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Poreda had a 3.38 ERA in 13 1/3 innings out of the Texas bullpen. He should get another shot soon.

The double was a 110-mph line drive. De Paula, one of the game’s best prospects, is 5-for-9 this spring. Still just 20, he’s coming off a season in which he hit .263/.406/.421 with 12 homers and 32 steals in 98 games in High-A ball. He made a four-game cameo in Double-A at season’s end, and he’ll likely spend most of 2026 at that level.

Stone’s secondary pitches were all down in the velocity department, but his six fastballs averaged 94.9 mph, which is right where he was when he went 11-5 with a 3.53 ERA in 25 starts as a rookie in 2024. It’d be great for the Dodgers’ pitching depth if he returns to that form.

Williams was pulled 20 pitches into the first after a single, a walk, a Juan Brito error and a popout. He then came back out for the second and had an easy time against the bottom of the Dodgers order. That makes for an acceptable first spring outing for the 26-year-old. His fastball velocity was within one mph of his 2025 average.

The homer was hit 107.8 mph and 423 feet off a 98.5-mph fastball from Edgardo Henríquez. Bazzana will soon head off to play for Australia in the World Baseball Classic, which probably won’t help his slim chances of pulling off a long shot bid for the second base gig in Cleveland. The 2024 first overall pick probably needs some more time in Triple-A anyway, but the Guardians don’t have much standing in his way.

Raleigh took White Sox reliever Wikelman González deep to left-center field in the third inning for his first big fly of the spring. The 29-year-old slugging backstop is due for some obvious regression after delivering a historic 60-homer campaign last year that shattered just about every offensive record for a full-time catcher. He’ll come off the board in the second round of every fantasy draft this spring as a true difference-maker at one of the weaker positions in the landscape.

Emerson ripped an impressive 108.7 mph single that brought home a pair of runs in the fifth inning. The 20-year-old top prospect boasts an above-average hit tool and made a serious jump in the power department last year, smashing 16 homers in 130 games across three levels to finish the year in Triple-A. It’s dangerous to feel certain about any prospect, but Emerson is one of the rare exceptions where his sustained fantasy relevance feels almost inevitable.

Kirby feels like a classic rebound candidate. His 3.88 xERA last season aligned closely with his established baseline, while the 4.21 ERA — the worst of his four-year career — arrived alongside shoulder issues that limited him to a career-low 23 starts. The underlying profile didn’t collapse; the surface results just drifted in the wrong direction. At 28, he profiles as the type of arm the market temporarily overthinks before quietly rediscovering. Expect him to settle back into the top-15 starter tier this spring — the kind of bet that feels less like chasing upside and more like trusting mathematics.

He also swiped his third base of the spring. Black has struggled with injuries and hasn’t shown much power the last two years, so this is a really good day for him. Still, since he’s no longer a third baseman and played mostly left and first base last year, he’s going to have a difficult time cracking Milwaukee’s roster. He’s also going to miss some time while playing for Team Canada in the WBC.

Barlow never even touched 90 mph on the gun today, with his average fastball coming in at 88.7 mph. That’s down 3.6 mph from last year. Of course, Barlow did sign late, and he’s a veteran who knows what he has to do to get ready for the season. Still, a bad spring will probably drop him down the depth chart some in an Athletics pen with no clear closer.