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Houser had a 36% CSW today, getting 10 whiffs and 16 called strikes in the 73-pitch outing. The velocity bump he enjoyed last year has held up this spring, and there could be some fringy mixed-league potential here. The Giants just might want to use Casey Schmitt at second base and Luis Arraez at DH when Houser and Logan Webb are on the mound.

This one figured to feature quite a bit more offense, but as it turned out, three solo homers, including one from the Dominican Republic’s Junior Caminero, accounted for all of the scoring. Team USA won despite striking out 15 times. After Paul Skenes pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Tyler Rogers, Griffin Jax, David Bednar, Garrett Whitlock and Mason Miller combined to shut out the Dominican Republic the rest of the way. Team USA will face the winner of Monday’s game between Venezuela and Italy on Tuesday.

Skenes surrendered six hits, but only Junior Caminero’s homer in the second did any damage. He struck out two and walked none in the 71-pitch outing.

Severino’s velocity has been up since his spring debut, but he was especially amped tonight, topping out at 99.8 mph. HIs 98.6 mph average on his fastball was up 2.5 mph from last year. It definitely makes him more interesting for fantasy purposes, but it’s hard to say whether it will hold up, and he’s still pitching half of the time in a fantastic ballpark for hitters in Sacramento.

De Vries put together an extremely impressive showing in Cactus League play, hitting .409 (18-for-44) with three homers and 11 RBI in 17 contests. The switch-hitting 19-year-old prodigy was the centerpiece of the Mason Miller blockbuster at the trade deadline last July and will open the minor league season at Double-A Midland. It wouldn’t be shocking at all if he reached the big leagues as a teenager in the second half. He’s one of the top 10 prospects in the entire fantasy landscape entering 2026.

Suwinski was DFA’d by the Pirates on Feb. 16 and claimed by the Dodgers on Feb. 21, but he went right back on waivers again afterwards and cleared this time. As a result, he hadn’t gotten to play in a major league spring game until today. It doesn’t seem likely that the Dodgers will ever have much use for him, but if he thrives in Triple-A, another club might trade for him.

Sheehan struck out four on a bad velocity day. He averaged 95.6 mph with his fastball for the Dodgers last season and 94.6 mph last week in his spring debut, but he was down to 93.3 mph today. His changeups were off by 3.4 mph from last year. Many people are very excited about Sheehan’s potential as a starter this year, and it’s easy to understand why, given that he had an 89/22 K/BB in 73 1/3 innings over 12 starts and three relief appearances last year. Still, he’s going to need to rediscover that velocity if he’s going to maintain anything close to a 30% strikeout rate.

This is getting a little concerning. Taillon did fine against Panama while pitching for Team Canada last week, but he’s given up eight homers and 23 runs over 9 1/3 innings in his four official outings this spring. His velocity is down about one mph from last year, which isn’t unusual, but nothing in his arsenal is working quite the way it should be. That he’s historically a pretty good spring pitcher and that he had extra incentive to get ready for WBC makes it just a little more worrisome that he’s pitching this horribly.

It was a 414-foot shot off Jameson Taillon. Betts, who missed two days last week for the birth of his child, is 6-for-19 this spring.

León will open the regular season back in the minors after going 6-for-26 with three RBI in 16 games this spring. The 27-year-old former top prospect was claimed off waivers from the Astros last November. His departure makes it abundantly clear that Dylan Moore and Otto Kemp will have bench roles with the Phillies to kick off the season.

Hoskins is hitting .222/.343/.481 in nine games after his late signing with the Guardians. He seems like a lock for Cleveland’s roster as a sure starter against lefties and maybe the primary DH against righties, too.