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Juan Duran

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Reds sent OF Juan Duran outright to Double-A Pensacola.

Duran’s PED suspension is over, but he’s now been removed from the 40-man roster. He batted just .256/.290/.438 with six home runs over 238 plate appearances at Pensacola last season.
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Endy Rodríguez

PIT 1st Baseman #13

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Pirates optioned C/1B Endy Rodriguez to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Rodriguez hit .173/.246/.250 in 57 plate appearances last year. He managed a .308/.400/.577 Spring Training line in 28 at-bats, but has missed so much time over the past couple of years that the Pirates likely wanted to see him get an extended run of at-bats. It’s possible he factors into the Pirates plans in the summer if he hits well at Indianapolis.

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Source: Colin Beazley

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Fantasy pitchers to look out for after WBC Final

March 18, 2026 02:47 PM

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Alexander Alberto

TB Relief Pitcher #62
White Sox returned Rule 5 pick RHP Alexander Alberto to the Rays.

Alberto had a 10.80 ERA and 2.40 WHIP in 6.2 innings during Spring Training. He’ll likely return to either Single-A Bowling Green or Double-A Montgomery to open the 2025 season with the Rays. Alberto has not pitched above High-A to this point in his minor league career.
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Source: James Fegan

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Dylan Moore

PHI Shortstop #25

The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports Dylan Moore will opt out of his minor league deal with the Phillies.

There’ll be a slew of these over the next few days — the Phillies can retain Moore by adding him to the 40-man roster in the next 48 hours, or he will become a free agent. It sure seems likely based on how the offseason has gone that the Phillies will add Moore to the 40-man and have him start the year as one of their bench bats, but this move forces their hand.

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Source: Will Sammon

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Taylor Walls

TB Shortstop #6
Tampa Bay Times’ Marc Topkin reports Rays SS Taylor Walls (oblique) will open the season on the injured list.

It’s possible that this is a re-aggravation of Walls’ initial oblique injury early in Spring Training. Carson Williams is taking Walls’ spot in the lineup today and is a plausible fill-in to start the season if the Rays don’t “consider outside options” per Topkin. Williams hit .172/.219/.354 in his 106 at-bat cup of coffee in the 2025 season and, should he be the Opening Day starter, is probably only a consideration in AL-only leagues despite his top prospect status.
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Source: Tampa Bay Times

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Trey Yesavage

TOR Starting Pitcher #39
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Trey Yesavage (shoulder) has an impingement and will start the season on the injured list.

Yesavage’s build up has been slow all offseason, and this helps explain why. He arrived to camp with the injury, per Schneider. He’s not slated to stop throwing, so it’s possible this is just a minor delay for Yesavage’s 2026 season. He’ll throw off a mound again next week. Eric Lauer will likely take Yesavage’s rotation spot in the early season.
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Source: Mitch Bannon

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Evan Carter

TEX Center Fielder #32

Dallas Morning News’ Evan Grant reports that the Rangers “have indicated” OF Evan Carter will “face a decent number” of left-handed pitchers.

Carter has some post-hype sleeper to his profile after a few lost seasons to injuries and is widely available in shallow leagues. The idea that he might not be stuck in a pure platoon situation adds to his appeal. Carter has hit .222 with two homers and a steal in 27 Spring Training at-bats to date, managing a .909 OPS.

Source: Dallas Morning News

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Seth Johnson

PHI Relief Pitcher #51
Phillies optioned RHP Seth Johnson to Triple-A Lehigh Valley; reassigned LHP Tucker Davidson, C Paul McIntosh, C René Pinto and RHP Bryse Wilson to minor league camp.

No real surprises here as Johnson had an option year remaining, Johnson managed a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 innings during Spring Training, striking out eight. He’ll likely be shuttled back to the majors several times over the course of the season.
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Josiah Gray

WSH Starting Pitcher #40
Nationals optioned RHP Josiah Gray, RHP Julian Fernández and OF Robert Hassell III to Triple-A Rochester; reassigned LHP Zach Penrod to minor league camp.

Gray will get a chance to ramp up in the minors after missing all of 2025 due to Tommy John surgery. Hassell being optioned down is likely good news for Joey Wiemer’s chances of winning a bench spot.
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Source: Spencer Nusbaum

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Josh Jung

TEX 3rd Baseman #6

Josh Jung went 3-for-3 with a homer in the Rangers’ 12-3 rout of the Royals on Wednesday.

Jung has nine total bases in two games since returning from an adductor strain that cost him 2 1/2 weeks. It’d certainly be great for the Rangers if he could bust out at age 26 after spending a fair amount of time on the IL in each of his first three full seasons. He hits the ball hard enough, and now he just needs to get his strikeout rate down some. It didn’t really happen last year, but his contact numbers were easily the best of his career.

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Kumar Rocker

TEX Starting Pitcher #80

Kumar Rocker turned in four innings of one-run ball and struck out six versus the Royals on Wednesday.

We were rather hoping Rocker might emerge as the Rangers’ closer at some point, but he’s making a strong case for a rotation spot right now. He topped out at 98.5 mph tonight, and his average fastball was up a bit more than one mph from last year. His slider generated nine whiffs on 12 swings, and both times it was put into play, it resulted in soft contact. He still doesn’t project as a mixed-league option at this point, but his stock is climbing.

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