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Travis Bazzana

CLE 2nd Baseman #87

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Travis Bazzana, the first overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, is expected to miss 8-10 weeks with an oblique strain suffered last week.

The injury doesn’t necessarily rule out Bazzana reaching the majors this season, but it does mean it’s a whole lot less likely to happen. The 22-year-old second baseman was hitting .252/.362/.433 with four homers and eight steals in 33 games for Double-A Akron.

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Travis Bazzana

CLE 2nd Baseman #87

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Travis Bazzana homered twice and drove in five runs during a 10-7 loss to the Giants on Saturday.

It comes in a losing effort, but it’s another impressive game from Bazzana. One of the homers was a grand slam, the other a solo shot off Robbie Ray an inning earlier. Bazzana has hit .381/.435/.857 in Arizona; a friendly reminder that this was the first pick of the 2024 MLB Draft. He likely begins the season in the minors, but it’d be an upset if he wasn’t starting at second base by the end of 2026. There’s some fantasy upside here for this season and obviously beyond.

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Framber Valdez

DET Starting Pitcher #59

Framber Valdez hurled 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for the victory in the Tigers’ 3-1 defeat of the Yankees on Saturday.

The Yankees plated a run on Austin Wells’ squeeze bunt in the fourth and then never scored again. Valdez’s velocity is down 1.5-2 mph from last year, but he’ll probably get most of that back. He’s still getting his usual number of grounders, and he ends the spring with a nice 16/2 K/BB in 18 1/3 innings.

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Cam Schlittler

NYY Starting Pitcher #31

Cam Schlittler pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings against the Tigers on Saturday.

The Yankees were off on Schlittler’s previous day to work, so he ends the spring having pitched just 9 2/3 innings and giving up one run in three outings. He’s probably not going to be ready to throw 90-100 pitches right away in the regular season, so that might cost him a win early on. It should be fine to use him in mixed leagues anyway.

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Javier Báez

DET Center Fielder #28

Javier Báez went 2-for-3 with a double and a steal against the Yankees on Saturday.

Báez has come in at .294/.294/.441 with one homer and two steals in 34 plate appearances this spring. It’ll go down as his best spring performance since 2020, as he had hit between .143 and .206 in each of the previous five springs.

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Yovanny Cruz

NYY Relief Pitcher

Yankees reassigned RHP Yovanny Cruz to minor league camp.

Cruz was signed to a minor league deal in November, and the right-hander will likely head to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to provide depth in 2026.

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Robbie Ray

SF Starting Pitcher #38

Robbie Ray struck out six over five innings of one-run baseball against the Guardians on Saturday.

Ray, 34, wasn’t as good as he was Sunday when he hurled five perfect innings, but it’s another strong start for the former Cy Young winner. Ray ends his spring with an ERA of 1.37, and he’s looked the part while compiling that mark. His first regular season action comes against the Yankees over next weekend.

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Tanner Bibee

CLE Starting Pitcher #28

Tanner Bibee allowed eight runs on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings Saturday against the Giants.

Bibee was left in to get the pitch count up, and thankfully it happened in exhibition season. The right-hander allowed two homers, and in his final two spring starts he gave up a total of 23 hits and 14 runs. Not great. Bibee’s next outing comes Opening Day against the Mariners.

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Cole Ragans

KC Starting Pitcher #55

Cole Ragans allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings in his spring training finale Saturday against the Rockies.

Ragans struggled in the fourth, giving up all three runs. The left-hander was still able to strike out against two walks while allowing seven hits. Ragans is set to start Opening Day against Atlanta on Friday, and while he offers some volatility, the ability to miss bats makes him one of the better fantasy options in the American League to open 2026.

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Kyle Freeland

COL Starting Pitcher #21

Kyle Freeland blanked the Royals over four innings in his final spring training start Saturday.

Freeland scattered four hits with one walk and a pair of strikeouts. He ends his Cactus League season with a 1.00 ERA, which is impressive even when acknowledging the lack of stakes. It’s not impressive enough to make him worthy of fantasy consideration, but good for Freeland.

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JJ Bleday

CIN Center Fielder #22
Reds optioned OF JJ Bleday, OF Rece Hinds and RHP Zach Maxwell to Triple-A Louisvile.

Bleday’s option is a little surprising, as it appeared he was on his way to being on the strong side of a platoon in left. It appears this opens a spot Nathaniel Lowe on the bench to open 2026. There’s a very good chance he’ll be the first name up when Cincinnati needs a replacement, but obviously Bleday is nathnot someone who needs to be on fantasy rosters right now. Hinds and Maxwell are just organizatonal depth, even with Hinds’ possessing impressive power.
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