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Yoán Moncada

CWS 3rd Baseman #10

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Yoán Moncada was scratched from the White Sox lineup for Wednesday’s Cactus League contest due to illness.

It’ll be veteran Mike Moustakas taking over at the hot corner. Moncada should be ready to return in a couple days, if not sooner.
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Robert Stock

NYM Relief Pitcher #78

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Robert Stock pitched three scoreless innings for Team Israel in a 1-0 win over the Marlins on Tuesday.

Garrett Stubbs tripled in the only run of the game today. Stock averaged 95 mph with his fastball as a Triple-A starter last spring, but he’s been up at 96.5 mph in his two appearances this spring and his cutter has been reliably in the low-90s. He’s going to be a long shot to make the Mets out of spring training, but he could see time in middle relief later on.

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Tommy Kahnle

FA Relief Pitcher #43

Free agent Tommy Kahnle worked a scoreless inning in Team Israel’s exhibition against the Marlins on Tuesday.

Kahnle’s velocity was fine today, with his fastball down about one mph from last year but his trusty changeup up 0.5 mph. The 36-year-old was somewhat disappointing with the Tigers last year, but he still has a 3.26 ERA in 146 innings over the last three seasons. He should be able to find work after the WBC.

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Braxton Garrett

MIA Pitcher #20

Braxton Garrett pitched two hitless innings against Team Israel on Tuesday.

Garrett pitched two innings in his spring debut last week, so it was a little surprising he exited after just 26 pitches today. He again pitched well, although his velocity wasn’t quite as good as last week; his fastball averaged 92.3 mph, which was down from 93.0 on Thursday but still up 1.2 mph from when he was last seen in 2024.

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Jake Mangum

PIT Outfield

Jake Mangum went 2-for-3 with two RBI in a 7-0 win over Colombia on Tuesday.

Mangum hit at the top of the lineup and was able to drive in a pair in the process. The 29-year-old was acquired in the three-team trade that sent Brandon Lowe to Pittsburgh as well, and he’ll likely see playing time at all three outfield positions; albeit not necessarily as a starter to begin the season.

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Juan Escarra

NYY Catcher #25

J.C. Escarra went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and three RBI in an 11-1 blowout win over Team Panama on Tuesday.

Escarra has his first homer of the spring with the two-run jack. The 30-year-old seems likely to be the backup backstop to Austin Wells, but he’s one of the catchers who wouldn’t be a plug-in-play fantasy option if something caused him to become the everyday option.

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Jose Urquidy

PIT Starting Pitcher #65

José Urquidy worked three scoreless frames in his start Tuesday against Team Colombia.

It’s a nice bounceback for Urquidy after he struggled in his spring debut against Minnesota (three runs allowed in 1 1/3 innings). The right-hander is attempting to win one of the final spots in the Pittsburgh rotation, and this will certainly not hurt. Hunter Barco and Carmen Mlodzinski will have something to say about it, however.

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Max Fried

NYY Pitcher #54

Max Fried worked three scoreless innings against Team Panama on Wednesday.

Fried had no issue handling the Panama lineup in the exhibition bout. He wasn’t dominant as he allowed three walks, but he worked around those free passes to keep the WBC club off the board. Fried will likely be stretched out to four innings next week as he works his way to pitching at the top of the New York rotation to open 2026.

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Alan Rangel

PHI Pitcher #56

Alan Rangel worked 1 1/3 innings while giving up two runs — one earned — in his start against the Rays on Tuesday.

Rangel struggled to throw strikes with a pair of walks. The right-hander was an up-and-down option for Philadelphia in 2025, and it’s tough to see him being any more than that this spring/summer.

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Shane McClanahan

TB Starting Pitcher #18

Shane McClanahan didn’t allow a run overtwo innings in his Grapefruit League start Tuesday against the Phillies.

McClananan surrendered two hits, didn’t walk a better and picked up a strikeout. It’s a solid first spring outing for the southpaw, who hasn’t thrown a pitch in a regular season game since 2022. Fantasy managers need to have limited expectations, but he’s not long removed from being among the best left-handed starters in baseball.

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Royce Lewis

MIN 3rd Baseman #23

Royce Lewis went 0-for-0, with a walk, two sacrifice flies, and a stolen base against the Rays on Tuesday.

Lewis had been out since February 26th with oblique soreness, but he wasted no time in pushing the tempo on the field. Lewis has said that his goal this season is to have 700 plate appearances, but I’m sure fantasy managers and Twins fans would be OK with 450, which would be a career high. Lewis has the power and speed to be a major fantasy asset when he’s on the field, and he took steps this offseason to ensure his health, but he remains a major risk in fantasy drafts.

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