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Thanks to a couple of double plays, Glasnow opened up with three scoreless innings. Still, he didn’t look as sharp as he did in previous couple of starts, and the Reds got to him for two homers in the fourth. He then loaded the bases with no outs before being lifted in the fifth, and he was fortunate only one of the runners wound up scoring. It went as Glasnow’s seventh no-decision in nine starts this season. Most of those have been good starts, but this is his second stinker, to go along with the April outing he left injured. He’ll face the Cardinals next week.

Pasquantino had filed for $4.5 million while the Royals countered with $4 million, but the two sides were able to work out a multi-year deal. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the deal could reach $16 million with incentives. The 28-year-old hit 32 homers, drove in 113 runs while forging a .798 OPS in 2025, and he should again hit in the middle of the Kansas City lineup in 2026. Keep in mind that the Royals are moving their fences in, so the power numbers could be even better this summer.

Freeberger spent the last two seasons in the Baltimore organization after going undrafted. He spent 2025 in High-A with Aberdeen while forging a 5.24 ERA over 34 1/3 innings over 26 appearances.

Robertson made the announcement on his social media pages. The 40-year-old was one of the best closers in baseball for a time, and he finishes his career with 206 saves and a 2.93 ERA over 881 career appearances. His best seasons came with the Yankees and White Sox, but he also pitched for the Phillies, Rays ,Mets, Cubs, Marlins and Rangers.

Evans, 24, pitched respectable in his rookie campaign with a 4.32 ERA over 81 1/3 innings in 16 appearances, 15 of those starts. The right-hander will not be able to return until 2027, and it’s hard to see a role as a starter with Seattle barring significant changes.

Reetz hit a .192/.307/.399 in 228 Triple-A plate appearances in the Mets and Orioles organizations last year. He is a well-regarded framer, but he has a career .230/.331/.451 Triple-A slash line in 983 plate appearances. Organizations need lots of catcher depth heading into spring training.

Wilson spent last year with the Guardians and hit .246/.325/.435 in Triple-A before making his MLB debut. Unfortunately, he slashed .192/.267/.244 slash with a 37 percent strikeout rate in 91 plate appearances for Cleveland. He can play anywhere in the infield, so the Mariners could view him as organizational depth at a few positions.

The deal includes an eighth-year club option. Wilson finished second in AL Rookie of the Year voting behind his teammate Nick Kurtz, after hitting .311/.355/.444 with 13 home runs and five steals in 125 games this season. The 23-year-old is an elite contact hitter who has always sported high batting averages in the minors and flashed decent enough power last season. He has graded out as a below-average defender at shortstop in each of the last two seasons and may eventually need to move to second base, but this contract is fair value for a player with his hit tool. The A’s now have Wilson, Brent Rooker, Tyler Soderstrom, and Lawrence Butler under long-term contracts, with Nick Kurtz still on his rookie deal. That’s a solid offensive foundation.

The Nationals just claimed him off waivers on Wednesday, but will now move on after claiming George Soriano on Friday. The 24-year-old Cheng will try to latch on somewhere else.

Soriano was designated for assignment earlier this week when the Braves claimed Jose Suarez. Now, he’ll wind up in Washington, but is still a long shot to make the Opening Day roster after posting a 7.64 ERA in 66 innings over his last two seasons.

Bader seemed likely to get a somewhat bigger deal than this at the beginning of the offseason, but it seems no one was especially convinced last year’s career-best .277/.347/.449 line was repeatable. That’s probably in part because he had an xBA of .223 and xSLG of .364, according to Statcast. His line suggests he sold out for more power, with his strikeout rate jumping from 20% from 2021-24 to 27% last year. However, his exit velocity numbers didn’t get all that much better in the process. Regardless of whether he hits, Bader will provide value to the Giants through his excellent defense in center, allowing them to push Jung Hoo Lee to right. He doesn’t come recommended in fantasy leagues this year.