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Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, did not report to prison to serve his 57-month sentence Monday, as originally ordered by a judge.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy downplayed the severity of the issue with reporters, adding that Jung wanted to continue playing, but the club didn't want to take any chances. The 27-year-old slugger went 0-for-1 with a walk before leaving the contest. Barring an unexpected development, Jung should be ready for Thursday's season opener.

It's notable that Jackson was summoned to protect a three-run lead during Monday's exhibition contest against the Royals while fellow veteran Chris Martin tossed a scoreless eighth inning. We're giving the slight edge to Martin, but Jackson appears firmly in the mix to close for the Rangers after striking out nine over six scoreless frames in Cactus League play. Both Jackson and Martin are right-handed, so this isn't a mix-and-match situation either. It's a developing quagmire that fantasy managers should monitor closely as the regular season opens up. Clearly, Jackson is at least worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper fantasy formats.

Paredes homered during Monday's exhibition at Daikin Park, formerly Minute Maid Park, pulling a ball into the iconic Crawford Boxes in left field. He'll get the nod in the second spot on the lineup card over Jeremy Pena. The 26-year-old boasts strong on-base skills and should benefit exponentially from a counting stats perspective by hitting ahead of franchise cornerstone Yordan Alvarez. It's a significant boost to his fantasy value and it wouldn't be shocking if Paredes wound up finishing as a borderline top-10 third baseman this season for fantasy purposes.

McArthur is working his way back from last year's right elbow surgery and will likely be transferred to the 60-day injured list when Kansas City needs to free up a 40-man roster spot. The 28-year-old reliever likely won't be an option until sometime around midseason.

Wright will require some additional time to ramp-up this spring in the final stages of his rehabilitation process from shoulder surgery. The 29-year-old righty dealt with a mild hamstring strain in camp, so he's still a little behind in his throwing program. He might be an option for Kansas City by the end of April.

It's merely a procedural move as Marsh was always expected to open the year on the injured list due to right shoulder soreness. The 26-year-old righty figures to be an option for Kansas City's rotation at some point in late April.

The original play was for Lamonte Wade Jr. to return to the leadoff spot with Jung Hoo Lee set to hit third, but now it looks like Ramos might get the nod. He's done plenty well in hitting .308/.400/.538 this spring, and while he's not an ideal leadoff man, the extra plate appearance every other game would add to his fantasy value if he is the choice.

Ray's velocity was down some tonight, but he did just fine despite giving up homers to Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson. He ends the spring 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA, making him a legitimate mixed-league option. Still, a road start against the Reds makes for a poor first-week matchup.

Brieske gave up three hits and a walk to the six batters he faced. Failing to take advantage of Jason Foley's mediocrity, Brieske concludes the spring having allowed seven runs in 7 2/3 innings. The Tigers pen figures to be wide open initially, with Foley, Brieske, Tyler Holton and Will Vest all in the mix for saves. We like Brieske best, but he's guaranteed nothing.

Williams allowed five hits, walked none and struck out five. His spring ends with a 2-0 record and a 2.08 ERA. While most teams prefer to give their starters five days' rest after their final spring starts, the Guardians will have Williams pitch Saturday against the Royals.

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Rodriguez struck out five and walked one. He finishes the spring with a 2.70 ERA in three starts, and while he doesn't seem like a very good bet in shallow mixed leagues, he should be solid enough to help in deeper formats.

Martinez came on with two on and one out in the fifth and gave up an RBI single. He was then credited with an earned run of his own after a stolen base and a wild pitch. With his 6.23 ERA, Martinez definitely had a worst spring than A.J. Puk, who allowed just one run in eight innings. Still, his new five-year extension and guaranteed salaries give the D-backs additional reason to use him over Puk as their closer. He seems like the favorite for saves, even if Puk figures to be the better pitcher.

Ward's homer led off the bottom of the first, giving the Angels their only run off Tyler Glasnow. The Halos, though, were able to come back against the bullpen, scoring three times off Jose Rodriguez in the ninth. Ward is batting .311/.392/.511 in 51 plate appearances this spring. He's probably a No. 5 hitter in a good lineup, but the Angels plan to use him as their primary leadoff hitter.

Glasnow got 15 missed swings and had a 38% CSW, allowing him to excel even though seven of the eight balls in play against him were hit hard. He's expected to make his season debut Monday against the Braves.