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The homer to left-center was wind-aided to the point that Domínguez stopped at second base, unsure that it had left the yard. Domínguez has had a couple of incidents in left field this spring, but there’s little doubt that he’ll be an everyday guy for the Yankees, and he might even get to lead off initially. Given the amount of hype he’s received over the years, it’s kind of bizarre he’s not going earlier in drafts. He has a pretty good shot of going 20 HR-20 SB as a rookie and proving to be a bit of a fantasy bargain.

That’s certainly the direction that this has been trending in for the past few days now, but it’s nice to hear confirmation. The Red Sox will still need to make an official roster move and clear a spot on their 40-man roster, but the 22-year-old phenom looks like he should be the starting second baseman when the Red Sox kick off their 2025 season on Thursday. He could wind up being an impact contributor immediately from a fantasy perspective.

That seems like the right call. Washington still wouldn’t confirm whether Reid Detmers or Jack Kochanowicz would open up as the fifth starter.

He also singled. When we checked in on Canario a week ago, he was just 3-for-25 with a .621 OPS this spring. Now he’s 11-for-35 with a 1.058 OPS. He still doesn’t make sense for the Mets roster, but it seems far more likely now that he’ll be claimed by some team (Colorado?) if he goes on waivers.

Canning was officially named to the Mets rotation today, and he’ll start game three against the Astros on Sunday. He’s probably not an option in shallow mixed leagues, but those in deeper formats could take a chance. He wound up with a 1.88 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings this spring.

It doesn’t matter much now; Gillispie is a lock for a Marlins rotation that’s lost two starters this spring (and Braxton Garrett over the winter). He’s probably going to wind up in middle relief at some point, but he probably is one of the five best options right now.

Moncada isn’t currently throwing or hitting. He’s also just 4-for-28 overall this spring, so it seems like an IL stint might be for the best even if he’s physically capable of playing Thursday. If Moncada does miss some time, Luis Rengifo will slide to third base, probably opening up second for, gulp, Tim Anderson.

Bassitt’s velocity started down about three mph at the beginning of the spring, but he’s back to within one mph of 2024 now. His regular-season debut will come Sunday in the series finale against the Orioles. He’s a reliable presence for the Blue Jays and at the back of mixed-league rotations.

Falter dealt with a little fatigue earlier this month, but things seem back to normal now. He ends the spring with a 5.25 ERA in four starts. If all goes well, he’ll be something close to a league-average starter for the Pirates.

Pham probably won’t be very happy if the Pirates stick him into a platoon role at the beginning of the season, but based on Jack Suwinski’s performance this spring, it’d likely be the right play for the team. Even if Suwinski, who had a 110.6-mph double today, weren’t out-OPSing Pham by 400 points at the moment (1.022 to .624), he’d still project as the better hitter against righties. He’s the better defender, too.

Lee missed eight days with a back problem. Barring a setback, he figures to hit third for the Giants on Opening Day.