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Jesús Luzardo

PHI Starting Pitcher #44

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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Phillies and left-hander Jesús Luzardo have reached an agreement on a five-year, $135 million contract extension.

The extension makes the 28-year-old southpaw one of the highest paid left-handed pitchers in all of baseball. If comes off of a season in which he posted a 3.92 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and a 216/57 K/BB ratio across 183 2/3 innings in his first year with the ballclub. The deal will keep him in Philadelphia through the 2031 season.

Source: Jeff Passan

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Sammy Peralta

MIL Relief Pitcher #57

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Brewers optioned LHP Sammy Peralta to Triple-A Nashville.

Peralta will open the regular season back at Triple-A after being claimed off waivers from the Angels last October. The 27-year-old lefty posted a serviceable 5.12 ERA (5.05 xERA), 1.71 WHIP and 37/24 K/BB ratio across 45 2/3 innings in the majors since 2023.

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Ohtani, Judge shining in WBC amid peak of careers

March 10, 2026 03:37 PM

Dan Le Batard reflects on the days of United States-Japan exhibition games before debating Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge and the World Baseball Classic's place among international competitions.

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Merrill Kelly

AZ Starting Pitcher #29

Merrill Kelly (back) will make his first Cactus League start on Friday.

Kelly will make his spring debut after completing a live batting practice session without any issues over the weekend. The 37-year-old veteran was shut down from throwing temporarily with a back issue last month. The general expectation is that he’ll be ready to pitch at the back-end of Arizona’s rotation to open the regular season. He recorded a pristine 3.52 ERA (4.15 xERA), 1.11 WHIP and 167/48 K/BB ratio across 184 innings last year between the Diamondbacks and Rangers.

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Tyler Glasnow

LAD Starting Pitcher #31

Tyler Glasnow pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts Tuesday in the Dodgers’ 4-1 win over the D-backs.

Jordan Lawlar led off the top of the first with a homer, but Glasnow retired 13 of 15 batters afterwards, getting four strikeouts with his curveball. There’s an argument that Glasnow is a little overrated for fantasy purposes at this point, as he’s still an injury risk and probably doesn’t have quite as much upside as he used to. He’s looking strong right now, though, with his velocity right at his 2025 norms.

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Brandon Pfaadt

AZ Starting Pitcher #32

Brandon Pfaadt allowed one run in 2 2/3 innings and struck out four Tuesday versus the Dodgers.

Pfaadt’s nine sweepers today got all of four of his strikeouts. Dodgers hitters swung at seven of them and missed six times, with the exception turning into a groundout. In all, Pfaadt allowed just two hits, a double from Freddie Freeman in the first and a single from Mookie Betts in the third.

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Jonathan Loaisiga

AZ Relief Pitcher #43

Jonathan Loáisiga pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts against the Dodgers on Tuesday.

The oft-injured Loáisiga is throwing well this spring, having given up two runs in four innings, and seems like a good bet to make the Diamondbacks. He might well prove to be their best reliever while healthy, which could lead to save chances early on.

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Jordan Lawlar

AZ Shortstop #10

Jordan Lawlar hit his fourth homer Tuesday off the Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow.

Lawlar and Ryan Waldschmidt collided in the outfield during the game, with Lawlar’s inexperience in the outfield and center, in particular, likely the cause, but both were fine afterwards. It’s not official yet, but all indications are that Lawlar has locked up center field in Arizona while hitting .333/.455/.815 in 33 plate appearances this spring.

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Victor Mederos

LAA Starting Pitcher #58

Angels optioned RHP Victor Mederos to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Mederos won’t break camp in the majors after being hit hard in a handful of Cactus League outings. The 24-year-old made five appearances (three starts) for the Angels last year and will continue serving as emergency depth on the doorstep of the big leagues.

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Brent Rooker

ATH Right Fielder #25

Brent Rooker went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and three RBI on Tuesday as the Athletics outlasted the White Sox 11-7 in Cactus League action.

Rooker is up to three round-trippers this spring after taking White Sox starter Shane Smith deep in the third inning. He also scalded a two-run double in this contest, just for good measure. He’s a back-end OF1 option in fantasy drafts this spring.

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Nick Kurtz

ATH 1st Baseman #16

Nick Kurtz launched his first home run of the spring on Tuesday against the White Sox.

Kurtz has been relatively quiet this spring, hitting just .179 (5-for-28) through 12 exhibition contests. He’s drawn nine walks and only struck out six times during that span. The 22-year-old fantasy force delivered one of the best rookie campaigns in recent memory and is neck-and-neck with Blue Jays superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr., vying to be the top first baseman off the board in fantasy drafts this spring.

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TJ Friedl

CIN Center Fielder #29

TJ Friedl went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer on Tuesday to lift the Reds to an 8-1 blowout win over the Rockies in Cactus League action.

Friedl took Colorado reliever Jimmy Herget deep with two outs in the fourth inning for his first big fly of the spring. The 30-year-old centerfielder remains Cincinnati’s primary leadoff option ahead of middle-of-the-order forces Elly De La Cruz and Eugenio Suárez heading into the regular season, which makes him a decent OF5 option in shallow mixed leagues.

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