Player Notes

  • Patrick Bailey (hand) will be back in 1-2 days
    Patrick Bailey resumed baseball activities and could return to games in the next 1-2 days according to the team.

    Advice: Bailey has been dealing with a right hand contusion, but is on track to be back on the field with the Giants in the coming days. The 24-year-old has only played in six Spring Training games, so the team will look to get him some much needed reps during the final week of camp. Rotoworld Today, 1:50 pm
  • Connor Wong goes 2-for-3, hits second home run
    Connor Wong went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer to supply all of Boston’s scoring Monday against the Twins.

    Advice: The homer looked like it’d be a harmless foul down the left field line, but the wind got ahold of it and sent it on to berm about 345 feet from home plate. We’re not going to give Wong much credit for that, but he’s had a fantastic spring in batting .433 with one additional homer and six doubles. Wong was one of the league’s weaker regulars last season, and it was surprising that the Red Sox declined to seek a short-term upgrade at catcher over the winter, but since they didn’t, there’s still some hope for him as a second backstop in two-catcher leagues. Rotoworld Today, 1:30 pm
  • Returns to lineup Monday
    Moreno (back) will start at catcher and bat second in Monday's Cactus League game versus the Athletics, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

    Advice: The Diamondbacks wound up giving Moreno an additional day to recover from his lower-back tightness, but he's back behind the plate Monday for the first time in a week. Moreno has had a productive spring, going 4-for-17 with one home run and a 2:3 K:BB over seven contests. Rotowire.com Today, 10:10 am
  • Searching for power this spring
    Murphy went 1-for-3 in Sunday's split-squad game against the Orioles.

    Advice: The catcher is batting .286 (6-for-21) this spring, but he has just one double and zero homers among those hits. Power production isn't expected to be an issue for Murphy in 2024 after he set career highs with 21 home runs and 68 RBI last season in his first campaign with Atlanta. Rotowire.com Today, 9:07 am
  • Cut from big-league camp
    Boston optioned Heineman to minor-league camp Monday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

    Advice: Connor Wong and Reese McGuire will serve as Boston's catching tandem to start the season. Heineman hit .385 with zero home runs during Grapefruit League play. Rotowire.com Today, 5:36 am
  • Returns from back issue
    Smith (back) started at catcher and went 1-for-2 with a two-run double against Team Korea on Monday.

    Advice: He had recently been scratched from a Cactus League game as a precaution due to back tightness, but since he was able to start this exhibition in South Korea, it seems like it was a minor issue. Smith should play in the Seoul Series against the Padres later this week. Rotowire.com Today, 4:58 am
  • A’s option Tyler Soderstrom to Triple-A Las Vegas
    Athletics optioned C Tyler Soderstrom to Triple-A Las Vegas; reassigned INFs Armando Alvarez and Max Muncy and OFs Daz Cameron and Max Schuemann to minor league camp.

    Advice: Oakland’s decision to jettison Soderstrom means that Carlos Pérez will open the season as the primary backup to starter Shea Langeliers. The 22-year-old top prospect struggled mightily in his first taste of the majors last year and didn’t produce at all this spring in Cactus League action. There’s a chance he gets another look at some point in the near future, but he hasn’t shown enough in the big leagues to gain any trust with fantasy managers. Rotoworld Today, 3:31 am
  • Projected to make roster
    Zavala is hitting just .158 across 23 Cactus League plate appearances, but he's nevertheless predicted to make the Opening Day roster by Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.

    Advice: The 30-year-old was acquired from the Diamondbacks in a late-November trade to offer some experienced depth at catcher behind Cal Raleigh. The disappointing spring at the plate notwithstanding, Zavala, who holds a career .210 average and .622 OPS over 514 major-league plate appearances, is still slated to spell Raleigh on occasion against right-handed pitching, although Kramer points out the offseason arrival is expected to see less action than Tom Murphy did in that same No. 2 role a season ago. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:08 pm
  • Hitless in return to action
    Raleigh (heel) started at catcher and went 0-for-3 in a Cactus League loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

    Advice: Raleigh ended up missing just one game with the heel issue in an absence that had been labeled as precautionary. The slugging backstop retains an impressive .348 average with three home runs and 10 RBI across 10 Cactus League games despite Sunday's blanking. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:16 pm