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Gibson’s demotion comes as a bit of a surprise, as the 27-year-old southpaw posted a strong 3.38 ERA over 34 2/3 innings out of the team’s bullpen during the 2025 campaign. His demotion opens a spot in the team’s Opening Day bullpen for Andrew Nardi to make his triumphant return after missing the entire 2025 season.

It was Bolte’s first home run of the season, but he now already has four steals. The 22-year-old is off to a hot start at Triple-A after slashing .284/.385/.417 with nine home runs and 44 steals in 114 games split between Double-A and Triple-A last season. He’s not on the 40-man roster, so he likely wouldn’t be the first outfielder called up if there was an injury, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him play his way into the big leagues over the summer.

Young also struck out four and didn’t walk a single batter while registering a 25 percent whiff rate. His velocity is down a little bit across the board from what we saw last year, but nothing too drastic for this early in the season. He also added a sinker this year, which should help him cover for what is a fairly mediocre four-seam fastball. With Zach Eflin (elbow) potentially out for an extended period of time, Young could pitch his way into a role in Baltimore.

Command was obviously an issue for Mathews here. He threw 58 percent strikes on the day and just 50 percent first pitch strikes. The good news is that his fastball velocity held at 95 mph for the duration of his outing, and he registered a solid 27 percent whiff rate. The 25-year-old will likely see some MLB innings for a rebuilding Cardinals team this year, but he’ll need to get his command in order.

France did not make the Astros as a starter and is now working to establish himself as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen. His fastball velocity was in line with what we saw last year, and he pounded the strike zone for 77 percent strikes while registering a 42 percent whiff rate. He’ll likely see some MLB innings in some capacity this season.

Petty also walked two and struck out two. The velocity was good on his fastball, and he did register a 33 percent whiff rate, but he got behind in the count often, throwing only 42 percent first pitch strikes, and was hit hard all day long, with an average exit velocity against of 97.4 mph. Petty is just 22 years old, so he has plenty of development left, but the Reds could use him taking a step forward this season.

It was a single-car accident blamed on wet pavement. He was taken to the hospital afterwards and subsequently released. Fortunately, no serious damage was done, but we’ll have a better idea Thursday if there’s something that might impact Winn’s baseball availability for the near future. If he needs an IL stint, the Cardinals could give his at-bats to Ramón Urías and José Fermín and call up Cesar Prieto to fill the open roster spot.

India blew this one wide open with a sixth-inning slam off Twins reliever Zak Kent to give Kansas City a 12-1 lead at the time. It was his first big fly of the season. The versatile 29-year-old has started four of five games at second base to open the season with Michael Massey (calf) on the injured list.

Keaschall has gotten off to an extremely slow start through five games, batting .158 (3-for-19) with three RBI. It’s way too small of a sample size to overreact. The 23-year-old second baseman helped jump start Minnesota’s late rally by smacking a two-run double to left field in the seventh inning. It’s only a matter of time before he gets rolling.

The biggest question for Caglianone entering the season was whether his BABIP would normalize after he posted an outlandishly low .172 mark over 62 games during his rookie campaign last year. The 23-year-old slugger put three batted balls in play with exit velocities over 100 mph in this one, resulting in a trio of hits, including a 110.1-mph double against Twins ace Joe Ryan. One of the more popular late-round sleepers in fantasy drafts this spring, Caglianone is still searching for his first homer, but is hitting .357 (5-for-14) through five games.