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Rijo is hitting .266/.370/.399 as an 18-year old playing in a full season league where the average hitter is 21. He lacks elite upside, but could be a solid second baseman, though he is blocked by Dustin Pedroia, who is signed through 2021.

Moniak worked Tyler Glasnow for a one-out walk in the opening inning and swiped second base, but the Rockies were unable to cash him in from there. He then led off the fourth inning with a double and scored the Rockies’ lone run on an RBI ground out off the bat of Troy Johnston. The 27-year-old outfielder is off to a solid start to the 2026 season, slashing .261/.300/.630 with five homers, nine RBI and one stolen base in his first 50 plate appearances.

The 36-year-old right-hander walked two batters while striking out three on the night. The Dodgers got to him early and often in this one, pushing runs across in each of his four innings of work, including a solo blast by Max Muncy in the second. Sugano generated nine swings and misses on 91 pitches on the night, registering an underwhelming CSW of 22 percent. He’ll attempt to get back on track as he totes a 3.92 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and a 15/5 K/BB ratio (20 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s start against the Padres.

Suárez broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with a two-run double off of Twins’ right-hander Joe Ryan. That would be the extent of the scoring for the Reds in the ballgame, but that’s all Brandon Williamson and company would require. Suárez is off to a nice start in his return to the Reds this season, slashing .257/.333/.414 with three homers and 11 RBI.

Arenado’s homer off Eric Lauer left his bat at 107.5 mph, a nearly four-mph improvement on his season high. Since the beginning of 2024, he’d hit just two balls harder than that, topping out at 108.3 mph. Arenado now has three homers this week, but his EV numbers are still down from last year and he’s striking out twice as often as he did last season (23 percent vs. 11 percent). There still isn’t much reason to pick him up in mixed leagues.

Soroka walked none. He had only seven whiffs on 54 swings and a 20 percent CSW, but a .200 BABIP carried him tonight. That’s the opposite of how his previous starts had gone, as he entered tonight with a 34 percent strikeout rate but a .353 BABIP. Soroka is now 4-0 with a 2.78 ERA. It still doesn’t seem likely that he’ll provide much long-term value in mixed leagues, but there’s little harm in riding him for now, especially since he’ll probably make his next start against the White Sox.

Sewald has faced the minimum in three straight appearances, all of which resulted in saves. The home run ball might lead to his downfall at some point, but he’s MLB saves leader right now.

Lauer had better velocity tonight, with his fastball climbing 1.3 mph from his season mark of 90.2 mph. Still, he gave up a homer in his third inning of work and two runs on a walk and three singles in his fourth inning. He’s 1-3 with a 7.13 ERA, and he’s probably looking at getting bumped back to middle relief at the end of this month or in early May. First, he figures to start or again work behind an opener Wednesday against the Angels.

The 22-year-old phenom reached base on an error in the fourth inning, swiped second base and raced home to score on Eugenio Suarez’s two-run double. He has been an absolute monster for fantasy purposes so far, slashing .300/.405/.657 with seven homers, 14 runs scored, 17 RBI and four swipes in his first 84 plate appearances.

Cruz has done it again. His sixth inning home run vaulted the Pirates ahead and they never looked back. It was ridiculous to watch how he hit it out too. Cruz stuck with a back-door sweeper from Griffin Jax that would’ve landed perfectly on the low-and-outside corner. Instead, he extended his long arms to yank it over the tall right field wall at PNC Park. His bottom hand even flew off the handle and altogether it looked like the type of swing you’d see in a slow-pitch softball league. Instead, it had an 84 mph swing speed and he turned the game upside down with it. This was his sixth home run so far this season along with 19 RBI, nine stolen bases, and a .313/.382/.588 slash line. To this point, he’s been arguably the most productive offensive player in the whole league.

This is much closer to the version of Chandler we expected this season. Finally, he reigned in his electric fastball and was able to spot it at the letters. Overall, it had a 64% strike rate which was its highest mark in any of his four starts so far this season. He also threw his sweeper 23% of the time here. That doesn’t seem like much, but his last start was the first time he’d ever used it in a major league game. It seemed like a new pitch with its erratic command despite him breaking off a few nice ones too. All in all, this was an encouraging start for the electric young right-hander who’s scheduled to face the Rangers next time out.