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Vince Belnome

NYM 2nd Baseman

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Rays optioned INF Vince Belnome to Triple-A Durham.

Belnome was only up for a day while Sean Rodriguez was on paternity leave. It appears that they’re expecting Rodriguez back prior to Friday’s game.
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Rowdy Tellez

FA 1st Baseman #44

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Rowdy Tellez had a solo homer and an RBI single Tuesday in Team Mexico’s 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Tellez is still on the market after hitting .228/.276/.443 in 312 plate appearances for the Mariners and Rangers last season, but a strong WBC could aid his cause. He had hard-hit balls all three times up today, with his one out being a 355-foot liner.

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Zac Gallen

AZ Starting Pitcher #23

Zac Gallen pitched two scoreless frames in his start against Team Mexico on Tuesday.

Gallen threw first-pitch strikes to just three of seven batters and had five hard-hit balls against him, including one from Jonathan Aranda that one would have been a homer in 16 MLB ballparks, but he got through the outing unscathed, throwing just 22 pitches in the process.

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Juan Morillo

AZ Pitcher #67

Juan Morillo gave up four runs and five hits in his inning against Team Mexico on Tuesday.

The hard-throwing Morillo is one of the candidates to close for Arizona this year, but he had some tough luck today, giving up five hits on one hard liner, two soft liners and two groundballs. Morillo had pitched two scoreless innings coming in, and this one won’t affect his spring ERA, thankfully.

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Jordan Lawlar

AZ 3rd Baseman #10

Jordan Lawlar went 2-for-3 with a triple and a steal against Team Mexico on Tuesday.

The second hit was a bunt single, after which Lawlar stole second base. This won’t add to Lawlar’s spring stats, but he’s off to a superb start and is the clear favorite to be the Diamondbacks’ Opening Day center fielder at this point.

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Nolan Arenado

AZ 3rd Baseman #28

Nolan Arenado went 1-for-2 with an RBI on Tuesday to power Puerto Rico to a win over the Red Sox.

Arenado blooped a single to left field to put Puerto Rico on the board as they prepare to kick off the World Baseball Classic on Friday against Colombia in San Juan. The soon-to-be 35-year-old veteran is among the more prominent names on a roster that doesn’t include Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa due to insurance reasons.

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Elmer Rodriguez

NYY Starting Pitcher #79

Elmer Rodríguez fired three scoreless innings for Puerto Rico on Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Rodríguez is right there with hard-throwing Carlos Lagrange as the top pitching prospect in New York’s system and he’s tracking towards making his big-league debut at some point later this season. The 22-year-old is ticketed for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to open the year but it wouldn’t be surprising if he made it to Yankee Stadium by the second half.

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Cameron Smith

HOU Right Fielder #11

Cam Smith went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Tuesday as the Astros beat Venezuela 3-1 in an exhibition contest.

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Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53

Cristian Javier gave up one run over two innings on Tuesday against Venezuela.

Javier allowed three hits and didn’t record a strikeout, needing 30 pitches (18 strikes) to get through two frames. The 28-year-old righty showed some signs of renewed fantasy relevance late last year when he posted an encouraging 3.28 xERA and 21.7 percent strikeout rate over 37 innings across eight starts.

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Joe Mantiply

TOR Relief Pitcher #35

Blue Jays re-signed LHP Joe Mantiply to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Mantiply heads back north of the border to fortify Toronto’s left-handed relief depth. The 35-year-old southpaw made just 10 appearances for the Diamondbacks last year before latching on with the Blue Jays on a minor league pact. He’s merely organizational depth at this advanced stage of his career.

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Adam Macko

TOR Relief Pitcher #64

Blue Jays optioned LHP Adam Macko to Triple-A Buffalo; reassigned RHPs Gage Stanifer and Fernando Perez to minor league camp.

Macko has spent the last couple years on Toronto’s 40-man roster but has yet to reach the big leagues. He’ll have to wait a bit longer now. Stanifer made a big jump last year, showing that he could stick as a starter and finishing the season at Double-A New Hampshire. He projects as a back-end rotation arm down the road.

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