Cincinnati

Reds

He took a Max Meyer fastball out almost to dead center, it landed 409 feet away when it was all said and done. Stewart, hitting .364/.473/.727 with four homers and three steals in his first 44 plate appearances, looks like one of the biggest fantasy steals by ADP so far. Just 22, he might be a linchpin for fantasy mangers going forward and has definitely forced his way into the high-end keeper discussion.

Things could have been different if a couple of Reds outfielders had been able to finish off plays, including Dane Myers outright dropping Xavier Edwards’ triple in the first inning, but Lowder was giving up plenty of loud contact. He allowed 10 hard-hit balls and got zero whiffs on his 15 sinkers that Marlins batters swung at. Lowder figures to take on the Giants in his next start, so he remains on the streaming radar despite his lack of strikeouts.

The left-hander was pulled early from his rehab start on April 2nd because of continued blister issues. Reds manager Terry Francona said that how aggressive Lodolo gets in this bullpen will be determined by how he’s feeling. If the bullpen goes well, he may start his rehab assignment again.

The Miami native capped off another impressive showing in his hometown by taking Marlins starter Eury Pérez deep in the fifth inning for his third round-tripper of the young season. He also picked up his third theft of the year in this one. The talented 22-year-old rookie sensation is off to a phenomenal start, hitting .366 (15-for-41) with three homers, eight RBI and three steals through 12 games. He looks like a potential franchise cornerstone for Cincinnati to build around for years to come and is making a significant all-around fantasy impact already.

McLain’s sizzling-hot spring training feels like a lifetime ago. The 26-year-old second baseman stepped to the plate representing the tying run in the ninth inning and went down looking at a called third strike from Michael Petersen to end it. He’s off to a frosty start at the dish, hitting .217 (10-for-46) with zero homers and two steals through 12 games.

Singer got behind in the count too often in this one and the result was some loud contact by the Marlins as they piled up 10 hits, including a two-run homer by Griffin Conine in the third inning. He’s gotten off to a rocky start with a bloated 7.71 ERA, 2.06 WHIP and 13/3 K/BB ratio across 11 2/3 innings of work. He’ll face the struggling Giants at home in his next outing on Tuesday.

With Jose Trevino (spinal strain) on the IL, Higgins will come up to serve as Tyler Stephenson’s backup.

This is quite a fall for the 26-year-old. Encarnacion-Strand emerged as an intriguing power prospect after hitting 32 home runs in Double-A for the Twins and Reds in 2022. He then hit 13 home runs in 63 MLB games for the Reds in 2023, but things quickly fell apart after that. He was limited to just 29 games in 2024 due to injury, and his results at Triple-A were modest in 2025. Still, there is plenty of power in his bat, and we’d be shocked if somebody didn’t claim him off waivers. He might be traded before that happens.

Well, that doesn’t sound great. The Reds have called up P.J. Higgins to take Trevino’s place, but we don’t yet have a set timeline for how long the 33-year-old will be sidelined.

McLain turned a 3-2 lead for the Reds into a 5-2 cushion when he doubled for the second time in the contest to score Tyler Stephenson and Dane Meyers. The 26-year-old has driven in four runs, stolen two bases and forged a .670 OPS over the first 11 games.