts). He only had five plate appearances in the postseason, going 2-for-5 with a homer, stolen base and three runs scored. His fantasy value in 2027 will be tied to whether or not he’s able to land a starting or strong-side platoon role someplace.
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Rangers’ DH Joc Pederson declined his $18.5 million mutual option for 2027.

The 34-year-old slugger had a major resurgence in 2026, slashing .235/.329/.487 with 26 homers and 53 RBI in 432 plate appearances with the Rangers — the most home runs that he has hit in a season since 2019. He’s hopeful that he’ll be able to parlay that success into a multi-year deal on the open market this winter.
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Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports that the Diamondbacks plan to hire Padres’ bullpen coach Ben Fritz to be their next pitching coach.

Fritz will take over for Ben Kaplan who was let go following a rough 2026 campaign. The 45-year-old has spent the past seven seasons as the Padres’ bullpen coach and this will be his first gig as a full-time pitching coach at the MLB level, though he briefly fulfilled that role with the Padres on an interim basis after Larry Rothschild was dismissed in 2021.
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Athletics declined 2B Jeff McNeil’s club option for 2027.

The option was for $15.75 million and never really had any chance of being picked up. The Mets will be on the hook for his $2 million buyout under the terms of the deal that send him to the A’s last winter. Even with a strong second half, McNeil hit a modest .264/.313/.368 last season. He’ll most likely land a starting job in free agency, but at this point, it’s questionable whether he has the glove for second or the bat to help at first or in left.
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Athletics declined LHP Jeffrey Springs’ club option for 2027.

The A’s held a $15 million option with a $750,000 buyout under the terms of the four-year, $31 million deal Spring signed with the Rays prior to the 2023 season. Springs’ strikeout rate collapsed immediately after the A’s picked him up two years ago, and he had a 6.18 ERA last season, giving up 35 homers in 142 2/3 innings.
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Michael Arroyo underwent elbow surgery Wednesday to “clean up cartilage and brace a chronic injury to his UCL,” according to the Mariners.

The announcement says Arroyo will return to game action in April. Given that this seems to be internal brace surgery, Arroyo might be limited to DHing for a while into his return from surgery. Arroyo, who turns 22 next week, made his MLB debut in September and hit .371/.439/.514 in 15 games. That was going to put him in position to challenge for a spot next spring, though there was a good chance he’d open in Triple-A. Now it seems like he won’t be an option until May or maybe June.
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The Mariners are hiring CJ Gillman as their hitting coach, according to The Athletic.

Hiring a hitting coach before hiring a manager is a little odd, but the Mariners obviously wanted Gillman back. He was employed by the team as a minor league hitting coordinator from 2022-25 before spending last season as the Nationals’ director of hitting.
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Twins declined 1B Josh Bell’s mutual option for 2027.

Bell gets a $1.25 million buyout from the $10 million option. The Twins paid him a total of $7 million for his .255/.319/.419 line and 96 RBI last season, and they might have some interest in re-signing him for a similar amount. However, if they see Byron Buxton doing a lot of DHing next year, that would leave less room for Bell.
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Orioles declined RHP Zach Eflin’s mutual option for 2027.

Eflin will receive a $2 million buyout on the $25 million mutual option. He underwent Tommy John surgery in April and is hoping to be ready in the early part of next season. He’s indicated that he’d like to stay with Baltimore.
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Orioles agreed to terms with OF Rece Hinds on a one-year contract.

Hinds hit .179/.273/.250 in 12 games for Baltimore late in the year. The Orioles will probably wind up waiving Hinds in the near future, but some guaranteed money in the deal would make it more likely that he clears waivers and sticks around as a non-roster player. They did something similar with infielder Luis Vázquez and reliever Josh Walker last winter.
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