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Willy Adames

SF Shortstop #2

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Willy Adames homered in the first inning Sunday to notch the Giants’ first 30-homer season since Barry Bonds hit 45 in 2004.

The Giants were definitely hoping for this outcome; they had Adames lead off for the first time this season just in case it might lead to an extra at-bat. As it turned out, Adames only needed the first. The free agent signing was stuck on 28 for 14 games before hitting No. 29 on Friday. Of his 30 homers this season, seven came against the hapless Rockies.

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Gavin Lux

TB Left Fielder #11

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Rays manager Kevin Cash said Gavin Lux (undisclosed upper body issue) will likely play in his first Spring Training game next week.

Lux had been hit with the vague “overall spring training soreness,” so we guess a slightly less vague “undisclosed upper body issue” is a general upgrade on us trying to understand where he’s at. This qualifies as a positive update for Lux, who still figures to be the team’s regular at second base assuming this hasn’t set him back too far to be ready for Opening Day.

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Source: Marc Topkin

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Cedric Mullins

TB Center Fielder #31

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Cedric Mullins (back) is better but “he’s probably not going to play for a little bit.”

Reading between the lines, we’re probably not going to see a real absence from Mullins that would threaten his regular season. Still, you never know with backs. Mullins should be regarded as day-to-day until we get a new update.

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Source: Marc Topkin

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Parker Meadows

DET Center Fielder #22
Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold believes Parker Meadows could start the year in the minors if Kevin McGonigle makes the Opening Day roster.

If McGoningle secures a spot on the Opening Day roster, Petzold speculates that they’ll have to move on from one of Matt Vierling, Wenceel Pérez, Jahmai Jones, or Meadows. Meadows simply doesn’t give them the value off the bench that they’d like compared to Pérez and Jones. And, to boot, Meadows is hitting .059 with one walk and five strikeouts in six spring training games.
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Blaze Alexander

BAL Shortstop #23

MASN’s Roch Kubatko believes that Blaze Alexander appears to be the frontrunner to replace Jackson Holliday at second base in April.

AL-only leaguers, take notice. Alexander hit .230/.323/.383 in 266 plate appearances with the Diamondbacks last year, but provided little homer power or stolen-base upside. Still, if he’s able to hold off Jeremiah Jackson in camp — the Orioles reportedly don’t trust Jackson’s fielding yet — Alexander could provide some short-term counting stats in deeper leagues.

Source: MASN

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Travis Bazzana

CLE 2nd Baseman #87

Travis Bazzana went 2-for-4 with a homer as Australia beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the WBC opener Thursday.

With Samurai Japan as the heavy favorite and Team Czechia as a big underdog, it should come down to Korea, Australia and Chinese Taipei for the second slot to advance out of Pool C. Australia might have the edge now after Alex Wells, Jack O’Loughlin and Jon Kennedy limited Chinese Taipei to just three hits while throwing three innings apiece. Bazzana’s homer was hit 383 feet off Yi Chang.

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Robbie Ray

SF Starting Pitcher #38

Robbie Ray allowed one run through 2 2/3 innings Wednesday in the Giants’ 9-4 win over the Mariners.

Ray averaged 94.8 mph with his fastball, which is up 1.2 mph from last year. It actually matches his career-high from his Cy Young season with the Blue Jays in 2021. Of course, that doesn’t mean much in a 2 2/3-inning outing, but it’s hardly a bad sign.

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Cooper Criswell

SEA Relief Pitcher #18

Cooper Criswell blanked the Giants for three innings in his start Wednesday.

Criswell certainly isn’t a big upside guy, but in such a great situation in Seattle, he could be interested if he’s needed in the rotation for any length of time. He’ll likely work in middle relief until an injury strikes.

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Daylen Lile

WSH Right Fielder #4

Daylen Lile went 2-for-2 with a stolen base on Wednesday, leading the Nationals to a 5-1 win over Venezuela in an exhibition contest.

Lile is starting to gain traction as a popular fantasy sleeper this spring on the heels of a stellar rookie campaign in which he batted .299/.347/.498 with nine homers and eight steals across 351 plate appearances. The unheralded 23-year-old corner outfielder lacks a singular elite carrying tool, but he profiles as the type of player whose overall impact outweighs the sum of his individual tools — not flashy in one category, but quietly useful in almost all of them.

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Eduardo Rodriguez

AZ Starting Pitcher #57

Eduardo Rodriguez was charged with two runs over 1 2/3 innings on Wednesday for Venezuela in an exhibition start against the Nationals.

Rodriguez battled some command issues in this one, handing out three free passes, while notching a pair of strikeouts. He threw just 24 of 43 pitches for strikes. The 32-year-old lefty will get the ball for Venezuela at some point during pool play after Red Sox southpaw Ranger Suárez toes the rubber during Friday’s World Baseball Classic opener against Netherlands.

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Foster Griffin

WSH Relief Pitcher #22

Foster Griffin tossed two scoreless innings on Wednesday against Venezuela.

Griffin threw 15 of 29 pitches for strikes and worked around three baserunners to spin a pair of shutout frames. The 30-year-old lefty is penciled into a spot in Washington’s rotation after spending the last three seasons pitching overseas in Japan. He offers minimal appeal for fantasy purposes based on his career track record and will go undrafted in most leagues this spring.

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