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Sheehan has been one of the trendiest names in fantasy baseball after his tremendous season debut against the Padres, followed by a 13-strikeout start in Triple-A. Things were not as smooth on Tuesday, as Sheehan struck out two and walked one. He did allow only one extra base hit and threw 39 of his 59 pitches for strikes, but he wasn’t as crisp as he had been in his previous outings. It’s a good reminder that Sheehan missed all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, so there should be some inconsistencies expected as he works his way back. He is still a worthwhile stash in fantasy leagues, but his role in Los Angeles is uncertain, and there will be some blips like this along the way as well.

Lopez’s best contact, a 103-mph liner to center, went unrewarded, but a groundball single and a bloop single made up for it. Lopez figures to hit somewhere in the middle of the order for the Marlins after a fine 2025 in which he managed 15 homers and 15 steals, and he could rate as a solid MI option in deeper mixed leagues.

The good news is that Garrett, who is coming off elbow surgery, averaged 93.0 mph with his fastball today. That’s 2.8 mph better than when he was last seen in 2024 and 1.8 mph ahead of his career-best average from 2022. He was unfortunately wild in his 23-pitch inning, but he’d be quite a bit more interesting for fantasy purposes if that velocity sticks around.

Gusto is probably the Marlins’ sixth starter at the moment, but there are more talented arms coming up behind him if he fails to get an opportunity early on. He didn’t impress today with his velocity down about one mph from last season. His CSW was just 15 percent, as he got two missed swings and four called strikes over 39 pitches.

Gausman did allow a hit and a walk in the process, but we can pay those no mind. Gausman figures to be the Jays’ Opening Day starter this year, which would actually be a first. The team gave José Berríos the nod over him last year.

Rooker victimized Rangers’ right-hander Cal Quantrill throughout this one. He smacked an RBI single in the first inning to open the scoring in the ballgame then clobbered a 406-foot (101.8 mph EV) two-run shot in the second that extended the A’s advantage to 6-0. He then flew out to center in the fifth before calling it a day. The 31-year-old slugger has eclipsed the 30-homer plateau in three consecutive seasons and looks poised to do so again entering 2026.

Soderstrom smacked a one-out single off of Cal Quantrill in the first inning then came around to score on an RBI double by Jeff McNeil. He then added to their lead with a two-run single in the second before trotting home on Brent Rooker’s two-run blast. Soderstrom finished the day 2-for-3 and is off to a 3-for-7 (.429) start to the spring season.

McNeil laced a one-out double into the right field corner off of Cal Quantrill in the opening inning that extended the A’s early advantage to 2-0. He also drew a walk and lined out to second base in the ballgame, finishing the afternoon 1-for-2. McNeil batted fifth once again for the A’s in this one and that could be the regular spot that he’s featured in to start the season, increasing his upside for counting stats.

Perkins retired all six of the Rangers’ hitters that he faced, including a punchout of Joc Pederson in the opening inning. He got just two swings and misses on 30 pitches in the contest, registering an uninspiring CSW of only 13 percent. It was a nice bounce back effort or the 26-year-old hurler though, who surrendered a couple of runs and didn’t make it out of the first inning his last time out. He’s competing for one of the final spots in the A’s Opening Day rotation.

The versatile 31-year-old tagged right-hander Joel Kuhnel for his 386-foot (99.1 mph EV) solo shot in the fifth inning to get the Rangers on the board. He’ll need a strong showing in Cactus League play to win a bench spot on the Rangers’ Opening Day roster, but this was at least a small step in that direction.

Woof. Quantrill struck out one and did not walk a batter in the ballgame. The A’s jumped on him for a pair of runs in the opening inning on run-scoring knocks from Brent Rooker and Jeff McNeil. They then piled on with four more in the second with a two-run single from Tyler Soderstrom and a two-run blast off the bat of Brent Rooker. While he has never been one to rely on velocity, Quantrill’s fastball averaged just 92.3 mph in this outing, that’s a dip of 1.4 mph from his average during the 2025 season. He’s going to need to turn things around quickly if he has any chance of cracking the Rangers’ Opening Day roster.