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The 34-year-old slugger has been working out with the Yankees and is drawing very close to a return. The Yankees are insistent that he won’t require a minor league rehab assignment, so the hope is that after facing live pitching over the weekend that he’ll be ready to rock on Monday.

Farmer was responsible for all three hits for the Rockies in another ugly offensive performance for the Rockies. He can’t be traded until June, but the 34-year-old will definitely be a potential target due to his versatility this summer.

After his red-hot spring training, Sheets has carried it over — to a lesser extent, but still quite good — into the regular campaign. The homer and free pass puts his season slash at .333/.359/.556. Even if he doesn’t see much playing time against southpaws, Sheets has put himself squarely on the fantasy radar.

Tatis Jr. looked plenty healthy after missing Thursday’s game after an injury to his surgically-repaired right shoulder. He crushed his third homer of the season, and the swipe brings his yearly total to six. Assuming the shoulder holds up, Tatis Jr. could be on his way to a special fantasy season.

Sure it came against one of the worst lineups in baseball, but this was a very impressive outing from Pivetta. He generated 19 swings-and-misses to generate the double-digit strikeout game, and he allowed just three hits and a walk in the contest; all of them to Kyle Farmer somehow. Pivetta will try to build on this Wednesday against the Cubs.

Márquez has struggled over his last two starts, allowing nine runs over 9 2/3 innings and picking up losses in both. The right-hander was at least able to find the strike zone after throwing just 48-of-89 pitches for strikes against Oakland last Saturday, but that didn’t make him anymore effective. The 30-year-old should not even be close a fantasy lineup when he faces the Dodgers next week. Yikes.

Andujar has his first homer of the season with a two-run shot off Griffin Canning. He also singled in a run in the second, so he’s up to six RBI over the first 14 games. He’s hit well for the most part with a .310/.356/.405 slash, but it’s nice to see some pop from Andujar. Just keep in mind that the A’s have several young bats in the minors who could usurp the 30-year-old if he struggles.

Alonso came a triple away from the cycle in another strong contest for the 30-year-old to begin 2025. He hit a sac fly in the fifth, doubled in a run in the sixth and then smacked his fourth homer of the season two innings later. Alonso can’t be counted on to hit for anywhere close to the .378 average he currently holds, but that power isn’t going anywhere.

Díaz was handed a three-run lead in the ninth, and he needed all of them. He struggled to find the strike zone while landing just 11-of-24 pitches for strikes, and he has now allowed multiple runs in back-to-back outings to see his ERA balloon to 7.94. He does at least get the save to bump his total to three in 2025, but Díaz is known to have some ugly stretches.

Sears gave up two runs in the second, and another was charged to him in the fifth before being pulled. He did strike out seven, but that’s not much consolation. Sears now has a 4.24 ERA on the year, and he’ll attempt to bounce back against the White Sox in Chicago on Thursday.

Canning’s line is a little misleading, as he held the A’s to just one run over five innings. The sixth was problematic, however, and he allowed three; including a two-run homer by Miguel Andujar. The 28-year-old allowed seven hits in the contest while walking three against three strikeouts. Not great, but good enough for a win thanks to plenty of run support. Canning will be back on the bump Wednesday against the Twins in Minnesota.