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There simply isn’t any room for Misner and Seymour with Tampa Bay’s crowded positional mix moving forward, but they should generate some interest on waivers in the coming days. Misner offers some appeal as a righty-mashing platoon specialist while Seymour makes sense as a bench bat.

Jackson had a 103.3 mph double and a 101.6 mph home run that traveled 384 feet. He has started five of the last six games for the Orioles, but Jackson Holliday (hamate) is getting close to returning, which could cap some of Jackson’s fantasy upside. Still, if you need a short-term add, he’s worth a look.

Ramos came into this game with a nearly 40 percent strikeout rate and his lowest hard-hit rate in any MLB season. His bat speed is also down almost four mph, with the lowest pull and fly ball rates he’s ever had. It’s still early in the season, so he has plenty of time to correct this, but he should be somebody you’re watching closely on your fantasy teams, even after this solid performance.

This is a bit disappointing because the Orioles scored four runs in the first four innings, but Bassitt simply couldn’t hang in the game long enough to get a win. He threw 64 percent of his pitches for strikes and posted a 25 percent whiff rate while not allowing much hard contact or any extra base hits. However, the singles just started to pile up, and he left the game with two runners on in the fifth and Rafael Devers coming up. He’s still a risky streamer next week against the Guardians.

Webb walked three and struck out six while posting a 25 percent whiff rate and throwing 64 percent of his pitches for strikes. Webb has struggled a bit with the ABS strike zone because he’s simply not getting the same amount of called strikes on fringe pitches that he used to. He was already a pitcher who could hurt your WHIP in fantasy, so this has not been a great development. We wouldn’t sell low because he remains a strong pitcher who could bounce back, beginning next week against the Nationals.

After going 1-for-18 to start the season, Contreras has really started to come around. He now has hits in eight of his last ten games and has eight RBI on the season. Your buy-low window may have closed, but it could be worth making an offer just to see.

If it wasn’t for Wilyer Abreu, Rafaela would be far and away the Red Sox’s best hitter so far this season. He’s batting .325/.386/.425 with five RBI now on the season. He hits at the bottom of the Red Sox order, so the counting stats won’t be great, but he has 20/20 upside with the potential to hit .260 or higher. He swings a ton, so there will be some cold streaks throughout the season, but you should try to weather them.

It was a true three-outcome game for Walker, who walked once, struck out twice, and hit a 429-foot home run off Garrett Whitlock that left the bat at 109.6 mph. Walker has all kinds of power and is now up to six home runs on the season. There remain some swing-and-miss concerns in his game, but he put in plenty of work to fix his swing path and overall hitting mechanics this offseason, and something seems to have clicked. If you can get a dependable, high-end fantasy contributor in a trade for him, you can feel free to shop Walker, but this is not some ticking time bomb that you need to get away from. There is legitimate breakout potential.

It was not an efficient start for Leahy, who walked three and struck out two on the day while throwing just 58 percent of his pitches for strikes. He had just a 47 percent first-pitch strike rate and also only had four total whiffs on the day. It may click for him at some point, but he could also just as easily lose his rotation spot to one of Hunter Dobbins or Richard Fitts. He’s not a recommended stream next week in Houston.

Suarez wasn’t dominant, with just a 19 percent whiff rate and a 65 percent strike rate overall, but he got enough called strikes and prevented enough hard contact to get through without much trouble. Part of that was the opponent, but it’s just nice to get a solid start under your belt in your first season with a new team. He’ll look to keep it going next week at home against the Tigers.

Martinez had one of four stolen bases for the Guardians on the night, and it gives him four on the year. The 24-year-old has really impresses over the first few weeks of the season, and the pair of knocks has his slash at .342/.419/.500. That’s not sustainable, but at 24, it wouldn’t be a surprise at all if Martinez had his breakout campaign in 2026.