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Moore suffered a broken bone last week in the back of his right hand and is expected to miss at least 10 more days of action. The 27-year-old is likely to make his regular season debut at the Triple-A level.

Alonso worked out at Diesel Optimization in Tampa and “learned the importance of his hips as a power source.” New York Mets co-hitting coach Eric Chavez said Alonso has “actually learned how to hit” and mentioned this is “the best I’ve ever seen him. I’m very, very optimistic that Pete is going to have a monster year.” While Chavez may be being tongue-in-cheek about Alonso learning how to hit, it can’t be a bad thing that the 30-year-old finally decided to drill down on his swing mechanics to create more consistency. We’ll see if it makes an impact on his declining batting average over the last few seasons.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said García will “miss a little bit of time, but hopefully not too much.” We’ll wait to react until we get the results of the MRI, but this would be a brutal turn of events for García, who battled a knee injury all of last season and finally appeared to be healthy. He had revamped his swing in the off-season and was looking to get back to his 25-homer, 20-steal potential while hitting in the middle of the Rangers lineup.

Rengifo was scratched from the Angels’ lineup on Monday with hamstring tightness, so it’s good to hear that the issue isn’t considered serious. However, it remains something to monitor because Rengifo has struggled with soft tissue injuries in the past, and those can often recur.

We generally don’t want to read too much into spring training lineups, but given how well Baty has been hitting this spring, it’s noteworthy that the Mets are playing him at second base on Tuesday with Jeff McNeil in left field. If Baty were to show that he could be a solid defender at second base, there is a chance he could push McNeil for at-bats if the veteran gets off to a slow start. The Mets might still need to trade Starling Marte to free up roster space for Baty, but increased versatility would be a huge benefit for him.

Not great. Ashby will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to determine the extent of the issue following a second-inning exit from Monday’s start against Cincinnati. The 26-year-old lefty has battled injuries the past few years, and they are the main reason he hasn’t yet claimed a permanent spot in Milwaukee’s starting rotation. The addition of veteran lefty José Quintana likely relegates Ashby to a versatile swingman role where he’ll get the occasional spot start, while also soaking up multiple frames in bulk relief outings. There should be an update on his status in the coming days.

Durbin took Reds southpaw Nick Lodolo deep for a leadoff homer – his second spring round-tripper – before swiping second base a couple frames later following a one-out single in the third inning. The 25-year-old speedster, who checked in as the 72nd-ranked prospect (315th overall) in Rotoworld’s latest top 500 dynasty rankings update, set an Arizona Fall League record with 29 thefts and is vying for a spot on Milwaukee’s season-opening roster in a versatile utility role. He offers enough potential as a cheap steals source that he’ll be worth rostering in deeper mixed leagues.

Volpe is batting just .188 (3-for-16) with one round-tripper and two thefts in six Grapefruit League contests. The 23-year-old’s offensive approach has varied over the past year, but deciding to pull the ball more often this season would likely translate into a return to the 20-homer mark. Volpe has monster power-speed upside at shortstop, but hasn’t put it all together yet in his first two seasons in the big leagues.

Bart crushed a no-doubter to left field off Yankees lefty reliever Ryan Anderson in the third inning for his first big fly of the spring. The 28-year-old former top prospect was a revelation late last year after arriving in Pittsburgh, hitting .265 with 13 homers over 80 games. He’s one of the stronger second-catcher options this season in fantasy leagues that still use them

Fried made his first Pinstripes appearance under the lights at George M. Steinbrenner Field and sat in the mid-90’s with his four-seam fastball, topping out at 96.6 mph. His trademark curveball looked to be in midseason form, along with the rest of his arsenal, as he piled up six swinging strikes and finished with a 35 percent CSW on 49 pitches. The 31-year-old southpaw signed an eight-year, $218 million contract during the offseason and figures to take the ball for New York’s second regular season contest against the Brewers on March 29.

Peterson figures to open the season in New York’s starting rotation in the wake of injuries to Sean Manaea (oblique) and Frankie Montas (lat) and this is the type of outing that only bolsters his case. The 29-year-old lefty doesn’t boast stratospheric fantasy potential, but he’s looking like a viable streaming option for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues to open the regular season.