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On the plus side, Ashby piled up four strikeouts on the afternoon, though he also issued a pair of walks. Despite the parade of baserunners against him, the only run charged to Ashby in this one came on an RBI single by Dalton Rushing in the third inning — the final hitter that he faced. The 27-year-old southpaw got four swings and misses on 50 pitches in the ballgame, registering a strong CSW of 38 percent. The expectation remains that he’ll pitch out of the Brewers’ bullpen to open the 2026 campaign.

Toro doubled to center to tie the game at 5-5, and came around to score on a single by Richie Martin to give Kansas City the win. Toro also committed a pair of errors, so it wasn’t all sunshine and lollypops. The 29-year-old is attempting to win a bench spot with the Royals to open 2026, but he faces uphill odds if only because he’s not currently on the 40-man roster.

Gomber gave up all three runs on a three-run homer off the bat of Alek Thomas. The 32-year-old was signed late in January to a minor league contract, and seems unlikely to break camp with Texas based on how he’s pitched in Arizona/how he’s pitched for the majority of his career.

Oliva also singled twice. The roundtripper came off a wholly ineffective Tanner Bibee for his first spring homer of the campaign. The 30-year-old is battling for a bench spot on the roster, but is likely ticketed for Triple-A to begin 2026 — assuming he doesn’t opt out of his deal.

Nelson scattered four hits, and he didn’t issue a walk. The 28-year-old will start the second game of the season for Arizona, and while he isn’t anywhere close to an elite fantasy option, he’s good enough for roster consideration in the overwhelming majority of eligible formats. You can do a lot worse than Nelson.

It comes in a losing effort, but it’s another impressive game from Bazzana. One of the homers was a grand slam, the other a solo shot off Robbie Ray an inning earlier. Bazzana has hit .381/.435/.857 in Arizona; a friendly reminder that this was the first pick of the 2024 MLB Draft. He likely begins the season in the minors, but it’d be an upset if he wasn’t starting at second base by the end of 2026. There’s some fantasy upside here for this season and obviously beyond.

The Yankees plated a run on Austin Wells’ squeeze bunt in the fourth and then never scored again. Valdez’s velocity is down 1.5-2 mph from last year, but he’ll probably get most of that back. He’s still getting his usual number of grounders, and he ends the spring with a nice 16/2 K/BB in 18 1/3 innings.

The Yankees were off on Schlittler’s previous day to work, so he ends the spring having pitched just 9 2/3 innings and giving up one run in three outings. He’s probably not going to be ready to throw 90-100 pitches right away in the regular season, so that might cost him a win early on. It should be fine to use him in mixed leagues anyway.

Báez has come in at .294/.294/.441 with one homer and two steals in 34 plate appearances this spring. It’ll go down as his best spring performance since 2020, as he had hit between .143 and .206 in each of the previous five springs.

Cruz was signed to a minor league deal in November, and the right-hander will likely head to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to provide depth in 2026.

Ray, 34, wasn’t as good as he was Sunday when he hurled five perfect innings, but it’s another strong start for the former Cy Young winner. Ray ends his spring with an ERA of 1.37, and he’s looked the part while compiling that mark. His first regular season action comes against the Yankees over next weekend.