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Like several others, Click, the former Astros GM currently working for the Blue Jays, cited family considerations as his reason for opting out. Clearly, though, there are aspects of the Red Sox job that just don’t appeal to some of the game’s most highly respected young executives.

The two walks are not ideal, and Barco had just a 57 percent strikeout rate overall in this one, but his stuff was electric. He induced 11 whiffs on 20 swings, including posting a 47 percent whiff rate on his four-seam fastball. The 25-year-old is a long shot to make the Pirates out of spring training, but he did post a 2.81 ERA and a 116/49 K/BB in 99 1/3 innings between Double- and Triple-A last year and is one of the top prospects in the Pirates organization. He should pitch MLB innings this season.

Leahy’s velocity was down across the board, and he registered just one whiff on 22 swings while posting a 20 percent CSW. He allowed three hard-hit balls, including a home run to Konnor Griffin, but the average exit velocity against him overall was under 89 mph. Still, he had a sub-60 percent strike zone and will need to get his command in order if he wants to win a spot in the Cardinals’ rotation.

His home run was a 426-foot blast that left the bat at almost 108 mph. It’s a good reminder that the 33-year-old still put up elite bat speed last season and has yet to play his home games in a ballpark that’s as hitter-friendly as Fenway Park is. There’s a chance that Contreras puts up career-best numbers in 2026.

Suárez threw 64 percent strikes while registering a 13 percent whiff rate and 20 percent CSW. His velocity also seemed to be up considerably on both his changeup and curveball, so it will be interesting to see if this was a result of one game or is a conscious change the Red Sox are making to the pitch shapes. Regardless, Suárez’s fantasy value hasn’t changed much from where it was back when he was with the Phillies.

The 23-year-old outfielder led off the game with a single off of Tarik Skubal but was erased on a double play. He then opened the scoring in the contest with a two-run double off of Skubal in the third inning. Clase also singled in the sixth inning and scored on an RBI knock by Jesus Sanchez. With his three-hit attack, he’s now hitting .300 (3-for-10) with three strikeouts to start the spring.

The 24-year-old hurler wasn’t intimidated at all facing a lineup of Tigers’ regulars, retiring all nine hitters that he faced in order. Rogers struck out three batters in the contest — Kerry Carpenter, Gleyber Torres and Kevin McGonigle. He threw 22 of his 27 pitches for strikes, posting a CSW of 37 percent despite getting just one swing and miss. He’s not going to make the Opening Day roster, but Rogers showed on Sunday that he’s capable of getting big league hitters out and that could earn him a shot at some point during the 2026 season.

Greene got the Tigers on the board in the fourth inning as he roped a double down the left field line that plated Kerry Carpenter. He grounded out to third base in his only other plate appearance in the contest. He’s just 1-for-7 (.143) to open the spring, though it comes with an encouraging 1/3 K/BB ratio through his first four games.

The 38-year-old hurler needed just 12 pitches to retire the Jays in order in the second inning, getting a pair of whiffs and posting a CSW of 25 percent. The velocity on his cutter was down a bit from his 2025 average, sitting at 91.6 mph (-1.2 mph), but that’s not unusual for his first outing of the spring. If that trend sticks through the end of March though, it could be worrisome.

The two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner struck out one and walked one on the afternoon. He cruised through his first two innings unscathed, but ran into trouble in the third as Rafael Lantigua worked a leadoff walk and Sean Keys smacked a one-out double to right. Jonathan Clase then followed with a two-run double to left-center. Skubal got four whiffs on 44 pitches on the day, posting an uncharacteristically low CSW of just 20 percent. It’s just one spring training start, there’s no reason to worry. Skubal is still the top starting pitcher on the board in all fantasy drafts.

Bassitt sat just around 90 mph with both his sinker and four-seamer, but velocity has never been a huge part of his game, and is not as important for a veteran this early in spring. That being said, he had just one whiff on 15 swings and didn’t record a single strikeout. Bassitt will likely give the Orioles plenty of decent innings this season, but he won’t be of much use outside of the deepest fantasy formats.