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Goodrum will test the free agent waters after passing through waivers unclaimed following his removal last week from Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster. The 32-year-old journeyman didn’t appear in a game for the Pirates, but has gotten into 13 contests this season split between the Rays and Angels.

The 25-year-old hurler was able to work around the traffic for the most part, allowing just one run on two hits while striking out two in the ballgame. The lone tally against him came on an RBI single by Lars Nootbaar in the first inning. Arrighetti got six swings and misses on 51 pitches on the night — four on his cutter — while posting a strong CSW of 31 percent. His fastball velocity averaged 93.2 mph in this one, which is nearly a full tick below where he sat during the 2024 season. He holds a 1.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and a 7/7 K/BB ratio over six innings through his first three spring starts.

Torkelson has been playing like he wants to stay in the Tigers’ lineup this spring. He tagged Orioles’ right-hander Dean Kremer in the second inning for a 342-foot (98.5 mph EV) solo shot that pulled the Tigers to within a run at 4-3. He then evened the score himself with another blast off of Kremer in the fourth — this time a 382-foot (102.0 mph EV) laser to left center. On the spring, he’s now hitting a blistering .350 (7-for-20) with three homers, four RBI and a stolen base for good measure. With Matt Vierling and Parker Meadows both potentially sidelined to start the season, the door could be open for Torkelson to see regular action as the club’s designated hitter with Kerry Carpenter getting more run in the outfield.

Torres crushed an impressive 378-foot (103.4 mph EV) opposite-field two-run shot off of Dean Kremer in the opening inning that pulled the Tigers to within two runs at 4-2. That would be his lone hit in three at-bats on the evening. The 28-year-old infielder is off to a slow start in his first spring with the Tigers, hitting .214 (3-for-14) with a pair of homers and four RBI.

On the plus side for Montero, he managed to record five strikeouts on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The O’s jumped on him early in this one, getting all four of their runs in the opening frame including a two-out, three-run triple off the bat of Samuel Basallo. Montero got an impressive 12 swings and misses on 55 pitches in the ballgame — four of those on his slider — while registering a strong CSW of 35 percent. He appears to be behind Casey Mize and Kenta Maeda in the battle for the team’s fifth starter spot to open the season, though he’ll assuredly get an opportunity with the big league club at some point during the 2025 campaign.

Basallo capped off a four-run uprising off of Keider Montero in the opening inning with a two-out, three-run triple. Astonishingly, that would wind up being the extent of the Orioles’ offense until they pushed three more runs across in the ninth inning. The 20-year-old backstop is having a solid spring at the dish, hitting .308 (4-for-13) with a homer and five RBI.

Ultimately, Kremer allowed four runs on six hits and a pair of hits in his three-plus innings of work. The 29-year-old right-hander struck out three opposing batters in the game. He served up an opposite-field two-run blast to Gleyber Torres in the opening inning and then was tagged by Spencer Torkelson for a pair of solo homers — one in the second inning and another to start the fourth. Kremer got nine whiffs on 60 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 25 percent. On the spring, he now holds a 6.75 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and an 8/5 K/BB ratio across eight innings in his first three outings.

The 22-year-old budding superstar victimized Mets’ right-hander Paul Blackburn, crushing an opposite field two-run blast over the berm and onto the concourse in left-center. If only we had the Statcast data for that titanic shot. Wood finished the evening 1-for-3 plus a walk and is now hitting .333 (4-for-12) with a pair of homers and three RBI so far on the spring.

Williams punched out three opposing hitters on the night while allowing only one base on balls. The only damage done against him came on an RBI single off the bat of Jose Azocar in the third inning. His three strikeouts came courtesy of Pete Alonso (twice) and Mark Vientos. Through his first three spring starts the 32-year-old hurler holds a 4.32 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and a 6/3 K/BB ratio over 8 1/3 innings. His fantasy utility is limited to NL-only formats and the deepest of mixed leagues.

Alvarez smacked a run-scoring single into center off of Jorge Lopez in the fifth inning, pulling the Mets to within a run at 3-2. He also bounced into a double play and drew a walk in the contest. For the spring, the 23-year-old backstop is hitting just .227 (5-for-22) with zero homers and two RBI.

Oof. Blackburn also issued a pair of walks in the ballgame and didn’t record a single strikeout. He was able to navigate his way through the first two frames without allowing a run, but the Nationals made him pay in the third inning. There, CJ Abrams crushed a solo homer and a couple of batters later James Wood walloped a long two-run blast. Blackburn should open the season in the Mets’ rotation with both Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas shelved, but he’s going to have to perform a lot better than this in order to keep that spot.