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Joe Ryan

MIN Starting Pitcher #41

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Joe Ryan took a loss after allowing three homers and six runs in five innings Friday against the Rockies.

Ryan had very good velocity and got 14 missed swings in 91 pitches, so the outing wasn’t a total loss. He remains lined up to serve as the Twins’ No. 3 starter in the postseason, though he’ll likely face quick hooks if he doesn’t get off to great starts. He ends the regular season 11-10 with a 4.51 ERA and a 197/34 K/BB ratio in 161 2/3 innings.

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Gio Urshela

FA 3rd Baseman #13

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Twins released INF Gio Urshela.

Urshela had a shot at earning a spot on the Twins’ Opening Day bench, but he struggled to a .192/.250/.231 slash line with zero homers, one RBI and a 5/2 K/BB ratio over 28 plate appearances during Grapefruit League action. He’s now free to explore other opportunities.

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Andrew Chafin

FA Relief Pitcher #39

Twins released LHP Andrew Chafin.

The 35-year-old southpaw was informed that he would not make the team’s Opening Day bullpen, so this gives him an opportunity to latch on elsewhere if he can find an interested team. Chafin registered a 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 5/3 K/BB ratio over six innings during Grapefruit League play. Given the lack of quality bullpen depth around the league, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him land on his feet in the coming days.

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Framber Valdez

DET Starting Pitcher #59
Tigers’ skipper A.J. Hinch announced the order of his rotation to open the regular season on Friday, with new addition Framber Valdez drawing the assignment for the home opener against the Cardinals on April 3.

Tarik Skubal will pitch on opening day against the Padres in San Diego. He’ll be followed by Valdez and Jack Flaherty. Justin Verlander will then open their series against the Diamondbacks in Arizona on March 30 and he’ll be followed by Casey Mize. Despite the injuries to Reese Olson and Troy Melton, this is perhaps the strongest starting rotation that we have seen the Tigers field in the past decade which has to make them the favorites in the American League Central.
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Kris Bubic

KC Starting Pitcher #50
Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro announced the order of his starting rotation on Friday, with Kris Bubic scheduled to start the team’s home opener on Monday against the Twins.

It had already been announced that Cole Ragans would pitch against the Braves in Atlanta on Opening Day. He’ll be followed by Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo, with Noah Cameron rounding out the rotation and pitching on Wednesday against the Twins. It’s possible that Cameron could actually get pushed back to Thursday with Ragans working Wednesday on regular rest, but they may not want to push their ace so early in the season.
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Justin Crawford

PHI Center Fielder #91

Justin Crawford tripled and scored a run in a tie against the Tigers on Friday.

Crawford’s triple came off Tarik Skubal and he came around to score on a Bryce Harper single. The 22-year-old has looked solid this spring with a .277 average and .320 slugging percentage, and he’s one of the fastest players in the sport; giving him a chance to pile up the steals if he gets on base enough to run. The only real question is power, and it’s what limits his fantasy upside for 2026 and beyond.

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Dillon Dingler

DET Catcher #13

Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer and drove homer three runs in a 4-4 tie against the Phillies on Friday.

Don’t worry, tie scores are less than a week away from becoming impossible. Dingler’s homer was the first of the spring, and it came off Tanner Banks in the seventh. The 27-year-old backstop is one of the best defenders behind the plate, but doesn’t do enough offensively to be a starter in most fantasy leagues.

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Brady Singer

CIN Starting Pitcher #51

Brady Singer (blister) is expected to make a spring start Monday for the Reds.

Singer told reporters that the blister issue that cuased him to leave Wednesday’s start is “pretty much gone.” Assuming no flare ups, he should be ready to roll for the regular season.

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Source: C. Trent Rosecrans

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Joe Boyle

TB Starting Pitcher #36
Rays optioned RHP Joe Boyle, OF Justyn-Henry Malloy and INF/OF Richie Palacios to Triple-A Durham.

Boyle has shown the ability to miss bats with electric stuff, but he’s also shown he rarely has any idea where his arsenal will end up, so he won’t make the Opening Day roster. Both Malloy and Palacios figure to be up-and-down for Tampa Bay as bench options.
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Junior Caminero

TB 3rd Baseman #13

Junior Caminero doubled in a run to help the Rays to a 2-0 win Friday over the Red Sox.

Caminero plated Yandy Diaz with an RBI double in the first to give the Rays an early 1-0 lead. The 22-year-old hasn’t shown much pop in the Grapefruit League with a .389 slugging percentage, but there are few young hitters with more power than Caminero. He should be among the homer leaders in 2026.

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Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez worked five innings of one-run baseball versus the Tigers on Friday.

In his final spring outing, Sánchez struck out four, allowed just two hits and didn’t walk a batter. The 29-year-old was named the Opening Day starter for the Phillies, and the 2025 Cy Young runner-up is a good bet to again be a top ten fantasy starter in 2026.

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