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Yadier Molina

STL Catcher #4

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Cardinals named Yadier Molina special assistant to the president of baseball operations.

Molina was looking for a full-time coaching gig with the Cardinals, but since that didn’t materialize, he’ll join the front office for now. It doesn’t appear that he ever considered going to another organization. The 41-year-old Molina retired in 2022 after 19 seasons as a major leaguer, all with St. Louis.

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Cade Horton

CHC Starting Pitcher #22

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Cade Horton struck out 10 while allowing one run in five innings Monday in the Cubs’ 5-2 win over the Guardians.

Horton got 21 whiffs on 47 swings, leading to an exceptional 47% CSW. He had struck out four and given up three homers in 5 2/3 innings in his first two outings this spring, but he showed his potential tonight. He makes plenty of sense as a fourth or fifth starter in mixed leagues.

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Team USA players to watch ahead of new MLB season

March 16, 2026 01:32 PM

Eric Samulski breaks down Team USA's win over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, including which American players can translate their tournament success to the new MLB season.

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Gavin Williams

CLE Starting Pitcher #32

Gavin Williams surrendered five runs in 4 2/3 innings Monday in a loss to the Cubs.

Williams fanned seven, which is more important at this point than him giving up some runs in Arizona ballparks. It seems like the hype that was building for him down the stretch last year hasn’t really materialized in his ADPs this spring, probably because there isn’t much in his numbers that’s particularly appealing. Still, he throws plenty hard and he’s in an organization that has turned lesser arms into a really good pitchers; he still might find another gear.

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Nolan Jones

CLE Right Fielder #22

Nolan Jones went 0-for-3 with a strikeout on Monday, dropping his spring average to .125.

Both of Jones’s balls in play were hit hard, but they went for outs anyway, which is the story of his spring so far; he’s 4-for-32 even though 12 of his 18 balls in play have been hard hit. Of course, it’s not helping that he’s also struck out 14 times. Jones seems unlikely to make the Guardians, even though he’s out of options. A rebuilding team might gamble on him, but it seems more likely that he’d clear waivers and report to Triple-A.

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Danny Jansen

TEX Catcher #9

Danny Jansen drove in all three Rangers runs with two doubles in Monday’s 3-2 win over the White Sox.

Jansen is up to seven RBI with his homer and four doubles in 27 at-bats this spring. He and Kyle Higashioka project to divvy up playing time pretty equally behind the dish in Texas, but that could always change if one of the two exceeds expectations.

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MacKenzie Gore

TEX Starting Pitcher #1

MacKenzie Gore, who entered the night with a 12.79 ERA in three starts this spring, shut out the White Sox for 4 2/3 innings on Monday.

Gore didn’t give up much hard contact tonight, but the 3/3 K/BB wasn’t great. He actually had a 3/3 K/BB in 6 1/3 innings coming into the game, so no help there. Still, there wouldn’t seem to be much reason to be concerned.

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Robert Garcia

TEX Relief Pitcher #62

Robert Garcia struck out two in a perfect inning against the White Sox on Monday.

Garcia has allowed three runs — two earned — in 3 1/3 innings this spring, but it comes with a 5/0 K/BB. He’d seem to be the current favorite to lead the Rangers in saves this year, though since he’s their best left-hander, it’d be beneficial if the club could play matchups with him. Hopefully, one of the Rangers’ young right-handed relievers will step up eventually.

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Sean Burke

CWS Starting Pitcher #59

Sean Burke pitched 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball Monday against the Rangers.

Burke lowered his spring ERA to 4.97. He was throwing more sinkers in his early starts, which seemed to get him into some trouble, but he backed off that tonight. Five of his 78 pitches against the Rangers were sinkers, which is basically a match for the five percent of the time he threw it last year. He was at 16% sinkers through three outings.

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Josh Jung

TEX 3rd Baseman #6

Josh Jung returned to action on Monday and had a triple in two at-bats against the White Sox.

The triple should have been caught, but Derek Hill appeared to lose the ball. Still, it’s good to see Jung back in action after more than two weeks off due to an adductor strain. He’s still in line to be the Rangers’ primary third baseman, though after hitting .252/.294/.390 in 131 games last year, he has a lot to prove as he enters his fourth full season.

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Eugenio Suárez

CIN 3rd Baseman #28

Eugenio Suárez homered Monday as Venezuela topped Italy 4-2 to advance to the final of the World Baseball Classic.

Suárez’s homer off Aaron Nola put Venezuela on the board with the score 2-0 on the fourth, and the team rallied for three runs on a walk and then four straight two-out singles from Jackson Chourio, Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez in the seventh. Eduardo Bazardo, Andrés Machado and Daniel Palencia shut the door from there. It’s Venezuela’s first time in the finals of the WBC. They’re expected to start Eduardo Rodriguez against Team USA and Nolan McLean.

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Aaron Nola

PHI Starting Pitcher #27

Starting for Team Italy, Aaron Nola pitched four innings of one-run ball against Venezuela on Monday.

Eugenio Suárez took him deep in the fourth, but Nola against looked very good. His fastball velocity was up one mph from last year, and he was able to strike out three in the 59-pitch outing. We wouldn’t expect Nola to return to 2022 form, but he should be useful in mixed leagues, even if he’s not an asset in ERA.

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