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Zeglin missed all of last season due to injury after posting a 0.95 ERA and 90/16 K/BB ratio across 66 innings over 25 appearances between Low-A Myrtle Beach and High-A South Bend. The 25-year-old reliever is a textbook definition of a lottery ticket arm. Meanwhile, the Cubs receive $250,000 in international bonus money to close out the rest of the signing period.

Díaz kicked off the scoring by taking Brewers lefty Kyle Harrison deep for a leadoff homer. The 34-year-old on-base machine has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball so far, batting .550 (11-for-20) with six RBI through four games. The key to his early-season success has been re-implementing his approach and swing from three years ago when he won the AL batting title, according to Rays sideline reporter Ryan Bass.

Contreras put the Brewers ahead briefly with a sixth-inning blast off Rays starter Nick Martinez. He wound up supplying the lone runs of the contest for Milwaukee as Martinez and a quartet of Tampa Bay relievers combined to allowed just eight baserunners.

Kelly got the call to protect a one-run lead in the ninth inning with a runner on first base after southpaw Ian Seymour retired left-handed batters Garrett Mitchell and David Hamilton. He managed to retire pinch-hitter Blake Perkins on a harmless ground ball to extinguish the threat and preserve the victory. Griffin Jax looked sharp while working a scoreless seventh inning of a tie ballgame while Garrett Cleavinger got the eighth. We’re anticipating the Rays continue deploying a closer-by-committee approach, which makes it a virtually stay-away fantasy-wise.

Harrison generated a career-high 16 swinging strikes and needed an economical 87 pitches (64 strikes) to navigate five frames in his Milwaukee debut. A leadoff homer by sizzling-hot Rays slugger Yandy Díaz accounted for all of the damage against him. The 24-year-old former top pitching prospect continues to impress, aided by increased fastball velocity and the addition of a new kick changeup. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats based on his recent performance and strikeout upside. He’ll face the Royals on the road to close out a two-start week on Sunday afternoon.

Gorman has his second homer of the season with a solo shot off an otherwise effective Clay Holmes. The 25-year-old is slugging .714 on the young campaign, and it’s nice to see a reminder of his impressive raw pop after two straight seasons with an OPS below .700.

Soto also drew a pair of walks, because of course he did, he’s Juan Soto. The 27-year-old picked up his RBI with a free pass in the fifth to extend the Mets’ lead to 4-1. He’s hitting .353 with a .450 on-base percentage and four RBI to open the campaign.

No boos Monday. Bichette drove in a run on a fielder’s choice in the first, and then singled home a run in the fifth. The long-timer Blue Jay has not had much success in his first four games as a Met as seen in a .105 average and slugging percentage, but there’s very little reason to think Bichette won’t be just fine in 2026.

García made five of his 13 starts in the field this spring at second base, but he’s only played first since the season started. He’s 4-for-14 with no strikeouts so far, but it’s discouraging for his fantasy value that the Nationals have benched him against both lefties they’ve faced. Of course, it’s harder to justify playing him at first base against lefties than it would be if he were a quality defender at second base.

Griffin’s stuff is pretty obviously below average, which is why he had to settle for a one-year deal with a bad team in spite of his success in Japan, but he commanded it well tonight and succeeded despite giving up eight hard-hit balls and generating just eight whiffs on 43 swings. He probably won’t have as much luck with the Dodgers next on the schedule.