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The Dodgers’ lineup on Tuesday has their most players likely ticketed for the opening day roster than at any other point this spring.
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While the Seattle Mariners look to handle the Randy Arozarena – Cal Raleigh situation, the A’s prepare for what’ll be their second time squaring up against the Chicago White Sox in 2026. The first meetup between the two squads kicked off this year’s rendition of Spring Training – – and let’s just say the outcome was less than desirable. In fact, the first week of 2026 A’s baseball couldn’t have gone worse. They got kicked around by these Chi-Sox, the Guardians, Giants, and Brewers. Not once in any of these games did the A’s score more than two runs. Since then, things have wavered between formidable and mid. Yesterday’s route of the Cincinnati Reds was sort’ve a microcosm of this team’s performance so far: think lots of runs, scored as well as given up, early and then infrequent during the middle innings, until all the Non-roster invitees like Domingo Robles are thrown in there to run amok.
Looking at the schedule, it turns out that our last game of Spring Training will be against these very same Chicago White Sox, providing us with a proper bookend to our assessment of how this team has grown over the course of a month. If we were to view today’s game as the mid-way point, we’d see that the club has improved on some their early hitting woes, though the pitching has remained pretty much the same on paper.
Let’s see how much they’re able to refine the staff between now and the next time we play these White Sox on March 23rd.
Our first pitcher in this mild social experiment is Jeffrey Springs. The southpaw had a rough pre-season debut against the Kansas City Royals, giving up 4 ER in less than two frames. His second outing, however, proved to be a step in the right direction. In 2.1 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he struck out four while giving up no runs and only three hits. Six days have passed since then, so Springs should be well rested and ready to go.
According to Jason Burke from Sports Illustrated, Joey Estes is also slated to pitch today…Can’t say that I’m totally thrilled to have Estes still in the mix. The most notable thing he did last season was hit Victor Robles in a AAA game. Even then, he was on the losing end of that interaction as Robles decided to throw his bat at Estes from home plate. That being said, Estes does fit nicely into an A’s pitching staff that has done nothing but walk batters and give up hits. Maybe Kotsay’s trying out a new strategy that us fans just wouldn’t understand?
Let’s take a look at the lineup…
Aside from Andy Ibanez, I have the utmost faith in every one of these hitters. Jeff McNeil has had a solid Spring, coming off a 3-3 2 RBI performance just day ago. One guy to keep an eye on (if you aren’t already) is Stickman Nick Kurtz. Not a great Spring Training so far for the big lefty slugger. Would love to see them slot him in different places in the batting order so that we can really see if his slow start can be attributed to the use of him in the leadoff spot. I guess we’ll have to wait another day for something like that as he’s back up there, followed by my beloved tandem of Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, Brent Rooker, and Jacob Wilson.
What a magical time to be a fan of A’s baseball. Despite all the head banging when it comes to the pitching staff, I really have to stop and appreciate how exciting this team actually is. I mean, we have a former batting title champion behind one of the most consistent hitters in baseball. Not mention a diamond in the rough in Austin Wynns. If he hits more than ten home runs this season I’m buying a jersey.
On the other end of things, we have the White Sox’s starting nine…
The South Siders come into Hohokam Stadium with an 11-7 record and 4-game winning streak. Their 12-3 beatdown of the Colorado Rockies matched their highest run total of the Spring (a feat they’ve reached twice so far). Shane Smith has been tabbed as today’s starter. On Sunday, the White Sox also announced that Smith, a 2025 All-Star, will be taking the mound on opening day against this former club, the Milwaukee Brewers.
So we’re getting Chicago’s best starter today, in front of lineup that features a young and exciting Colson Montgomery and the switch-hitting specialist Luisangel Acuna!
Should be a fun one in the desert. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05pm. For those of you following along, you can find me here in the threads, talking ish during this rematch of the 2020 AL Wild Card Series.
Not to panic, Atlanta Braves fans, the 0-7 loss from the Braves today seemed to be more of a tune-up for JR Ritchie as he took his first start as a prospect for the Braves (4 IP/ 1 H/ 2 ER/ 4 BB/ 2 K) and playing in his third game in general. His outing today was actually a decent one for his first start.
Though the news of Joey Wentz was a blow to the Braves fans, they’re looking to the usual starters and upcoming prospects to step up when it counts to receive that nod before the season officially starts.
This might not have been the outing that people were hoping for, especially where his command was concerned, however, with the news of Ritchie starting and witnessing his past success, it’s something to add to his portfolio as he continues to develop his pitching arsenal, as he’s mentioned how he wanted to increase it in the past, and has received high praise from a few of the veteran pitchers on the team on his discipline and growth since the start of training.
It’s still very possible that he has the opportunity to gain a spot on the Opening Day roster.
As for the remainder of the lineup…well, let’s say that this looked like the definition of a Spring Training roster without the team’s usual names, facing a prepared Blue Jays lineup led by Dylan Cease.
As mentioned earlier, this was more of a tune-up event that didn’t show much of what the offense could do, but it was a glimpse of what Ritchie had, as well as giving him more reps he’d need to add to his resume before decisions are made for the Opening Day roster.
Tomorrow, the Braves will be taking on the Tampa Bay Rays with Spencer Strider taking the mound.
The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday afternoon in Clearwater, Fla.
-- The Yankees got a pair of home runs from two of their young outfielders. First, Jasson Dominguez demolished a solo home run off of Tanner Banks in the first inning. It was a good sign to see Dominguez homer from the right side, as he’s only homered once from that side in his career, batting .186.
Dominguez ended up 2-for-3 on the afternoon with a stolen base to go along with the home run.
-- Then, in the second inning, it was Spencer Jones getting in on the action. Jones was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday, but that didn’t stop him from blasting his fourth home run of the spring, a shot to left-center to put the Yankees up 2-0 in the second inning.
-- Luis Gil pitched around a dropped pop-up in the first inning, striking out Adolis Garcia looking on a 97 mph fastball. He gave up an unearned run in the second and another run in the third on a J.T. Realmuto solo homer, but pitched pretty well overall, showing off impressive velocity on his fastball.
Gil went 3.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits with four strikeouts and no walks.
-- George Lombard Jr. got the start at shortstop, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts.
-- Following Gil, the Yanks had a few notable pitchers go on Tuesday, as Tim Hill (0.2 innings), Brent Headrick (1.0 inning), and Paul Blackburn (4.0 innings pitched) all took the mound and turned in scoreless outings.
Righty home run for Jasson Dominguez! pic.twitter.com/Yu6xBnqIy8
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) March 10, 2026
Spencer Solo Shot 🚀@NYYPlayerDev | @spencerjnespic.twitter.com/Uwqh7PTLdp
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 10, 2026
The Yankees host the Blue Jays in Tampa on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m.
The Mets topped the Cardinals 6-1 in Tuesday’s Grapefruit League game to earn their fourth straight spring victory. The Mets improved their Grapefruit League record to 9-5 (along with one tie).
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025.
Today we are looking at designated hitter Joc Pederson.
You probably don’t want to think about Joc Pederson’s 2025 season. I know I don’t. Joc Pederson probably doesn’t want to, either.
Or you do want to think about it, but only to rage about it, and how the Texas Rangers never should have signed him.
Look, I wasn’t enthused about the signing, either. But then, I wasn’t enthused about signing Nathan Eovaldi after the 2022 season, and look how that turned out.
The idea was that Pederson would mash against righthanded pitchers and would provide good vibes and everything would be good.
Things were not, of course, good, as far as Joc Pederson’s 2025 season went. Far from it.
There was the 0 for 41 streak in April that messed things up. And you know, part of what that streak so brutal — aside from the fact that it was an 0 for 41 streak, which is historically bad — is that he wasn’t walking, either. He had three walks in that stretch. Walks are one of the things that Joc Pederson was supposed to be doing good.
Also making it worse was that Pederson wasn’t tearing it up before the hitless streak. Through April 2, a seven game span, Joc was hitting only .158/.273/.211 on the season. The 0 for 41 streak started during that April 2 game, after he had recorded a hit in the game. After the 41st hitless at bat in a row, Pederson’s slash line on the season was .052/141/.069.
Imagine coming up to the plate and having to see that line on the scoreboard.
Pederson also missed two months with an injury. One would like to think that his overall season line — .181/.285/.328 — would have been better if he hadn’t missed those two months, that he would have put up a better slash line than that in that two month period. One would like to think that.
Part of what is so weird about Pederson’s 2025 season is that his K rate was in line with previous seasons. His walk rate was in line with previous seasons. His hard hit rate was in line with previous seasons. His barrel percentage was down, but not so much you’d expect to see the sort of cratering Pederson experienced.
He did have a very large spread between his wOBA (.276) and his xwOBA (.315), though he’s also very slow, which can contribute to that. That .315 xwOBA is still the lowest of his career. His .203 BABIP was the second lowest of his career, trailing only 2020, when he slashed .190/.285/.397 in 43 games for the Dodgers in the pandemic season.
I feel like I should go do a deep dive and get a better handle on what went wrong with Pederson in 2025. It would just depress me though. So I’m not gonna do that.
Previously:
The Mets beat the Cardinals, 6-1, on Tuesday as their spring training slate continued.
- Francisco Alvarez lined a blistering RBI single (106.7 mph exit velocity) in the first inning. In the third, Alvarez hit a monster two-run homer to center field, sending it 439 feet and clear over the batter's eye in center field. The ball came off his bat at 111.5 mph.
Alvarez also shined behind the plate, unleashing a perfect throw to nail Victor Scott II trying to steal second base in the third inning.
Alvarez finished 2-for-3 and has a 1.492 OPS this spring.
- Brett Baty started in right field as he continues to prepare for a role that could include plenty of time in the outfield, at first base, and at designated hitter.
At the plate, he continued to perform well, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
In the field, Baty secured the first chance that came his way -- a routine fly ball he didn't have to move far for. Baty's second chance was more eventful, with him making a nice sliding catch while charging in.
- Jorge Polanco had a big day at the plate. He singled his first time up and crushed a solo homer to left field in his second at-bat. Polanco finished 2-for-2 with a walk. He is hitting .333 with a 1.167 OPS this spring.
- David Petersongot the start and was sharp.
In four innings, Peterson allowed one run (on a solo homer) on two hits while walking none and striking out three.
- Christian Scott got his second taste of game action since returning from Tommy John surgery.
Scott issued four walks in his three scoreless innings but was impressive nonetheless, allowing just one hit while striking out four as his fastball sat between 94 and 96 mph.
- Bo Bichettewent 1-for-2 with a walk and had a nice day defensively at third base, including a spinning throw on a tricky grounder to his left in the fifth inning.
- Outfield prospectA.J. Ewing continued to open eyes. He hit a 105.2 mph rocket of a double off the wall in left-center in his first at-bat. In the fourth inning, he drew a leadoff walk and promptly stole second base.
- Lefty relievers Brooks Raley and Bryan Hudson delivered one scoreless inning of relief each.
RBI knock for Brett Baty! pic.twitter.com/7LDYkaefxH
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 10, 2026
Extra bases for A.J. Ewing! pic.twitter.com/gOvyArCHxS
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 10, 2026
Francisco Alvarez gets Victor Scott II trying to steal pic.twitter.com/uuh8HM5Bjt
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 10, 2026
LONG GONE from Alvy to dead central! 💥 pic.twitter.com/4hsdPkdrqI
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 10, 2026
A.J. Ewing WHEELS pic.twitter.com/yf3Leis5RP
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 10, 2026
Brett Baty makes the sliding grab in right field pic.twitter.com/brcEAcXv7E
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 10, 2026
Bo Bichette with the spinning throw pic.twitter.com/VCE2CKcYAi
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 10, 2026
Christian Scott strikes out his fourth batter of the day as he completes a third scoreless inning of work 🔥 pic.twitter.com/RNeKMeHF4p
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 10, 2026
The Mets are off on Wednesday.
They travel to face the Cardinals on Thursday at 1:05 p.m.
With their best players playing elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals are 6-9 (nice). And in today’s contest, they’ll face a team with a worse Spring Training record: the 4-12 Seattle Mariners.
It’s the Battle for Grass Creek, in other words, but a preseason version. The Royals will send Cole Ragans to the mound. As a reminder, Team USA had asked Ragans to pitch for them, but he declined in pursuit of a more normal Spring Training experience following an injury-filled 2025.
Presented below are our current dollar values for 2026 5x5 12-team NL-only leagues using two catchers. For convenience, the values are divided by position starting with catcher.
We'll be keeping these updated through Opening Day.
⚾️ Coming soon: MLB returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026! In addition to becoming the exclusive home of Sunday Night Baseball, NBC Sports will broadcast MLB Sunday Leadoff, “Opening Day” and Labor Day primetime games, the first round of the MLB Draft, the entire Wild Card round of the postseason, and much more.
| Pos | Player | Team | $$ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | William Contreras | Brewers | $17 | |
| C | Agustin Ramirez | Marlins | $16 | |
| C | Hunter Goodman | Rockies | $16 | |
| C | Drake Baldwin | Braves | $14 | |
| C | Will Smith | Dodgers | $12 | |
| C | Gabriel Moreno | Diamondbacks | $11 | |
| C | J.T. Realmuto | Phillies | $8 | |
| C | Francisco Alvarez | Mets | $6 | |
| C | Tyler Stephenson | Reds | $5 | |
| C | Patrick Bailey | Giants | $4 | |
| C | Freddy Fermin | Padres | $4 | |
| C | Joey Bart | Pirates | $3 | |
| C | Harry Ford | Nationals | $3 | |
| C | Carson Kelly | Cubs | $2 | |
| C | Miguel Amaya | Cubs | $2 | |
| C | Sean Murphy | Braves | $2 | |
| C | Joe Mack | Marlins | $1 | |
| C | Dalton Rushing | Dodgers | $1 | |
| C | Henry Davis | Pirates | $1 | |
| C | Gary Sanchez | Brewers | $1 | |
| C | Jonah Heim | Braves | $1 | |
| C | Jose Trevino | Reds | $1 | |
| C | Keibert Ruiz | Nationals | $1 | |
| 1B | Freddie Freeman | Dodgers | $21 | |
| 1B | Bryce Harper | Phillies | $21 | |
| 1B | Sal Stewart | Reds | $16 | |
| 1B | Matt Olson | Braves | $15 | |
| 1B | Rafael Devers | Giants | $14 | |
| 1B | Alec Burleson | Cardinals | $12 | |
| 1B | Michael Busch | Cubs | $12 | |
| 1B | Andrew Vaughn | Brewers | $10 | |
| 1B | Luis Arraez | Giants | $8 | |
| 1B | Spencer Steer | Reds | $5 | |
| 1B | Ryan O’Hearn | Pirates | $5 | |
| 1B | Spencer Horwitz | Pirates | $4 | |
| 1B | Troy Johnston | Rockies | $3 | |
| 1B | Pavin Smith | Diamondbacks | $2 | |
| 1B | Nathaniel Lowe | Reds | $2 | |
| 1B | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | Reds | $1 | |
| 1B | Jake Bauers | Brewers | $1 | |
| 2B | Ketel Marte | Diamondbacks | $22 | |
| 2B | Brice Turang | Brewers | $17 | |
| 2B | Nico Hoerner | Cubs | $12 | |
| 2B | Jorge Polanco | Mets | $11 | |
| 2B | Matt McLain | Reds | $11 | |
| 2B | Bryson Stott | Phillies | $9 | |
| 2B | Luis Garcia Jr. | Nationals | $9 | |
| 2B | Brandon Lowe | Pirates | $8 | |
| 2B | Brett Baty | Mets | $8 | |
| 2B | Marcus Semien | Mets | $8 | |
| 2B | Willi Castro | Rockies | $7 | |
| 2B | Ozzie Albies | Braves | $5 | |
| 2B | Tommy Edman | Dodgers | $5 | |
| 2B | Jake Cronenworth | Padres | $4 | |
| 2B | Edouard Julien | Rockies | $3 | |
| 2B | Jose Fermin | Cardinals | $2 | |
| 2B | Luis Rengifo | Brewers | $2 | |
| 2B | Nolan Gorman | Cardinals | $1 | |
| 2B | David Hamilton | Brewers | $1 | |
| 2B | Hyeseong Kim | Dodgers | $1 | |
| 2B | Adael Amador | Rockies | $1 | |
| 2B | Dylan Moore | Phillies | $1 | |
| 2B | Nick Gonzales | Pirates | $1 | |
| 2B | Ramon Urias | Cardinals | $1 | |
| 2B | Javier Sanoja | Marlins | $1 | |
| 3B | Austin Riley | Braves | $22 | |
| 3B | Manny Machado | Padres | $19 | |
| 3B | Eugenio Suarez | Reds | $13 | |
| 3B | Noelvi Marte | Reds | $13 | |
| 3B | Alec Bohm | Phillies | $12 | |
| 3B | Alex Bregman | Cubs | $11 | |
| 3B | Matt Chapman | Giants | $9 | |
| 3B | Max Muncy | Dodgers | $8 | |
| 3B | Jordan Lawlar | Diamondbacks | $7 | |
| 3B | Nolan Arenado | Diamondbacks | $5 | |
| 3B | Brady House | Nationals | $5 | |
| 3B | Connor Norby | Marlins | $3 | |
| 3B | Ke’Bryan Hayes | Reds | $3 | |
| 3B | Mark Vientos | Mets | $2 | |
| 3B | Sung Mun Song | Padres | $1 | |
| 3B | Matt Shaw | Cubs | $1 | |
| 3B | Miguel Andujar | Padres | $1 | |
| 3B | Ronny Mauricio | Mets | $1 | |
| SS | Elly De La Cruz | Reds | $32 | |
| SS | Trea Turner | Phillies | $25 | |
| SS | Francisco Lindor | Mets | $24 | |
| SS | CJ Abrams | Nationals | $23 | |
| SS | Geraldo Perdomo | Diamondbacks | $17 | |
| SS | Bo Bichette | Mets | $16 | |
| SS | Xavier Edwards | Marlins | $13 | |
| SS | Mookie Betts | Dodgers | $13 | |
| SS | Willy Adames | Giants | $11 | |
| SS | Ezequiel Tovar | Rockies | $11 | |
| SS | Xander Bogaerts | Padres | $10 | |
| SS | Dansby Swanson | Cubs | $9 | |
| SS | Otto Lopez | Marlins | $9 | |
| SS | Masyn Winn | Cardinals | $8 | |
| SS | Konnor Griffin | Pirates | $7 | |
| SS | JJ Wetherholt | Cardinals | $5 | |
| SS | Jared Triolo | Pirates | $4 | |
| SS | Ha-Seong Kim | Braves | $3 | |
| SS | Joey Ortiz | Brewers | $2 | |
| SS | Thomas Saggese | Cardinals | $1 | |
| SS | Jorge Mateo | Braves | $1 | |
| SS | Mauricio Dubon | Braves | $1 | |
| SS | Nasim Nunez | Nationals | $1 | |
| SS | Miguel Rojas | Dodgers | $1 | |
| OF | Ronald Acuna Jr. | Braves | $40 | |
| OF | Juan Soto | Mets | $39 | |
| OF | Kyle Tucker | Dodgers | $33 | |
| OF | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Padres | $29 | |
| OF | Jackson Chourio | Brewers | $28 | |
| OF | Corbin Carroll | Diamondbacks | $26 | |
| OF | James Wood | Nationals | $24 | |
| OF | Michael Harris II | Braves | $22 | |
| OF | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Cubs | $21 | |
| OF | Jackson Merrill | Padres | $19 | |
| OF | Dylan Crews | Nationals | $16 | |
| OF | Luis Robert Jr. | Mets | $16 | |
| OF | Seiya Suzuki | Cubs | $15 | |
| OF | Oneil Cruz | Pirates | $15 | |
| OF | Kyle Stowers | Marlins | $15 | |
| OF | Christian Yelich | Brewers | $14 | |
| OF | Daylen Lile | Nationals | $13 | |
| OF | Bryan Reynolds | Pirates | $13 | |
| OF | Teoscar Hernandez | Dodgers | $12 | |
| OF | Brenton Doyle | Rockies | $12 | |
| OF | Andy Pages | Dodgers | $11 | |
| OF | Jakob Marsee | Marlins | $11 | |
| OF | Ian Happ | Cubs | $10 | |
| OF | Jordan Beck | Rockies | $10 | |
| OF | Adolis Garcia | Phillies | $9 | |
| OF | Jung Hoo Lee | Giants | $9 | |
| OF | Heliot Ramos | Giants | $8 | |
| OF | Ramon Laureano | Padres | $7 | |
| OF | Sal Frelick | Brewers | $7 | |
| OF | Mickey Moniak | Rockies | $7 | |
| OF | Brandon Marsh | Phillies | $7 | |
| OF | Christopher Morel | Marlins | $7 | |
| OF | TJ Friedl | Reds | $6 | |
| OF | Lars Nootbaar | Cardinals | $5 | |
| OF | Jordan Walker | Cardinals | $5 | |
| OF | Victor Scott II | Cardinals | $5 | |
| OF | Owen Caissie | Marlins | $4 | |
| OF | Justin Crawford | Phillies | $4 | |
| OF | Jake McCarthy | Rockies | $4 | |
| OF | Gavin Sheets | Padres | $3 | |
| OF | Nick Castellanos | Padres | $3 | |
| OF | Carson Benge | Mets | $3 | |
| OF | Tyler Freeman | Rockies | $3 | |
| OF | Garrett Mitchell | Brewers | $3 | |
| OF | Mike Yastrzemski | Braves | $3 | |
| OF | Harrison Bader | Giants | $2 | |
| OF | Jacob Young | Nationals | $2 | |
| OF | Alek Thomas | Diamondbacks | $2 | |
| OF | Zac Veen | Rockies | $2 | |
| OF | JJ Bleday | Reds | $1 | |
| OF | Luis Matos | Giants | $1 | |
| OF | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | Diamondbacks | $1 | |
| OF | Michael Conforto | Cubs | $1 | |
| OF | Will Benson | Reds | $1 | |
| OF | Jake Mangum | Pirates | $1 | |
| DH | Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | $46 | |
| DH | Kyle Schwarber | Phillies | $30 | |
| DH | Ivan Herrera | Cardinals | $12 | |
| DH | Marcell Ozuna | Pirates | $9 | |
| DH | Bryce Eldridge | Giants | $3 | |
| DH | Moises Ballesteros | Cubs | $3 | |
| SP | Paul Skenes | Pirates | $44 | |
| SP | Cristopher Sanchez | Phillies | $33 | |
| SP | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Dodgers | $27 | |
| SP | Logan Webb | Giants | $23 | |
| SP | Chris Sale | Braves | $23 | |
| SP | Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | $23 | |
| SP | Jacob Misiorowski | Brewers | $20 | |
| SP | Zack Wheeler | Phillies | $18 | |
| SP | Blake Snell | Dodgers | $18 | |
| SP | Jesus Luzardo | Phillies | $17 | |
| SP | Eury Perez | Marlins | $17 | |
| SP | Nick Pivetta | Padres | $17 | |
| SP | Nolan McLean | Mets | $16 | |
| SP | Joe Musgrove | Padres | $16 | |
| SP | Freddy Peralta | Mets | $15 | |
| SP | Cade Horton | Cubs | $13 | |
| SP | Matthew Boyd | Cubs | $13 | |
| SP | Sandy Alcantara | Marlins | $12 | |
| SP | Brandon Woodruff | Brewers | $11 | |
| SP | Tyler Glasnow | Dodgers | $11 | |
| SP | Edward Cabrera | Cubs | $11 | |
| SP | Emmet Sheehan | Dodgers | $11 | |
| SP | Shota Imanaga | Cubs | $11 | |
| SP | Chase Burns | Reds | $10 | |
| SP | Michael King | Padres | $10 | |
| SP | Nick Lodolo | Reds | $10 | |
| SP | Jameson Taillon | Cubs | $9 | |
| SP | Bubba Chandler | Pirates | $9 | |
| SP | Spencer Strider | Braves | $9 | |
| SP | Hunter Greene | Reds | $9 | |
| SP | Clay Holmes | Mets | $8 | |
| SP | Sean Manaea | Mets | $8 | |
| SP | Reynaldo Lopez | Braves | $8 | |
| SP | Merrill Kelly | Diamondbacks | $7 | |
| SP | Brandon Pfaadt | Diamondbacks | $7 | |
| SP | Justin Steele | Cubs | $7 | |
| SP | Logan Henderson | Brewers | $7 | |
| SP | Braxton Ashcraft | Pirates | $6 | |
| SP | Ryne Nelson | Diamondbacks | $6 | |
| SP | Quinn Priester | Brewers | $6 | |
| SP | Kodai Senga | Mets | $6 | |
| SP | Aaron Nola | Phillies | $5 | |
| SP | Andrew Abbott | Reds | $5 | |
| SP | Robbie Ray | Giants | $5 | |
| SP | Zac Gallen | Diamondbacks | $5 | |
| SP | Chad Patrick | Brewers | $5 | |
| SP | Aaron Ashby | Brewers | $4 | |
| SP | Brady Singer | Reds | $4 | |
| SP | Braxton Garrett | Marlins | $4 | |
| SP | Spencer Schwellenbach | Braves | $4 | |
| SP | Jonah Tong | Mets | $3 | |
| SP | Max Meyer | Marlins | $3 | |
| SP | Michael McGreevy | Cardinals | $2 | |
| SP | Roki Sasaki | Dodgers | $2 | |
| SP | Carmen Mlodzinski | Pirates | $2 | |
| SP | Jared Jones | Pirates | $2 | |
| SP | Cade Cavalli | Nationals | $2 | |
| SP | Tyler Mahle | Giants | $1 | |
| SP | Mitch Keller | Pirates | $1 | |
| SP | Rhett Lowder | Reds | $1 | |
| SP | Christian Scott | Mets | $1 | |
| SP | Landen Roupp | Giants | $1 | |
| SP | Michael Soroka | Diamondbacks | $1 | |
| SP | Andrew Painter | Phillies | $1 | |
| SP | Kyle Leahy | Cardinals | $1 | |
| SP | David Peterson | Mets | $1 | |
| SP | Matthew Liberatore | Cardinals | $1 | |
| SP | Grant Holmes | Braves | $1 | |
| SP | Griffin Canning | Padres | $1 | |
| SP | Dustin May | Cardinals | $1 | |
| SP | River Ryan | Dodgers | $1 | |
| SP | Kyle Harrison | Brewers | $1 | |
| RP | Mason Miller | Padres | $26 | |
| RP | Edwin Diaz | Dodgers | $23 | |
| RP | Jhoan Duran | Phillies | $21 | |
| RP | Devin Williams | Mets | $20 | |
| RP | Daniel Palencia | Cubs | $16 | |
| RP | Raisel Iglesias | Braves | $13 | |
| RP | Trevor Megill | Brewers | $11 | |
| RP | Emilio Pagan | Reds | $11 | |
| RP | Ryan Walker | Giants | $10 | |
| RP | Abner Uribe | Brewers | $9 | |
| RP | Pete Fairbanks | Marlins | $9 | |
| RP | Dennis Santana | Pirates | $8 | |
| RP | Riley O’Brien | Cardinals | $6 | |
| RP | Robert Suarez | Braves | $5 | |
| RP | Graham Ashcraft | Reds | $3 | |
| RP | Adrian Morejon | Padres | $3 | |
| RP | Dylan Lee | Braves | $2 | |
| RP | Jeremiah Estrada | Padres | $2 | |
| RP | Orion Kerkering | Phillies | $2 | |
| RP | Clayton Beeter | Nationals | $2 | |
| RP | Kevin Ginkel | Diamondbacks | $2 | |
| RP | Tanner Scott | Dodgers | $1 | |
| RP | Phil Maton | Cubs | $1 | |
| RP | Jared Koenig | Brewers | $1 | |
| RP | Mason Montgomery | Pirates | $1 | |
| RP | Brad Keller | Phillies | $1 | |
| RP | Luke Weaver | Mets | $1 | |
| RP | Jose Alvarado | Phillies | $1 | |
| RP | JoJo Romero | Cardinals | $1 | |
| RP | Jason Adam | Padres | $1 | |
| RP | Ben Casparius | Dodgers | $1 |
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels, March 10, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST
Watch: None
Location: Tempe Diablo Stadium – Tempe, AZ
Listen: 97.3 The Fan
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It’s been an…interesting day around Mariners camp, today’s lineup notwithstanding. Righty Cooper Criswell gets the nod to continue making his case for a spot in the Mariners’ bullpen.
Lineups:
Also scheduled to pitch for the Mariners: Michael Rucker, Cole Wilcox, Casey Legumina, and Robinson Ortiz
Roster moves:
The Mariners re-assigned RHP Gabe Mosser, OF Jared Sundstrom, and INF/OF Blake Rambusch to minor-league camp.
Game information:
Game time: 1:10 PT
TV: No
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports (delayed to 7 PM PT); Seattle Sports app, Mariners.com and Gameday
Today, the Colorado Rockies welcome the Cincinnati Reds to Salt River Fields.
Starting for the Reds is Brandon Williamson.
The lefty has a 4.0 ERA in 4.0 IP. He’s struck out six and has a 1.00 WHIP.
Taking the mound for the Rockies will be RHP Ryan Feltner.
Currently, he has an ERA of 11.81 in 5.1 IP. He’s struck out 8 while giving up 39 and has a 2.06 WHIP.
And now to the details.
First Pitch: 2:10 pm MDT
TV: None
Radio: Reds WLW 700
Lineups:
For the visiting Reds:
And the home Rockies:
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Dombrowski has long bet on southpaws, decision on Luzardo: ‘unanimous' originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
It’s fair to say that Dave Dombrowski has a history with left-handed starters.
Trading top prospects for southpaws, then turning around and extending them to nine-figure deals.
On Monday, the Phillies president of baseball operations closed the loop again. The Phillies and Jesús Luzardo agreed to a five-year, $135 million extension covering the 2027 through the 2031 seasons, with a club option for 2032.
“Everybody in the organization was unanimous in wanting to keep him part of us,” Dombrowski said at Tuesday’s press conference. “It starts with the person — the hard work, the dedication, the drive to be the best. You combine all of that with one of the best arms in the game.”
It rang a familiar tune.
In 2014 with Detroit, Dombrowski acquired the ultra-durable David Price to add to a rotation that already featured Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander. When Boston hired him the following year, one of his first moves was signing Price to a seven-year, $217 million deal.
In December 2016, he traded top prospects Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech to Chicago for Chris Sale — 27 years old, coming off a 32-start season — and later extended Sale after back-to-back sub-3.00 ERA campaigns.
Neither contract played out exactly as Dombrowski envisioned, but one came with a World Series and the other arrived just after their title. If Luzardo delivers something similar, it would make this one well worth it.
How ‘Zeus’ got here
The Phillies swung a deal with Miami two days before Christmas two years ago, trading fourth-ranked prospect Starlyn Caba and Emaarion Boyd. With Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm and top-ranked prospect Aidan Miller anchoring the infield, the depth was there to make the move.
Luzardo, 27 at the time, was coming off a 2024 season that ended early with a back injury and a 5.00 ERA in just twelve starts, a discouraging year for a pitcher who had posted a 3.58 ERA over 32 starts the season prior.
Luzardo didn’t know what to expect in Philadelphia, but the culture made it easy.
“Coming off a tough year in [2024] with injuries, I was looking forward to getting into this organization,” Luzardo said. “I knew it was a winning organization with high expectations and I wanted to meet those expectations and live up to that standard.”
He delivered.
Luzardo tied the rotation together behind Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sánchez and Aaron Nola, stepping up when Wheeler and Nola fought through injuries. He made a team-leading 32 starts for the second time in his career, went 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA, threw a career-high 183 2/3 innings and struck out 216.
He finished seventh in NL Cy Young voting.
His biggest outing came in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies had dropped the series opener and needed something. Luzardo gave them six innings of two-run baseball, retiring 17 straight at one point, then returned out of the bullpen in Game 4 without allowing an earned run.
It’s easy to forget the Phillies chose Luzardo over Ranger Suárez for that start. Luzardo had finished the year strong, but his postseason track record wasn’t close to Suárez’s entering October. That performance made a lasting stamp on a durable 32-outing year.
“When you saw what he did during the postseason, it only added to our desires to keep him,” Dombrowski said.
When the offseason came, the Phillies watched Suárez walk to Boston on five years and $130 million — then gave Luzardo five years and $135 million. Dombrowski favors durability and consistency. Suárez has never made 30 starts in a season.
The staff’s staff
Luzardo credits pitching coach Caleb Cotham and the rest of the staff for his development in 2025. Last season, he added a sweeper — a pitch Cotham had first mentioned early on. He threw it 31 percent of the time, and it was nearly unhittable.
His sweeper posted a run value of 15, best in baseball according to Statcast.
“Caleb and Mark do such a good job of simplifying things,” Luzardo said. “They put me on a good path of understanding what our strengths are, what we need to do to get guys out. We share that passion for finding an edge.”
J.T. Realmuto, a former Marlin who caught Luzardo on the other side, wasn’t surprised by any of it.
“I faced him enough in Miami where he just ate our lunch,” Realmuto said. “I knew he had the stuff. It was just more honing in on his command, working with his pitch mix, giving him that confidence. Once you have those three things, he’s one of the best left-handers in the entire game.”
Backed by support
By the time Luzardo arrived at Tuesday’s press conference, the decision to stay had been made long before negotiations began.
“It wasn’t one specific moment,” Luzardo said. “Coming into spring training last year, I made some good relationships with the guys in the clubhouse, really got along with the coaching staff, the training staff, the strength staff. It was very eye-opening to me how good the supporting staff is here. I wouldn’t be here without them.”
The city itself played a role.
“I like Philadelphia,” he said. “The fans, the stadium — the energy going to the ballpark every day and just the expectation to win.. all those things was just the perfect combination for me and a match made in heaven.”
All of his teammates showed up to hear him say it. His family flew in. The whole room.
Andrew Painter, who grew up roughly 40 miles away and remembers watching Luzardo throw in high school, has spent offseasons working alongside him. The 6-foot-7 right-hander has picked up on something beyond the stuff.
“He’s big on the sink or swim mindset,” Painter said. “When you’re on that mound, there’s no one else that’s going to come and save you. That conviction — I think that’s what really elevates him.”
Realmuto sees a ceiling that’s hard to put a number on.
“If you told me he’s going to win a Cy Young, I wouldn’t be shocked,” Realmuto said. “He’s got that type of stuff and that type of work ethic.”
Luzardo isn’t thinking about awards. He’s a team-first guy.
“Every five days, I want to go out and be as great as I can and give us a chance to win,” he said. “Over these next five, six years, the only thing I expect is to be great every time out.”
Tuesday notes…
Here are today’s particulars.
The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup.
Rangers lineup:
Cade Horton will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Ethan Roberts, Ryan Rolison, Collin Snider and Vince Velasquez.
Jacob deGrom will start for the Rangers. Other Rangers pitchers scheduled today: Kumar Rocker, Chris Martin, Cole Winn and Gavin Collyer.
No TV or radio today. That’s really kind of a shame because this is a good pitching matchup, even if neither starter is likely to go more than four innings.
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As we have done in the past, we’ll have a first pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time. For today, that will be 3 p.m. CT and 4:30 p.m. CT.
These threads will not post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked ”Chicago Cubs Game Threads” at the bottom of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher photos and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.
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We are still four months away from the 2026 MLB Draft, but of course that doesn’t stop pundits from releasing the first of what will be many mock drafts.
Baseball America on Monday unveiled their 1.0 version of the draft, predicting each team’s first-round selections. Among the first 30 picks of this year’s draft, Atlanta will possess two of them — selecting at 9th and 26th overall.
In recent drafts, the Braves have gone extremely heavy on arms with their first couple of selections. However, the franchise bucked that trend in 2025, selecting Nevada high school shortstop Tate Southisene with the team’s first selection and following that up by taking Florida State shortstop Alex Lodise with their second choice.
Obviously it remains to be seen if the Braves will dip back into the pitching well once again in this year’s draft, but one of the sports top media outlets has the team going right back to the positional player pool not once, but with both of their first selections.
The pundits at Baseball America have the Braves going the collegiate bat route with their first pick in the upcoming draft, selecting University of Virginia outfielder AJ Gracia 9th overall.
A two-year standout player at Duke University, Gracia transferred to Virginia during the offseason and has continued to rake with the Cavaliers. In 120 games played with the Blue Devils, Garcia batted .299 to go along with 29 homers and 112 RBI.
Since joining Virginia, Gracia has continued to develop into one of the premier bats in the collegiate ranks this year. In 16 games so far this season, the 21-year-old is hitting .362 with an OPS of 1.243 in addition to six homers and a dozen RBI to his credit as well.
While the power and contact rates are exactly what you want from a top-10 selection, what really makes Gracia stand out is his discipline at the plate. In 130 NCAA games, he has only struck out 98 times while walking 117 times. It’s that kind of judgement at the plate that has catapulted Garcia into the top-10 discussions.
Defensively, Gracia is almost destined for one of the corner outfield spots as his speed isn’t what you’d typically want from a centerfielder. His arm isn’t the best, so right field may be out of the question, but if can work if you’re in a pinch.
If he continues to hit the way he has early on in the season, there’s a strong chance Garcia isn’t available for the Braves to take him at 9th overall. However, if they’re able to land him, it would be a tremendous pickup of a guy who will undoubtedly move fast in whatever system he finds himself in.
With their second pick — 26th overall — the Baseball America writers have the Braves going the high school route by taking one of the youngest players in the upcoming draft in Maniscalco.
Maniscalco popped onto the radar of scouts back in 2024 when his former teammate Carter Johnson — who was eventually taken by Miami as a second round choice — when he was playing as a freshman for Oxford.
Standing at 6-foot-2 as a switch-hitter, there is plenty to like in what Maniscalco brings to the table. His tools are very solid across the board for someone his age and there’s enough there in his frame to project some raw power to come into play as he continues to develop.
According to MaxPreps, Maniscalco has played in seven games so far for Oxford in which he his hitting .500 with a double and an RBI to his credit as well.
A Mississippi State commit, it will likely take a sizable signing bonus to lure him away from the Bulldogs. However, if you’re Atlanta and can land premium bats with a ton of room for development like Maniscalco, breaking the bank should be a no-brainer.