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Barrero, who is out of minor league options this spring, represents a solid depth addition for the Rangers with both Corey Seager (abdominal) and Nathaniel Lowe (oblique) potentially starting the season on the injured list. The 25-year-old former top prospect has struggled at the highest level, posting a pedestrian .497 OPS with four homers and nine steals in 447 plate appearances since 2020. However, he’s capable of handling multiple positions defensively, which is appealing in a short-term bench role.

It’s nice to see some offensive life from Polanco, as he’s been about as hot and cold as any player in the sport this year. He blistered a homer off Seth Lugo to make it 1-0 Mariners in the fourth in his first three-hit game since April 27. Polanco certainly has offensive upside, but you have to take a lot of bitter with the better based on the last year and a half.

Estévez got the final out in the eighth inning to escape a jam, but then put himself into a big one in the ninth. He gave up a solo homer to Dom Canzone, and put runners on second-and-third with one out. He was able to strike out Julio Rodriguez on a perfectly-located pitch on the inside corner, and then got Cal Raleigh to ground out meekly to end it. Estévez now has 24 saves on the season with a 2.19 ERA. There’s a good chance he’s an All-Star in 2025.

Evans wasn’t exactly dominating the KC bats with swings and misses, but he was able to procure three strikeouts while allowing just three hit in his spot start. There’s a pretty good chance this will be more than a one-off, as Emerson Hancock hasn’t shown muh consistency and Evans has had just enough moments like this to suggest he’s the better option. If he does start again before the break it’ll come against the Yankees, so fantasy managers should keep Evans on the radar but look elsewhere for that outing.

Lugo gave up a solo homer to Jorge Polanco, and outside of that was outstanding. He scattered five hits and struck out seven while lowering his ERA to 2.65 in the process. Lugo’s metrics suggest there’s some good luck, but there’s simply no denying that he gets the job done the overwhelming majority of the time. He’ll have a chance to do the same against the Pirates on Tuesday.

Baldwin got the White Sox on the board with a two-run homer off Dustin May, but it came in the eighth inning with the White Sox trailing by six runs. Still counts. Baldwin has gone deep four times in 2025, and offers zero redraft value.

It’s the 10th homer of the season for Betts, but the first time that he’s gone deep since June 8; a lengthy spell for a player of his quality. The 32-year-old scuffled for the majority of the last month as seen in a .633 OPS, but everyone is aware of how good Betts remains and what he’s capable of. It’s still nice to get a reminder from a player who is slashing a disappointing .246/.321/.383 over his first 79 games.

Yes, there were three unearned runs, but don’t let it fool you into thinking Civale was fine outside of his defense. The 30-year-old gave up a pair of run-scoring doubles to Freddie Freeman and a two-run homer to Michael Conforto over the first three innings. He’s now 1-5 on the season, and he’ll try and get his first victory as a member of the White Sox next week against the Blue Jays.

May took a shutout into the eighth, but Brooks Baldwin hit a two-run homer off him with no outs to turn a dominant start into one that was still pretty darn good. The 27-year-old allowed only four hits throughout the contest and walked one while pounding the strike zone as seen in 62-of-86 pitches landing. This was a nice bounceback from the clunker against Kansas City last weekend, and a reminder that May has exceptional talent. He’ll face the Brewers on Wednesday and look to build off this outing.

Freeman doubled in Shohei Ohtani in the first, and then doubled home Ohtani and Mookie Betts in the third. The 35-year-old slugger is now up to 47 RBI, and he isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

Suárez got Arizona on the board with a solo homer off Robbie Ray in the fourth inning. Former Mariner on former Mariner crime. The 33-year-old continues to pile up the roundtrippers, as he’s up to 27 on the season with a slugging percentage of .561. The question is what team Suárez is playing for at the end of the month.