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Aaron Civale

ATH Starting Pitcher #45

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Aaron Civale fanned 11 over six innings of shutout baseball against the Mariners on Thursday.

That’s three more strikeouts than his 2025 season high. Civale allowed only two hits and walked none tonight after giving up four homers and eight runs over 7 2/3 innings in his first two starts. His velocity was down about two mph from last year in those first two outings, but he got back most of that tonight; his 91.8 mph average on his fastball was down only 0.3 mph from last year. We’d still stay far, far away in fantasy leagues, but the A’s have to be feeling better about things after this one.
J.T. Ginn

ATH Starting Pitcher #35

After relieving a spectacular Aaron Civale, J.T. Ginn was lit up for six runs while getting just two outs Thursday against the Mariners.

Ginn surrendered five hits and plunked two batters. This probably brings an end to the Athletics’ rotation competition, with Jacob Lopez essentially assured a spot. Ginn did pretty well in posting a 4.39 ERA after the break last year, but with his spring ERA up to 9.45, he’s due to get some additional Triple-A time.
Luis Severino

ATH Starting Pitcher #40

Athletics’ manager Mark Kotsay announced Thursday that Luis Severino will start on Opening Day against the Blue Jays in Toronto.

It’s the second straight Opening Day assignment for Severino since joining the Athletics — and the third overall in his career. He has been significantly better on the road than he has been at home with the A’s, especially in Sutter Health Park, so perhaps he could be worth a look as a streaming option for Friday’s opener.
Lawrence Butler

ATH Right Fielder #4

Lawrence Butler, who DH’d in his spring debut Tuesday as he works his way back from knee surgery, will have his playing time managed at the beginning of the season.

Butler has hit .228/.261/.397 with a 33% strikeout rate against lefties in his career, so it’s really easy to see how the A’s should manage his playing time, even if they’re not going to call him a platoon player right now. Butler says he feels back to normal after being limited throughout 2025, and he’s slated to make his first appearance in right field on Friday. Colby Thomas could start over him against lefties once the season starts.
Nick Kurtz

ATH 1st Baseman #16

Nick Kurtz went 2-for-3 with an RBI on Tuesday against the White Sox.

Spring training stats don’t matter but we’re obligated to point out that Kurtz is apparently saving all of his hits for the regular season. The 23-year-old elite slugger is batting .205 (9-for-44) with three homers in 17 Cactus League contests. There is zero reason to be concerned.
Luis Morales

ATH Starting Pitcher #19

Luis Morales was lit up for five runs over 4 1/3 innings on Tuesday against the White Sox.

Morales is pretty much guaranteed a spot in the Athletics’ season-opening rotation, but he’s been hit extremely hard this spring, posting a bloated 7.16 ERA and 15/10 K/BB ratio across 16 1/3 innings of work. The hard-throwing 23-year-old’s fantasy appeal is limited to deeper mixed leagues based on his extremely hitter-friendly home ballpark.
Max Muncy

ATH 3rd Baseman #3

Max Muncy swatted his fourth home run of the spring on Monday, lifting the Athletics to a 3-0 win over the Angels in Cactus League play.

Muncy was unable to establish himself as an everyday option for the rebuilding Athletics before finishing last year in a versatile utility role. A strong performance this spring ensures that he’ll open the regular season as the Athletics’ starting third baseman but the lack of any real power/speed combo upside limits his realistic fantasy appeal to AL-only formats.
Jeffrey Springs

ATH Starting Pitcher #59

Jeffrey Springs posted four strikeouts over 4 2/3 scoreless innings on Monday against the Angels.

Calling hitter’s paradise Sutter Health Park his temporary home won’t do Springs any favors but he’s a perfectly cromulent innings-eater in deeper mixed leagues when he’s taking the ball on the road. The lack of big-time strikeout upside remains his biggest obstacle to mixed-league relevance. The 33-year-old lefty has posted a lackluster 7.94 ERA and 11/9 K/BB ratio across 11 1/3 innings this spring.
Luis Severino

ATH Starting Pitcher #40

Luis Severino struck out six while allowing one run in 3 1/3 innings against Team USA on Sunday.

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.
Leo De Vries

ATH Shortstop #94

Athletics reassigned SS Leo De Vries, LHPs Gage Jump and Matt Krook, C Chad Wallach, 3B Tommy White, 2B Michael Stefanic, OFs Cade Marlowe and Henry Bolte, RHPs Nick Hernandez, Brooks Kriske and Wander Suero to minor league camp.

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.

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