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Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said a week ago that Triston Casas isn’t being shopped in trade discussions, but I guess other general managers feel differently. Perhaps the Red Sox are listening and “willing” to trade Casas but aren’t actively “shopping” him. That could make both of these reports correct. Cotillo mentioned Casas while discussing that the Red Sox appear to be Nolan Arenado’s preferred destination. It seems like all of these Casas rumors stem from the fact that Rafael Devers’ defense at third base has gotten to the point where the Red Sox would rather move him to first base for the foreseeable future. Coming off an injury-marred season, Casas’ value is pretty low, so the Red Sox may be better off waiting before they decide if he’s their long-term future at first base or if that needs to be Devers.

The veteran right-hander piled up three strikeouts on the evening while allowing one base on balls. He got through the first two innings unscathed, but the Mariners finally broke through in the third on run-scoring singles from Ben Williamson and Randy Arozarena. Hendricks got six swings and misses on 60 pitches on the night — three of them on his fastball which averaged just 85.9 mph — while registering a CSW of 32 percent. He’ll eat innings for the Angels but it’s very unlikely that Hendricks returns to any sort of fantasy relevance in his first season with teh Halos.

Mitchell smacked an RBI single off of Jeffrey Springs in the third inning that extended the Brewers’ early advantage to 2-0. He then deftly swiped second base before getting stranded at third. He then tacked on a two-run single in the fifth that made it a 5-0 ballgame. The 26-year-old outfielder is having an impressive spring thus far, hitting .353 (6-for-17) with a homer, four RBI and one stolen base.

The 22-year-old hurler made it look effortless in this one, carving up the Athletics’ lineup from top to bottom. He struck out Brent Rooker, Zack Gelof and Denzel Clarke, got Esteury Ruiz on a ground ball to second base and the other five outs came on fly balls or pop outs. The Brewers’ signing of Jose Quintana likely means that Misiorowski’s likeliest path to the big leagues in 2025 could come as a weapon out of the bullpen. The more that he dominates in Cactus League play though, the more opportunities will be afforded to him.

As a team, the A’s were only able to scratch out three total hits in the game, with Rooker’s single coming off of Brewers’ closer Trevor Megill in the fourth inning. He’s off to a bit of a slow start in Cactus League play, hitting just .222 (4-for-18) with three RBI and he’s still looking for his first home run.

Springs struck out two on the evening. The Brewers scratched out an unearned run against him in the first inning as Caleb Durbin and William Contreras executed a double steal and the ball was overthrown at third base allowing Durbin to score. They scratched out another run against him in the third utilizing a walk, fielder’s choice, error, single combination. The 32-year-old hurler has had mixed results so far this spring, posting a 1.42 ERA, a cringe-inducing 1.89 WHIP and a 5/5 K/BB ratio over 6 1/3 innings. The inconsistencies are to be expected following his return from Tommy John surgery.

Naylor led off the second inning with a 413-foot (103.9 mph EV) solo shot off of Diamondbacks’ right-hander Ryne Nelson, giving the Guardians an early 1-0 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. He then swatted a 389-foot (98.3 mph EV) three-run blast off of Gerardo Gutierrez third inning, making Naylor responsible for all of the scoring in the ballgame. With the two-hit attack, the dynamic 25-year-old backstop is now hitting .263 (5-for-19) with two long balls, six RBI and a stolen base on the spring.

The 26-year-old right-hander punched out three opposing hitters in the ballgame. He generated three swings and misses on just 37 pitches on the night — two of those on his fastball — while registering a CSW of 30 percent. Bibee’s fastball velocity was down a tick in this one, averaging 93.5 mph after averaging 94.6 mph during the 2024 season, though that can be chalked up to it being his first start of the spring. Bibee’s draft cost continues to hover right around pick 100, putting him inside the top 30 starting pitchers overall.

As a team, the Diamondbacks were only able to muster five total hits against Tanner Bibee and company. McCarthy led off the game with a single and took second on a throwing error on a pickoff attempt, but the D’Backs couldn’t cash him in. He also worked Bibee for a walk in the third inning and went down on a swinging third strike against Emmanuel Clase in the fifth. McCarthy is having a nice spring so far, hitting .320 (8-for-25) with five runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base.

The right-hander punched out three batters on the night and didn’t issue a free pass. Nelson pitched around a one-out double by Jose Ramirez in the opening inning to avoid any damage, striking out Steven Kwan and Lane Thomas in the frame. The only damage done against him came on a solo blast by Bo Naylor to lead off the second inning. Nelson generated three whiffs on 51 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 27 percent. Unfortunately for Nelson (and for fantasy managers), it looks like he’ll be squeezed out of the spot in the team’s Opening Day rotation unless injury strikes between now and then.

Caglianone made the most of his only plate appearance in the game, tagging Cubs’ right-hander Ethan Roberts for a two-run blast in the seventh inning that extended the Royals’ lead to 5-1. He has been extremely impressive in his limited at-bats this spring, hitting .444 (4-for-9) with a pair of homers and four RBI. At this point, the Royals should at least give him some at-bats against big league starting pitching to see if he can hold his own.