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Rodriguez allowed one hit, walked one and struck out four in an excellent performance. His fastball velocity was actually down a bit tonight from his last start; he averaged 92.6 mph, compared to 93.5 mph in his pool play start versus the Dominican Republic. That’s still better than his 2025 average of 92.0 mph. Rodriguez should get one more spring start before opening up as the Diamondbacks’ third or fourth starter.

Tawa got on-base twice in three at-bats, while chipping in with a sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single. The 26-year-old utility specialist is fighting for one of the last spots on Arizona’s bench this spring. His ability to handle almost every position on the diamond should give him the inside track.

One of the more consistently underrated starters in the fantasy landscape, Nelson holds an impressive 16/2 K/BB ratio across 12 innings of work this spring. The unheralded 28-year-old righty appears locked into Arizona’s season-opening rotation and should be a top 60-70 range starter in fantasy drafts this spring.

Lovullo added that he feels very strongly that Moreno will be ready for Arizona’s season opener after an MRI over the weekend didn’t reveal any structural damage. The 26-year-old backstop is day-to-day with elbow inflammation.

Urías started the 2025 season with the Athletics and slashed 230/.315/.338 with eight homers, 25 RBI, two stolen bases, and a 45/31 K/BB ratio across 330 plate appearances. He was designated for assignment and then latched on with the Brewers, where he played 13 minor league games. He can play most positions on the infield and will be solid organizational depth.

Carroll remains limited to DH as he works his way back from last month’s hamate surgery, but the expectation is that he’ll return to right field in a game setting at some point in the coming days. The 25-year-old fantasy superstar is still shaking off some rust after an extended layoff from game action, but he should be a full-go for the start of the regular season.

Pfaadt continues to look dialed in this spring, allowing just one run with an 11/3 K/BB ratio across 10 innings over three starts. The 27-year-old righty hasn’t done anything dramatic to overhaul his pitch mix besides leaning on his changeup and curveball more frequently against left-handed batters. There’s enough history to suggest not reading too much into the small sample size this spring but it certainly makes it easier to believe in Pfaadt as a late-round option in mixed leagues.

Jameson had a shot at earning a spot in the club’s Opening Day bullpen, but he struggled to an 8.44 ERA, 2.44 WHIP and a 5/5 K/BB ratio over 5 1/3 innings during Cactus League play. He’ll undoubtedly get an opportunity with the big league club at some point during the 2026 campaign.

The homer off Keaton Winn was Amaya’s second this spring. Coming into 2026, Amaya had never homered in 154 major league plate appearances or 104 plate appearances during spring training, though he does surprisingly have 71 homers in 3,103 minor league plate appearances. A defensive-minded utilityman, he’s trying to beat out local favorite Ildemaro Vargas for a spot on Arizona’s bench. It’s probably not going to happen, but he might be the team’s best choice to play short if anything ever happens to Geraldo Perdomo.

Gallen was pulled after giving up three hits in the third. He returned for the fourth, only to immediately surrender a homer to Daniel Susac and get yanked again. Gallen’s velocity has been great this spring; his 94.8-mph average on his fastball today was a gain of 1.3 mph from last year. His career-high average fastball velocity was 94.1 mph in 2022, and he’s been above that all three outings this spring. In spite of the results today, his stock is up a bit.