Dylan

Moore

Crawford is the favorite to start in center field for the Phillies on Opening Day. He’ll need a strong performance in Grapefruit League action to lock up the spot but he doesn’t have a ton of competition. The 22-year-old former first-round pick batted .334/.411/.452 with seven homers and 46 steals in 112 games at Triple-A Lehigh Valley this past season. He’ll make a fantasy impact in the stolen base department, but counting on anything beyond that in his first taste of the majors might be too optimistic, especially since he’s likely to bat at the bottom of the order. Here is the full lineup: Crawford (CF), Adolis García (RF), Edmundo Sosa (SS), Otto Kemp (LF), Bryan De La Cruz (DH), Rafael Marchán (C), Dylan Moore (2B), Christian Cairo (3B) and Keaton Anthony (1B).

Moore doesn’t get a guaranteed deal, which isn’t a surprise considering how much he struggled for most of 2025 with Seattle. The 33-year-old is a competent defender at multiple positions, however, and his ability to hit lefties and steal bases gives him a good chance of making the Philadelphia roster.

Moore, 33, has been one of the more verstatile players in baseball over the past few seasons with the ability to play essentially everywhere but catcher and pitcher. He’s also shown the ability to mash left-handed pitching, and it’s likely that is the role he’ll be tasked with in Philadelphia.

If the Red Sox don’t bring in a starting infielder, Moore would be an upgrade from Nate Eaton or switch-hitter Nick Sogard as a complement to Marcelo Mayer against lefties. Of course, if they did bring in a starter, then Romy Gonzalez, who currently projects as the starter at second base, would likely platoon with Mayer.

With Corey Seager landing on the injured list after undergoing an appendectomy on Thursday, Moore will get a chance to show the Rangers what he can do at the big league level. He’s expected to see the bulk of his action at second base for the Rangers with Josh Smith sliding over to shortstop to cover for Seager.

While Seager hasn’t officially been placed on the injured list yet, he will be before the team’s series opener against the Athletics in West Sacramento on Friday night. Dylan Moore will join the active roster as the corresponding move. While no clear timeline was given for Seager’s return, Young did note that he did not expect him to miss the remainder of the season.

Moore should have a relatively unobstructed avenue to regular at-bats with the injury-ravaged Rangers, who lost veteran second baseman Marcus Semien for the season earlier this week to a fractured foot. The versatile 33-year-old was cut loose over the weekend after spending the last seven seasons with the Mariners.

Seattle’s longest-tenured position player, Moore is free to pursue other opportunities ahead of September’s deadline to be eligible for postseason rosters. The versatile 33-year-old super utility specialist went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this weekend when Victor Robles returned from the 60-day injured list. He would make plenty of sense on a contending roster in a bench role.

Someone needed to get the boot with Victor Robles (shoulder) returning from the injured list on Saturday and it looks like Moore drew the short straw this time around. The versatile 33-year-old hit just .193/.263/.359 with nine homers, 19 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 213 plate appearances with the M’s this season. He could attract some interest on waivers.

Canzone had his left wrist wrapped and is dealing with some residual stiffness after being drilled by a pitch during the late stages of Monday’s game. He’ll likely need a couple days off until the swelling subsides, but should avoid a trip to the injured list after initial X-rays came back negative for any fractures. Dylan Moore is in right field on Tuesday night.