Player Notes

  • Matt McLain (shoulder) scratched from Mon. lineup
    Matt McLain was scratched from the Reds’ lineup for Monday’s game against the Giants with left shoulder soreness.

    Advice: According to the team, the decision is for precautionary reasons. This isn’t great news for the 24-year-old who was already dealing with an oblique injury earlier this spring. He’s played in just five Spring Training games and has yet to record a hit. Rotoworld Today, 5:03 pm
  • J.P. Crawford knocks in two against Rangers
    J.P. Crawford went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in a 9-5 win against the Rangers on Monday.

    Advice: Crawford is starting to find his groove at the plate and has three multi-hit games in his past four contests. The 29-year-old shortstop is hitting .417/.500/.667 across his 24 plate appearances this spring and would be a interesting stash for fantasy managers if he can increase his offensive production for the Mariners this season. Rotoworld Today, 3:56 pm
  • Oneil Cruz hits two more homers in rout
    Oneil Cruz went 3-for-6, hit two more homers and drove in six runs Monday as the Pirates crushed a Phillies split-squad 11-2.

    Advice: Cruz tied Kyle Stowers for the spring lead with seven homers. Anyone fortunate enough to draft him earlier this month should be pretty excited now, but it’s still probably worth paying the enhanced price he’s commanding in drafts; a 30 HR-30 SB season is well within reach here. Rotoworld Today, 3:24 pm
  • Tim Anderson goes 0-for-3, fans twice in loss
    Tim Anderson went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts on Monday, leaving him 6-for-31 with a 13/0 K/BB this spring.

    Advice: It’s perfectly reasonable to bet on a player as good as Anderson was to bounce back from one bad season, but it’s also hard to overstate just how awful Anderson was both offensively and defensively last year. The Marlins are going to need to pivot quickly if it doesn’t look like this will work out. Rotoworld Today, 2:41 pm
  • Oswaldo Cabrera goes 2-for-3, hits first spring homer
    Oswaldo Cabrera went 2-for-3 and hit his first spring homer Monday against the Phillies.

    Advice: With Oswald Peraza set to land on the IL and DJ LeMahieu perhaps joining him, Cabrera, who hit .211/.275/.299 in 330 PA last season, might be the Yankees’ Opening Day third baseman. The team’s decision not to pursue any veteran utility options over the winter is looking worse and worse, though odds are that Brian Cashman will pick up at least one option in trade or on waivers before the season begins. Rotoworld Today, 1:58 pm
    Oswaldo CabreraNYY - 2B,3B,SS,OF
  • Braves reassign David Fletcher to minor camp
    The Braves reassigned INFs David Fletcher, Andrew Velazquez and Luke Williams, Cs Drake Baldwin and Chadwick Tromp and OF Eli White to minor league camp.

    Advice: The move brings the Braves’ roster down to 28 players in spring camp. Two of those players are Penn Murfee and Angel Perdomo, who are expected to go on the 60-day IL so it appears Atlanta has it’s Opening Day roster ready to go. This also means that Forrest Wall will earn the 26th and final roster spot, if the team decides not to bring anyone else in. Wall made the postseason roster last season and after putting together a solid camp with a .971 OPS and 10 RBI across 33 plate appearances, he will be rewarded to start the 2024 season. Rotoworld Today, 1:41 pm
  • Carlos Correa hits first spring homer versus BoSox
    Carlos Correa finished 2-for-2 with a homer and a walk versus the Red Sox on Monday.

    Advice: Finally some pop from Correa, who was without an extra-base hit this spring before jumping on a Nick Pivetta fastball and lacing it 421 feet to left center. He’s now 9-for-29. Rotoworld Today, 1:30 pm
  • Rays option five to minor leagues
    Tampa Bay Rays optioned INF Osleivis Basabe to Triple-A Durham and reassigned INF C.J. Hinojosa, C Nick Meyer, INF Ronny Simon, and RHP Edwin Uceta to minor league camp.

    Advice: No real surprises from this group. The 23-year-old Basabe made his MLB debut last year but hit .218/.277/.310 in 31 games with one home run. He had been hitting .296/.351/.426 in Triple-A with four home runs and 16 steals, so there is still the potential for him to be a solid MLB player, but his profile suggests more real-life value than fantasy value. Rotoworld Today, 12:49 pm
  • Corey Seager takes BP on Monday
    Corey Seager (abdominal) took batting practice on Monday.

    Advice: Seager had been doing all other baseball activities as of this weekend but had not begun hitting since having sports hernia surgery at the end of January, so this is a major step for him. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said that Seager could play in the Ranger’s final exhibition games on March 25 and 26 against the Red Sox at Globe Life Field. When Seager himself was asked if he’d be in the lineup on Opening Day, he said “I don’t know yet.” It sounds like, even if he misses Opening Day, he shouldn’t be too far behind, so he should be valued in drafts as you would have before his injury. Rotoworld Today, 11:49 am