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Suzuki noted that the club will slow him down a bit as he works through the issue, though Rodriguez is still playing catch. While publicly the Halos have said that they aren’t very concerned, given the right-hander’s extensive injury history, it’s a troubling development. It’s going to make it that much more difficult for fantasy managers to call his name on draft day.

Burger is up to four homers this spring as looks to bounce back from a 2025 in which he missed time with injury and hit just .236/.269/.419. He’s probably never going to be a very good regular unless he can do something about the K/BB ratio, but the Rangers are committed to him and his 30-homer power could give him some value in mixed leagues.

Eovaldi’s average fastball velocity dripped from 95.4 mph in 2023 to 94.1 mph last season, but he’s come in at 95.2 mph in his five spring starts. He’s a poor bet to make 30 starts — he’s done so only twice, in 2014 and 2021 — but he figures to be plenty valuable while healthy. The Rangers will use him as their Opening Day starter against the Phillies next week.

Kilian hasn’t made the Giants yet, but it’d be a crime if he doesn’t get a spot. He’s been sitting at 98 mph with his fastball, and he’s allowed one run with an 11/2 K/BB in 9 1/3 innings. If he keeps throwing like this, he might wind up as the Giants’ closer at some point.

Barring a late pickup, Brennan could be the Giants’ choice to take the lineup spot against right-handers that Bryce Eldridge was supposed to occupy. The 28-year-old has a somewhat adequate .267/.307/.373 career line in 866 plate appearances with the Guardians. The Giants surely like that he strikes out just 13% of the time. Still, he just doesn’t hit the ball hard enough to really take advantage of that fact. He’s also not particularly adept in the outfield or on the basepaths, where he’s gone 0-for-3 stealing bases this spring. It shouldn’t be difficult for them to do better.

Chapman got the Giants on the board and evened the score at two runs apiece with his two-run blast off of Ryan Bergert as part of a four-run uprising in the third inning. He also worked a walk in the ballgame. The 32-year-old third baseman is enjoying an outstanding spring, hitting .412 (14-for-34) with three homers and seven RBI in just 35 plate apperances.

Walker made it look easy in this one, getting Omar Hernandez on a line drive to left, Justin Johnson on a ground ball to third and Drew Waters on a called third strike to end it. He has looked quite sharp this spring, hurling seven scoreless innings with a 0.43 WHIP and an 8/1 K/BB ratio over seven innings. Is it enough for fantasy managers who were burned by him in 2025 to buy back in this season? He looks like one of the more stable mid-round closer options available in drafts.

Houser piled up five strikeouts on the night while issuing a pair of free passes. All of the damage done against him came on one mighty swing by Salvador Perez in the opening inning. Aside from that, Houser was terrific. He got six swings and misses on 78 pitches on the evening, registering a middling CSW of 24 percent. It looks like he’ll open the season secure in the Giants’ rotation, though it’s a stretch to think that he’s going to suddenly return to being a viable mixed league fantasy option.

The 35-year-old backstop victimized Giants’ right-hander Adrian Houser in the first inning of this one, swatting a two-run shot (105.1 mph EV) that gave the Royals an early 2-0 edge. That would be his only hit in three at-bats and the Royals’ only scoring in the ballgame. Perez is now hitting .235 (4-for-17) with a pair of homers and four RBI in his limited Cactus League action this spring.

Bergert also issued a pair of walks in the ballgame while recording only one strikeout. If Bergert wanted to make a statement after being shipped to Triple-A Omaha earlier in the week, this wasn’t it. All of the damage done against him came during a four-run uprising in the third inning which included a two-run blast by Matt Chapman. He’ll begin the season at Triple-A Omaha where he’ll bide his time as rotation depth until an opportunity arises with the Royals.

The dynamic 24-year-old backstop drew a walk in the opening inning and scored the game’s first run on an RBI single by Owen Caissie. Ramírez then smacked an RBI double off of Foster Griffin in the third inning and scored on Christopher Morel’s RBI single. It was a rare strong showing from Ramírez who has had a rough time during Grapefruit League play, hitting a paltry .053 (1-for-19) with an 8/1 K/BB ratio.