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With a .368 average and a 5/5 K/BB ratio in 38 at-bats, Parmelee has been a very nice surprise to date. The former first-round pick is still a long shot to begin next season in the majors, but he could be nice insurance if Justin Morneau continues to have problems.

France clocked a solo home run in the ninth inning 399 feet at 105.8 mph off the bat. He also added a 106.8 mph single earlier in the day, so he was seeing the ball well on Wednesday. The home run was his first of the season, and he has just four RBI, but he continues to hit in the middle of the order for the Twins and could be a solid, if unspectacular, corner infield target in deeper formats.

Wallner connected on a 107.7 mph bomb that traveled 404 feet for his first home run of the season. However, he also struck out in his three other plate appearances. The power hasn’t been there to start the season for Wallner, but he’s hitting .289/.386/.526, and we saw today that he still possesses huge power. If you’re in a daily moves league where it doesn’t matter as much that he sits against lefties, Wallner can bring real value to your fantasy team.

Lugo also walked three and struck out six on the day, registering a 29 percent whiff rate and 32 percent CSW. Lugo looked good for most of the day, but he just had trouble finding the zone with a few of his offerings. He’s still the same solid arm with endless pitches and can be fired up in a decent two-start week against the Yankees and Tigers.

Ryan struck out four and walked none on the day while registering a 21 percent whiff rate and 29 percent CSW. Ryan saw his velocity tick up slightly on all of his pitches, which is nice to see from a health standpoint, but he continues to struggle to find a reliable secondary pitch to complement his four-seam fastball. Today his splitter had just two whiffs on 14 swings while posting a 14 percent whiff rate and 24 percent CSW. His slider was almost two mph harder today and had a 50 percent CSW on 10 pitches, but it also got hit hard. It’s a situation to continue monitoring, but you’re certainly not mad at the results today. He’ll face the Mets next time out.

Fairbanks did walk one batter and only threw seven of his 15 pitches for strikes, but he was able to notch one strikeout and get out of the inning without allowing a hit or a run. It wasn’t pretty, but it got the job done, which is what fantasy managers care about.

It wouldn’t be shocking to see Henderson get an extended opportunity in Milwaukee at some point in the near future given the state of their current rotation due to injury and ineffectiveness. The 23-year-old righty, who is already on the 40-man roster, has piled up 24 strikeouts over 14 innings (three starts) to open the minor-league season. He should be on fantasy manager’s radar screens, especially in deeper mixed leagues.

Caballero’s home run was just 327 feet and left the bat at 95.1 mph, but it got the Rays out to a huge lead in the first inning. However, what’s more interesting here is that Caballero started the game in right field and then moved to third base in the later innings. With both Josh Lowe and Jonny DeLuca sidelined by injuries, Caballero could get more time in the outfield and pick up an extra position eligibility,y which would be huge for fantasy managers looking for speed.

This is one of the best stories of the early 2025 baseball season. Paris is a former second-round pick who has struggled in the minors recently but revamped his swing in the off-season and is now batting .440/.533/1.120 with five home runs, eight RBI, and four steals. Still just 23 years old, we may be seeing a legit breakout from Paris here, but keep in mind that it’s only been 10 games and he’s a .237 career hitter in the minor leagues. The new swing is alluring, and the power seems legit, but he’s also posting just a 70 percent zone contact rate, which is well below league average, and has a near 20 percent swinging strike rate. This could be the time to take the pulse of your league in redraft formats and see what you could get in a trade.

Pepiot allowed three solo home runs but not a single extra base hit apart from those. The right-hander also walked three batters while striking out five and registering a 34 percent whiff rate and 29 percent CSW, so it was a bit of an inconsistent outing. His slider looked good today, and he got a whopping seven whiffs on nine swings on his changeup, which would be an intriguing development for him. He just has to curtail the home runs, especially next week in a two-start week against the Red Sox and Yankees.

The four runs did all come on a grand slam in the first inning, but the left-hander has now allowed 10 runs in 18 innings this season despite facing the White Sox twice and the Rays once. That’s not exactly inspiring a ton of confidence for the Angels’ big free agent signing. Kikuchi continues to feature his slider, but it had just one whiff on 15 swings tonight for a seven percent whiff rate. The 33-year-old appears to have tweaked his slider this season, throwing it slower with more vertical break, but we’re not entirely sure why since the pitch has underperformed after carrying him in 2024. Kikcuhi has a tough two-start week next week against the Rangers and Giants.