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It would be an understatement to call Grissom’s last few seasons a colossal disappointment after he was the crown jewel of a trade that sent Chris Sale to Atlanta where he immediately won a Cy Young Award. Meanwhile, Grissom is already on his second organization after playing just 31 games in Boston over the last two years. The 25-year-old figures to split time with Adam Frazier and Oswald Peraza at second base, which extinguishes any sort of fantasy upside he might have in an everyday role. He’s at second base and batting sixth on Saturday against the Reds in his Los Angeles debut. He can be ignored in all fantasy leagues at this point.

Two scoreless innings is nice, as is allowing just one hit; however, Smith threw only 24 of his 48 pitches for strikes, and command continues to be a real issue for him. The 26-year-old was a great story last year after the White Sox snagged him in the Rule 5 draft, but there’s a chance he may fit best in the bullpen, where he had originally been with Milwaukee.

Dobbins made his season debut yesterday after last season’s ACL surgery. He allowed three runs on two hits in 4 1/3 innings but walked five, which is to be expected after such a long layoff. The 26-year-old is arguably the best starting pitcher in the Cardinals’ rotation, so it’s a bit of a surprise that he would be sent back down after one start. He should be back up shortly.

He also struck out five and walked one while throwing 49 of his 87 pitches for strikes. The left-hander has recovered from an early-season oblique injury to post a 29/10 K/BB ratio with a 2.41 ERA in 18 2/3 Triple-A innings. With White, Braxton Garrett, and Robbie Snelling, the Marlins have three arms ready to go at Triple-A.

Lagrange also walked three and struck out four while throwing just 55 percent of his pitches for strikes. Lagrange was super exciting in spring training, and he has plenty of upside, but he also has a 1.38 WHIP in 24 innings at Triple-A to go along with a 3.75 ERA, so there is some seasoning left to do.

The 26-year-old hurler made 11 appearances during his time with the Padres, posting an unappealing 6.08 ERA, 2.10 WHIP and a 15/11 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings of work. A corresponding move will be made on Friday, which is expected to be the activation from the injured list of either Jeremiah Estrada or Yuki Matsui to fill the empty spot in the Padres’ bullpen.

The 33-year-old southpaw scattered five hits on the evening and did not walk a batter. He threw 75 pitches in the outing, 51 of those for strikes, while sitting 92-94 mph with his fastball and topping out at 95 mph. The expectation had been that Rodón would make one additional minor league rehab start before joining the Yankees’ rotation, though it’s possible his timeline gets pushed up given how dominant he was on Thursday.

The 26-year-old hurler had already been at Triple-A St. Paul on a minor league rehab assignment and he’ll remain there while he continues to work himself back into form. Adams has been sidelined since the end of spring training due to a right triceps strain.

The 27-year-old hurler punched out four batters on the evening, and his fastball topped out at 98.8 mph. Miller threw 53 pitches in this one, 36 for strikes, after throwing 47 pitches his last time out. It’s almost certain that he’ll require at least one more minor league tune-up before he’s an option to join the Mariners’ rotation. Miller has been shelved since spring training due to an oblique injury.

Buxton led off the home half of the first inning with a double, but never advanced past second base. He then led off the sixth inning with a 375-foot (101.8 mph EV) solo shot off of Kevin Gausman that increased the Twins’ lead to 3-1. He also started the eighth inning with a single and scored on a single off the bat of Josh Bell. The dynamic 32-year-old is off to another strong start at the plate this season, slashing .252/.306/.504 with eight homers, 11 RBI and one stolen base in 134 plate appearances.

Jeffers got the Twins on the board with a 404-foot (103.0 mph EV) two-run blast off of Kevin Gausman in the fourth inning, giving the Twins a 2-1 lead that they would never relinquish. The 28-year-old backstop also reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on an error in the eighth inning. He’s having a strong start to the season offensively, slashing .291/.411/.494 with four long balls, 20 RBI and a stolen base for good measure through his first 96 plate appearances.