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  • MIL First Baseman #12
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    Rhys Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and a double in the Brewers’ 2-1 win over the Phillies on Wednesday.
    Hoskins took Aaron Nola deep for a solo homer in the fifth inning to tie the game at one run until the Brewers would walk it off in the bottom of the ninth. It was his second extra-base hit in the game after knocking a double in the second inning. The 31-year-old slugger is hitting .212/.299/.417 with 25 homers and 74 RBI across 486 plate appearances.
  • LAD Relief Pitcher #66
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    Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts told MLB Network Radio’s Jim Bowden that Tanner Scott will receive the “brunt” of the club’s save opportunities to begin the season.
    The Dodgers have a plethora of quality options at their disposal in the late innings with Scott and Kirby Yates joining Blake Treinen and Evan Phillips, but it sounds like it’s the one southpaw of the bunch that’s going to be the primary closer. We’ll see if that’s how this situation ultimately shakes out, but in the meantime this news should provide a major boost to Scott’s fantasy value.
  • INT Relief Pitcher #30
    Austin Voth has signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.
    The 32-year-old hurler was non-tendered by the Mariners in late November and didn’t find a deal to his liking on the open market, so he has decided to head overseas for the 2025 season. Voth did a nice job out of the M’s bullpen in 2024, registering a 3.69 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and a 61/18 K/BB ratio over 61 innings. What’s intriguing is that the plan is for him to work as a starter in Japan — perhaps with the idea of returning to the big leagues for the 2026 season in that same role if he has success there.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Rangers have had internal discussions about using Jon Gray as the team’s closer.
    The 33-year-old right-hander told reporters a few weeks ago that he would be open to the idea if it was something that the Rangers wanted to do, and now it sounds like they’re actually considering the idea after losing Kirby Yates, David Robertson and Jose Leclerc to free agency. If it isn’t Gray, it seems like right-hander Chris Martin would be the strongest candidate to begin the 2025 season in that role barring any additional acquisitions.
  • FA Second Baseman #8
    The Dodgers have reached an agreement on a contract to bring back free agent utilityman Enrique Hernandez.
    The 33-year-old announced the signing himself on his social media on Sunday afternoon, though it is still pending a physical. Hernandez hit just .229/.281/.373 with 12 homers, 42 RBI and zero stolen bases in 393 plate appearances with the Dodgers in 2024. For fantasy purposes, unless you’re streaming him against a left-hander in the deepest of leagues, he can be avoided for fantasy purposes once again in 2025.
  • NYM Relief Pitcher
    Mets signed RHP Andrew Carson to a minor league contract.
    The 24-year-old hurler bounced around during his collegiate career, but finished strong in his one season at the University of Tampa where he posted a 1.06 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and a 32/11 K/BB ratio over 34 innings. He’s an intriguing arm that throws in the upper nineties with his fastball and could be a quick riser through the minor league ranks.
  • NYY Catcher #59
    Yankees signed C Ronaldo Hernández to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
    Hernández, 27, is joining his third AL East organization after years as a prospect for the Rays and Red Sox. The 27-year-old played for the D-backs’ Triple-A club last year, batting .311/.357/.507 in 237 plate appearances. He’ll probably share time behind the plate in Triple-A once again.
  • NYY Middle Reliever
    Yankees signed LHP Jayvien Sandridge to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
    Sandridge, a career reliever, had a 4.28 ERA and a 95/49 K/BB in 61 innings for the Padres’ Double- and Triple-A clubs last season. He’s yet to pitch in the majors, and it’d be a minor surprise if he gets to this year.
  • SD First Baseman #32
    Padres signed 1B-OF Gavin Sheets to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
    It sounded like Sheets might head to Asia after being cut by the White Sox, but nothing materialized there. The 28-year-old Sheets is a career .230/.295/.385 hitter with no defensive value. Maybe he’ll pull a Ryan O’Hearn and figure something out in a new organization, but he’s been a liability to date. The Padres should keep trying to do better in the DH slot.
  • LAD Relief Pitcher #66
    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on the radio that he intends for Tanner Scott to get most of the team’s save chances at the beginning of the season.
    If Kirby Yates keeps throwing like he did last season, it probably makes the most sense to reserve him for the ninth much of the time and employ Scott when he’s best needed. Still, one of those guys got a $72 million deal in the offseason, while the other settled for $13 million, and in the embarrassment of riches that is the Dodgers bullpen, it’ll probably matter little who pitches when.
  • STL Starting Pitcher #70
    Cardinals signed LHP Rob Kaminsky to a minor league contract.
    It doesn’t sound like this will be coming with a spring training invitation after Kaminsky put up a 7.66 ERA in 47 innings for the Mariners’ Triple-A club last year. The 30-year-old Kaminsky was drafted by the Cardinals in 2013 and made his only major league appearances to date with the organization in 2020. He’ll likely be a reliever in the Memphis bullpen.