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The Orioles released Rapada earlier this week in order to make room for Matt Lindstrom on their 40-man roster. He’ll likely operate as a lefty specialist with the Yankees in spring training.

Priester was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome in spring training but was advised that he did not need surgery. He has been facing live hitters and will now begin what should be a lengthy rehab assignment. Even if Priester feels good and no longer has symptoms, we would expect him to make at least three starts in Triple-A since he never even got into a game during spring training.

The Rays are giving Fraley a day off today ahead of the team’s full day on Thursday in the hopes that two days off will allow him to be back in the lineup on Friday and avoid a trip to the injured list. The Rays are facing a left-hander on Wednesday anyway, so this works in their favor. Ryan Vilade will play right field and bat fourth with Jonny DeLuca in centerfield, batting fifth

Kreidler was 3-for-14 with two home runs in his five games with the Twins. With Royce Lewis back in the lineup, the Twins don’t need Kreidler up for now. He’ll be back at some point.

It will, in fact, be Prielipp that gets the call to start on Wednesday against the Mets in Mick Abel’s spot. The Twins have said that Abel’s elbow injury is “not serious,” but elbow inflammation for a pitcher should always be taken seriously. Prielipp was the Twins’ 2025 Minor League Pitcher of the Year and has added a curveball this season to give him a true five-pitch mix. He may be more of a deeper-league option for fantasy, but it could be worth adding him and stashing him on your bench as you watch his first outing.

The 25-year-old is slashing .238/.346/.444 in 19 games at Triple-A with one home run, a 31/12 K/BB ratio, and 16 steals. The strikeout rate is certainly too high, but Melton is getting on base a lot and taking plenty of extra bases when he does. The Rays have a crowded outfield, but Jake Fraley did leave Tuesday’s game with an injury, so there may be an opening coming. At least we know the Astros would like to have Melton as an option right now.

Báez now has four home runs, three steals, and 12 RBI in 19 games at Triple-A, so the fantasy upside is clear. However, he’s also slashing .225/.329/.451 with a 24/7 K/BB ratio in 71 at-bats. The raw tools are tantalizing, but the contact will need to improve before the Cardinals decide to call the 22-year-old up to the big leagues.

The results are good, but Henderson was pulled at 65 pitches in this one, and the Brewers have limited him to about three or four innings in most of his recent outings. According to Brewers manager Pat Murphy, that is part of a larger plan to keep Henderon healthy in shorter outings. The question for fantasy managers is whether or not that plan would carry over to the big league level. Murphy said he viewed Henderon as “a Major League pitcher,” but he didn’t specify starter. Perhaps the Brewers think it’s better for his long-term health to remain in a multi-inning role.

Arias has now homered in four of his last five games and has four home runs and 11 RBI on the season while slashing .457/.545/.857 and posting a 4/5 K/BB ratio. The 20-year-old did finish last season with 10 games at Double-A, so if he continues to mash like this at the level, the Red Sox would likely bring him up to Triple-A by the summer. A debut in 2026 seems unlikely, but Arias is making his case to be one of the top prospects in baseball.

The 2024 first-round pick hit five home runs in 81 minor league games last season, so him already being at five home runs in 10 games in 2026 is certainly noteworthy. That’s despite the fact that his fly ball rate at High-A is 10 percent lower than it was in A-ball last season. It’s early days, but if Gillen keeps this up, the 20-year-old could be in Double-A by the summer.

It was Volpe’s first game at Triple-A after going 4-for-11 with two steals at Double-A. This home run was actually the first extra-base hit of his rehab stint so far. The 24-year-old struggled both offensively and defensively in 2025, but it’s entirely possible that his shoulder played a large role in that. Jose Caballero has not played so well in Volpe’s absence that the Yankees will want to keep Volpe out of the lineup initially. However, his career .222/.283/.379 MLB slash line does mean that fantasy managers shouldn’t feel the need to rush out and add him if he’s on waiver wires. He does have the potential to be a 20/20 threat, so there is some fantasy upside; he’s just not a must-roster player.