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Luis Arraez

SD 2nd Baseman #4

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Luis Arraez underwent surgery on his left thumb.

Arraez was dealing with a torn ligament in his left thumb according to Daniel-Alvarez Montes of ElExtraBase.com. Alvarez-Montes also notes that the surgery went well and that Arraez expected to be fully ready for spring training. The 27-year-old will attempt to lead the league in batting average for the fourth time in his short career.

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Source: Daniel Alvarez-Montes

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Alek Manoah

LAA Pitcher #47

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Alek Manoah fired two scoreless innings in his Cactus League debut Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

Manoah did walk a pair, but he didn’t allow a hit while keeping the D-backs from putting any runs on the board. The 28-year-old is not all that long removed from being one of the better right-handed starters in baseball, but everything has gone wrong since 2022. Weirder things have happened, but fantasy managers should be taking a wait-and-see approach before even considering Manoah in fantasy leagues.

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Schiano: It's 'impossible' to draft Westburg

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Payton Eeles

BAL 2nd Baseman

Peyton Eeles left Sunday’s game against the Tigers with left shoulder discomfort.

The injury occurred when Eeles colidded with Enrique Bradfield Jr., with Bradfield Jr. able to stay in the game. Eeles was acquired in the deal for Alex Jackson from the Twins this November, and is likely just a depth piece in the minors to begin — and likely end — 2026.

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Colin Rea

CHC Pitcher #53

Colin Rea allowed one run while working 1 2/3 innings in his Cactus League debut Sunday against the Cubs.

Rea gave up an RBI single to Will Brennan while allowing two more hits with one walk and two strikeouts before exiting. The 35-year-old will be stretched out this spring, but there’s a very good chance he’s going to open the 2026 season in Chicago’s bullpen.

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Robbie Ray

SF Pitcher #38

Robbie Ray threw a scoreless inning Sunday against the Cubs in his spring training debut.

Ray did issue a pair of walks and gave up a hit, but he was able to keep Chicago off the board. The left-hander struggled at the end of the year, but still put up a solid 186/73 K/BB while working 182 1/3 innings with a 3.65 ERA in his first season with the Giants. There will be clunkers, but Ray’s ability to miss bats is still among the best.

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JT Schwartz

NYM 1st Baseman #76

JT Schwartz hit a three-run homer in the eighth in the Mets’ 6-4 defeat of the Yankees on Sunday.

Schwartz’s homer made it a 6-1 game before the Yankees for a three-run homer off their own from Kenedy Corona in the bottom of the eighth. It was Schwartz’s first homer in 11 spring games dating back to 2023. The 26-year-old, a fourth-round pick out of UCLA in 2021, missed some time with injury and struggled in Double-A last year, so he’s probably facing the end of his Mets career if he doesn’t get off to a strong start this year.

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Luis Gil

NYY Pitcher #81

Luis Gil yielded one run in 2 2/3 innings and struck out four against the Mets on Sunday.

Gil walked none and threw 33 of his 48 pitches for strikes, so the Yankees have to like that. Gil’s rotation status shouldn’t be in question at the beginning of the season, but he could be threatened once Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole are ready to return. So, for him, the competition with the likes of Will Warren and Ryan Weathers should really begin on Opening Day.

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José Caballero

NYY Infield #72

José Caballero homered in his first at-bat Sunday against the Mets.

Caballero’s homer to left was projected at 402 feet, which is pretty good for a guy who hit a ball 390 feet only once last season (he somehow yanked a 423-foot homer off Steven Matz in September). Caballero should have shortstop mostly to himself in the Bronx for the first month of the season. If he excels, there might be a chance that he’ll fend off Anthony Volpe once Volpe is back from shoulder surgery.

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Jack Brannigan

PIT Shortstop #85

Jack Brannigan left Sunday’s spring training game against the Phillies after being hit in the face by a batted ball.

Brannigan is currently being examined for further injury.. Brannigan is competing for one of the final spots on the roster as a potential utility player after having his contract selected in November to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

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Aidan Miller

PHI Shortstop #87

Aidan Miller is currently dealing with lower back soreness.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters that Miller will continue to undergo treatment this week. The 21-year-old infielder is one of — if not the — best prospects in the Philadelphia system, and he could be a player who helps fantasy managers in 2026 if he’s healthy enough to do so.

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Source: Scott Lauber

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Pete Alonso

BAL 1st Baseman #25

Pete Alonso clobbered his second home run of the Grapefruit League season as the Orioles and Tigers played to a 4-4 tie on Sunday afternoon in Lakeland.

Alonso victimized Connor Pilkington in the third inning of this one, blasting a 1-2 slider for a 411-foot (107.7 mph EV) solo shot that gave the Orioles a 3-2 advantage. He grounded out to shortstop in his other plate appearance in the ballgame. The 31-year-old slugger once again batted second for the Orioles in this one, and it appears as though that could be his primary spot in the order to begin the 2026 campaign.

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