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Reimold started the day off poorly, losing a ball in the sun that wwent as a double. However, he quickly made up for it with his third homer in five games. He has 12 homers and 35 RBI in 242 at-bats for the season, so he’s really starting to make a case to serve as Baltimore’s starting left fielder next year.

Muncy was unable to establish himself as an everyday option for the rebuilding Athletics before finishing last year in a versatile utility role. A strong performance this spring ensures that he’ll open the regular season as the Athletics’ starting third baseman but the lack of any real power/speed combo upside limits his realistic fantasy appeal to AL-only formats.

Calling hitter’s paradise Sutter Health Park his temporary home won’t do Springs any favors but he’s a perfectly cromulent innings-eater in deeper mixed leagues when he’s taking the ball on the road. The lack of big-time strikeout upside remains his biggest obstacle to mixed-league relevance. The 33-year-old lefty has posted a lackluster 7.94 ERA and 11/9 K/BB ratio across 11 1/3 innings this spring.

Miller needed 22 pitches to slam the door on the Dominican Republic during Sunday’s heavyweight semifinal matchup at loanDepot park and would be pitching for the third time in the last five days, if called upon during Tuesday’s WBC title game. It seems highly unlikely that Miller or the Padres would want to tax him that heavily from a workload standpoint in late March, especially since these are high-pressure environments, which can be especially stressful on a pitcher’s arm.

Rojas tested positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance, earlier this month while getting ready to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. The 25-year-old outfielder will be ineligible for the postseason once he returns, which won’t be until June 25, at the earliest. His path to playing time with the Phillies will be in a reserve role moving forward with prospect Justin Crawford taking over as the club’s starting center fielder.

It’s an extremely encouraging update. Vogt added that Ramírez remains day-to-day with left shoulder soreness after initial evaluation revealed merely inflammation. “He’s feeling much, much better today, so we’re going to reassess him day by day. He should be just fine in a few days,” Cleveland’s skipper told reporters on Tuesday afternoon. The 33-year-old franchise cornerstone suffered the injury on a slide during Sunday’s spring contest against the Athletics. Fantasy managers should anticipate Ramírez, who has posted back-to-back 30-homer, 40-steal campaigns, being ready for next week’s season opener. He remains a first-round selection in all fantasy drafts.

Bazzana won’t be officially reassigned for a couple days but the first-overall selection from the 2024 MLB Draft won’t break camp in the majors. The 23-year-old second baseman was away for most of the spring competing for Australia in the World Baseball Classic. He’ll open the minor league season back at Triple-A Columbus and figures to ascend to the big leagues at some point in the second half, if not sooner.

Smith is the notable inclusion here after an impressive Cactus League outings against the division-rival Royals over the weekend where he struck out five over two scoreless innings. The 22-year-old southpaw projects as an impactful fantasy contributor once he reaches the majors based on his stratospheric strikeouts rates throughout his career.

There wasn’t much of a path for Clase to a spot on Toronto’s roster at the start of the season with Davis Schneider, Nathan Lukes and Myles Straw occupying reserve roles. Nimmala has evolved into one of Toronto’s top prospects after being selected 20th overall in the 2023 MLB Draft as a prep shortstop.

The latest batch of cuts from Rangers camp come as little surprise. Foscue was a first-round pick a half-decade ago who has played sparingly at the highest level. Church made five relief appearances for the Rangers last year.

Springer hit Janson Junk’s second pitch of the afternoon 433 feet to center. 12 months ago, it was worth wondering if the obviously-in-decline Springer should even start against right-handers for the Jays. Then all he did was post a .959 OPS and finish seventh in the AL MVP balloting. He’s 6-for-27 with a 3/5 K/BB ratio in 31 plate appearances this spring.