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Morosi doesn’t specify which one of Seattle’s arms the Red Sox are targeting. However, The Seattle Times’ Adam Jude notes that the two sides have engaged in trade talks this offseason before adding that a Luis Castillo for Triston Casas swap would make sense for both sides. It doesn’t sound like anything is imminent, but it’s a developing situation fantasy managers should monitor following the Winter Meetings.

The talks stalled when the Mets allegedly asked for Hunter Harvey or Angel Zerpa back, which the Royals were not willing to do. Considering that Kansas City went on to add Carlos Estevez to their bullpen, parting with Harvey for Starling Marte doesn’t seem like a crazy price. The 36-year-old Marte is not the player he once was, but he has been successful when healthy and could add another solid outfielder to a team that has been playing Jonathan India and Michael Massey in the outfield this spring. It’s worth watching to see if these two teams re-engage in discussions since Marte makes his spring debut this week.

Susana is the Nationals’ 13th-ranked prospect, according to FanGraphs, and was one of the players sent over to Washington in the Juan Soto trade. He’s just 20 years old and acquitted himself well this spring, throwing three shutout innings. He ended last season at High-A but could begin the 2025 season at Double-A as he gets nearer to his big league debut.

Hudson was signed to a minor league contract this offseason after pitching to a 6.17 ERA in 89 innings for the Rockies in 2024. He will serve as organizational depth, as will Teodosio, who stole 40 bases in Triple-A last year and could provide speed as a backup outfielder but is not currently on the 40-man roster.

The 24-year-old showed out well defensively during spring training and has MLB experience but has yet to put together any consistent success. He could give the Braves solid middle infield depth in the organization.

Miller and Crawford are the Phillies’ second and seventh ranked prospects, respectively, according to FanGraphs, and certainly have a future with the team, but neither was likely to make the team out of spring training. Miller will turn 21 years old this season and hit .261/.366/.446 with 11 home runs and 23 steals across three levels in 2024. He should open the season in Double-A and could push for an MLB job by 2026.

He left after one at-bat and one fly ball caught in right field in the second inning. As of now, we don’t know what caused the injury or the extent of it, but Walker will be re-evaluated once the team returns to Jupiter to determine the cause and severity of the injury. It’s certainly a situation to monitor.

It’s a brutal blow for one of the team’s top prospects, as DeLauter also battled foot injuries for most of last season and injuries have limited him to just 96 games since being drafted in 2022. The 23-year-old reportedly suffered the injury during defensive drills on February 28th, and, following clinical evaluation, surgery was deemed necessary to repair the bilateral core muscle. He will remain in Arizona as he continues his rehab and could conceivably appear in minor league games at the end of May. The delay makes it hard to see DeLauter making his MLB debut this season; although, it’s possible he could push for a call-up in late August or September if he hits the ground running once he’s back.

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.