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Sammy Peralta

MIL Relief Pitcher #57

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Brewers claimed LHP Sammy Peralta off waivers from the Angels.

Peralta, 27, has a 5.12 ERA and a 37/24 K/BB in 45 2/3 innings of relief work for the White Sox and Angels the last three seasons. That he throws just above sidearm makes him pretty tough on lefties, but his lack of velocity is a problem against righties. If he sticks on the 40-man, he’ll compete for a bullpen spot in spring training.
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Max Scherzer

TOR Starting Pitcher #31

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Blue Jays’ manager John Schneider told reporters on Friday that Max Scherzer and Cody Ponce will stay behind when the team heads north to make one additional spring start.

Both Scherzer and Ponce will work in an additional minor league game to continue getting stretched out before taking their respective turns in the Jays’ rotation. That means the two right-handers can be penciled in — in some order — for the first two games of the Rockies’ series that starts on Monday, March 30. That means Dylan Cease and Eric Lauer are likely to follow Kevin Gausman during the first series of the season against the Athletics.
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Osleivis Basabe

SF 3rd Baseman #1
Giants reassigned INF Osleivis Basabe, OF Victor Bericoto and RHP Gregory Santos to minor league camp.

Even though we’re nearing the end of spring camp, there weren’t any real surprises among this group of cuts. Basabe, 25, performed well during Cactus League play, hitting .387 (12-for-31) with four RBI and an 8/1 K/BB ratio. He’ll start the year off as extra outfield depth at Triple-A Sacramento.
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Alek Manoah

LAA Starting Pitcher #47

Angels’ manager Kurt Suzuki told reporters on Friday that right-hander Alek Manoah has been battling an issue with his fingernail.

It’s unclear how much that issue has impacted his poor performance his last couple of starts — or how much time (if any) Manoah may miss. The 28-year-old hurler is tentatively expected to open the season in the Angels’ rotation, but if he continues to struggle the leash there could ultimately be very short.

Source: Jeff Fletcher

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Gio Urshela

FA 3rd Baseman #13

Twins released INF Gio Urshela.

Urshela had a shot at earning a spot on the Twins’ Opening Day bench, but he struggled to a .192/.250/.231 slash line with zero homers, one RBI and a 5/2 K/BB ratio over 28 plate appearances during Grapefruit League action. He’s now free to explore other opportunities.

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Andrew Chafin

FA Relief Pitcher #39

Twins released LHP Andrew Chafin.

The 35-year-old southpaw was informed that he would not make the team’s Opening Day bullpen, so this gives him an opportunity to latch on elsewhere if he can find an interested team. Chafin registered a 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 5/3 K/BB ratio over six innings during Grapefruit League play. Given the lack of quality bullpen depth around the league, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him land on his feet in the coming days.

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Framber Valdez

DET Starting Pitcher #59
Tigers’ skipper A.J. Hinch announced the order of his rotation to open the regular season on Friday, with new addition Framber Valdez drawing the assignment for the home opener against the Cardinals on April 3.

Tarik Skubal will pitch on opening day against the Padres in San Diego. He’ll be followed by Valdez and Jack Flaherty. Justin Verlander will then open their series against the Diamondbacks in Arizona on March 30 and he’ll be followed by Casey Mize. Despite the injuries to Reese Olson and Troy Melton, this is perhaps the strongest starting rotation that we have seen the Tigers field in the past decade which has to make them the favorites in the American League Central.
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Kris Bubic

KC Starting Pitcher #50
Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro announced the order of his starting rotation on Friday, with Kris Bubic scheduled to start the team’s home opener on Monday against the Twins.

It had already been announced that Cole Ragans would pitch against the Braves in Atlanta on Opening Day. He’ll be followed by Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo, with Noah Cameron rounding out the rotation and pitching on Wednesday against the Twins. It’s possible that Cameron could actually get pushed back to Thursday with Ragans working Wednesday on regular rest, but they may not want to push their ace so early in the season.
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Justin Crawford

PHI Center Fielder #91

Justin Crawford tripled and scored a run in a tie against the Tigers on Friday.

Crawford’s triple came off Tarik Skubal and he came around to score on a Bryce Harper single. The 22-year-old has looked solid this spring with a .277 average and .320 slugging percentage, and he’s one of the fastest players in the sport; giving him a chance to pile up the steals if he gets on base enough to run. The only real question is power, and it’s what limits his fantasy upside for 2026 and beyond.

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Dillon Dingler

DET Catcher #13

Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer and drove homer three runs in a 4-4 tie against the Phillies on Friday.

Don’t worry, tie scores are less than a week away from becoming impossible. Dingler’s homer was the first of the spring, and it came off Tanner Banks in the seventh. The 27-year-old backstop is one of the best defenders behind the plate, but doesn’t do enough offensively to be a starter in most fantasy leagues.

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Brady Singer

CIN Starting Pitcher #51

Brady Singer (blister) is expected to make a spring start Monday for the Reds.

Singer told reporters that the blister issue that cuased him to leave Wednesday’s start is “pretty much gone.” Assuming no flare ups, he should be ready to roll for the regular season.

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Source: C. Trent Rosecrans

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