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The deal, which also includes a $2 million buyout, is now official. Montas heads to Cincinnati as a potential back-end rotation stabilizer after missing the majority of the last two seasons due to right shoulder issues, which limited him to just 20 starts combined between the Athletics and Yankees during that span. The 30-year-old is an interesting low-risk gamble for the Reds and offers enough strikeout upside to potentially make an impact for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues in 2024.

The good news is that the 33-year-old southpaw experienced no issues with the session and will continue his throwing progression from there. He’s going to begin the season on the injured list though, with a goal of returning before the end of April. Fantasy managers who want to gamble on him on draft day should plan to be without the left-hander for the first five or six weeks of the season at a minimum.

It’s the first round of cuts that the Giants have made this spring, so there aren’t any surprises in the group. Bednar, 25, appeared in four Cactus League contests, registering a 2.25 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and a 3/4 K/BB ratio over four innings. He could break through and debut with the Giants at some point during the 2026 campaign.

Cabrera gave up nine hard-hit balls today, but only two of those went for hits. He also gave up a couple of soft singles. He’s allowed one run and posted an 8/1 K/BB in 8 1/3 innings over his three outings. One imagines the Dominican Republic would have loved to have him available this weekend.

It’s good to see Hancock again missing bats, but his early spring velocity bump is mostly gone now; he averaged 95.1 mph with his fastball today, barely up from the 94.9 mph he came in at last year. Hancock is the likely choice to step into Seattle’s rotation with Bryce Miller likely to open up on the IL. That’s make him a possibility at the end of AL-only drafts.

McCormick seems to have fallen behind Dylan Carlson in the battle for a spot on the Cubs bench, so this will help. Carlson went 0-for-3 batting one spot ahead of him today. The winner of the competition will likely see occasional starts against lefties.

Gonzalez injured his shoulder at the end of the 2026 season and has been held out of baseball activities all spring after receiving a PRP injection in February. He’s expected to be sidelined for at least two months while recovering. Since he missed the entire spring, he’ll also need extended at-bats in a minor league setting before he’s ready to join the Red Sox.

It’s hard to know exactly what to make of that. While you never want to hear thoracic outlet syndrome, Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy told reporters on Thursday that the issue should be treatable without surgery. He also noted that Priester threw lightly on Thursday and has a bullpen session scheduled for March 21. It’s a near lock that he’ll open the season on the injured list, but it’s anyone’s guess at this point on when he may be able to rejoin the Brewers’ rotation.

No word yet on any sort of timeline for when he may return to action, but the White Sox aren’t likely to push him too quickly here. He could be looking at a short stint on the injured list to start the regular season.

The 27-year-old infielder entered the game as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. He then singled in the seventh but was cut down attempting to steal second base. Williams atoned for that in the eight, smacking a go-ahead two-run single that proved to be the difference in the ballgame. He’s having himself a solid spring at the dish, hitting .333 (7-for-21) with a homer and five RBI.

The 28-year-old first baseman has been having a hard time at the plate so far in Grapefruit League play, hitting just .176 (3-for-17) with a 4/1 K/BB ratio. He still has a couple of weeks to get into a groove before Opening Day.