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An eighth-round pick back in 2019, Greene pitched effectively for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2022 with a 96/32 K/BB ratio and 3.48 ERA over 68 1/3 innings in 48 appearances. The right-hander will have to pitch well to earn a spot in the Mets’ bullpen, but he’ll be given that opportunity in the Grapefruit League.

The homer left his bat at 108 mph and was projected at 419 feet. Tucker left the Dodgers for a week for the birth of his child, but he’s never been one to require a ton of spring at-bats. He’s 3-for-12 with six walks at the moment.

Emerson’s first spring homer gave him a .206/.263/.353 line through 38 plate appearances. He might have had a chance at making the Mariners with a brilliant spring, but some extra seasoning in the minors was always the likely outcome here. If he performs well in Triple-A, he could come up to play third base, with Brandon Donovan moving to the outfield or second base.

Stewart knocked Elly De La Cruz after he walked and stole second with two outs in the first. As it turned out, it was the Reds’ only hit in the contest. That’s pretty fun, but it’s also notable that Stewart is now 4-for-4 stealing bases this spring. We’re expecting him to be one of the year’s biggest bargains even if he doesn’t do much running, but 15 steals would be a very nice bonus.

Singer came in with a 9.00 ERA in five innings, but he fared well against the Giants’ road lineup, which featured Nate Furman leading off and Christian Koss batting third. With two strikeouts and two walks, he’s now boasting a 6/6 K/BB in nine innings.

Whisenhunt’s velocity bump might not last; he was down to 94.2 mph with his average fastball tonight after coming in at 95.2 mph and 94.8 mph in his previous two years. Still, he was able to fan six Reds anyway. He remains likely to open up in the Triple-A rotation.

Brubaker averaged 92.6 mph with his sinker in his first three outings this spring, which was down 0.9 mph from last year in his return from Tommy John surgery. Tonight, though, he was up to 94.2 mph, even after he faded some in his third inning of work. The Giants apparently intend to look at Brubaker as a middle man, so he wouldn’t seem to offer much fantasy potential. However, if he can impress in shorter stints, the possibility of saves can’t be ruled out. He never had much success as a starter in Pittsburgh, but he’s always been able to miss bats at a solid clip, and he might yet get a little better there in short outings.

Just no luck at all for Manning lately. Ironically, even though Manning is long gone from Detroit, his injury had ramifications for the Tigers; the Lions were looking at Enmanuel De Jesus as a replacement for Manning, which forced the Tigers to add the left-hander to their 40-man roster earlier this week.

Sewald faced four batters and got three flyouts, with one flare single following in. His velocity is a little up from last year, and while we wouldn’t want to count on him being a shutdown closer, he might be the Diamondbacks’ best option in the ninth to begin the year.

Kelly’s velocity was down only about one mph from last year, so that’s good in his first outing back from his back issue. Still, he indicated afterwards that he’s probably IL bound to start the year. It should be a short stay, and Kelly could still be of use in deeper mixed leagues come mid-April.

The only two likely major leaguers Wacha faced tonight were bottom-of-the-barrel-types Jorge Barrosa and Ildemaro Vargas, so this is a particularly poor result, even if Wacha did wind up with six strikeouts. His velocity is down about 1.5 mph from last year, and he doesn’t seem like a very good bet for at least the beginning of the season.