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Henderson elaborated, “I could never get to the spot that I wanted to get to with my swing... I just wasn’t able to hold the plane and my body was adjusting to it, not feeling great, so that didn’t really set up me in the right spot to leverage the ball like I normally do... Looking forward to being healthy this year and getting back to my normal self.” It’s strange that nothing about the shoulder issue came out at all from the Orioles during the 2025 campaign, but it could help to explain the 24-year-old superstar’s significant falloff at the plate, especially in the power department — falling from 37 long balls to just 17. Assuming full health, look for Henderson to bounce back in a big way in 2026.

Manzardo was batting eighth tonight with the lefty on the mound, but he gave the Guardians a little bit more of a reason to keep him in the lineup against southpaws. While he’s hitting just .140 overall this spring, there’s no question that he’ll open up as a starter against right-handers. It’s just a matter of whether he’s platooned or not. Starting against lefties would probably lead to a weaker batter average, but it still could make the difference in whether or not he’s worth playing in mixed leagues.

Messick was facing the bad split-squad, too, though he did retire Vinnie Pasquantino, the lone likely major leaguer on the trip, all three times he faced him. Also, all three homers he gave up would have stayed in play in Progressive Field, with one or two of them turning into outs. Messick now has a 3.60 ERA and an 11/4 K/BB in 15 innings for the spring. It’s quite possible the Guardians will pick Joey Cantillo and Logan Allen over him for their two rotation vacancies, but Messick would be plenty intriguing if he gets the spot.

Cameron allowed five hits, walked two and struck out four. His spring ERA stands at 6.19, but there’s nothing to suggest he has anything to worry about when it comes to his rotation spot. In fact, the Royals’ best healthy alternative, Ryan Bergert, has already been sent down.

Ramírez missed three games with a shoulder injury sustained sliding into third base. The homer was a 110-mph shot off Noah Cameron in the first inning tonight.

The double, which was crushed to center at 109.4 mph, would have been a grand slam most everywhere other than Hohokam Stadium. Obviously, the rest of the at-bats weren’t great, and some might be a little worried after his poor WBC showing in which he was supplanted by Will Smith behind the plate. Still, while his current ADP is too high for our tastes, there’s no good reason to put any stock in the events of the last two weeks.

That’s three more strikeouts than his 2025 season high. Civale allowed only two hits and walked none tonight after giving up four homers and eight runs over 7 2/3 innings in his first two starts. His velocity was down about two mph from last year in those first two outings, but he got back most of that tonight; his 91.8 mph average on his fastball was down only 0.3 mph from last year. We’d still stay far, far away in fantasy leagues, but the A’s have to be feeling better about things after this one.

Ginn surrendered five hits and plunked two batters. This probably brings an end to the Athletics’ rotation competition, with Jacob Lopez essentially assured a spot. Ginn did pretty well in posting a 4.39 ERA after the break last year, but with his spring ERA up to 9.45, he’s due to get some additional Triple-A time.

Sheets smacked a two-run shot off of Adisyn Coffee in the opening inning that tied the score at 3-3. He also singled in the fourth inning and came around to score on a run-scoring knock off the bat of Miguel Andujar. The 29-year-old has had a solid spring at the plate, hitting .270 (10-for-37) with three long balls and eight RBI. He’s expected to serve as the Padres’ regular first baseman against right-handed pitching.

It’s probably a day-to-day injury for Refsnyder, but we’ll see. He’s slated to start against lefties for Seattle, typically in right field or at DH.

The 30-year-old right-hander also issued a pair of walks in the contest while striking out three. The White Sox got to him for three runs in the first inning then tacked on another three in the fourth. LaMonte Wade Jr. inflicted a large chunk of the damage against him with a pair of home runs and three RBI. King got five whiffs on 91 pitches on the night, registering an uninspiring CSW of 23 percent. He finishes the spring with a troublesome 10.19 ERA and 1.87 WHIP despite his 17/7 K/BB ratio over 17 innings in his five starts. Fantasy managers may want to see him right the ship before inserting him into lineups to start the season.