Luis Arraez

The 25-year-old right-hander walked two while striking out two in the contest. Luis Arraez was responsible for most of the damage against him, as he led off the game with a single, swiped third and scored on an RBI single by Jackson Merrill. He then slugged a solo homer the following inning. With Cody Bradford dealing with an elbow issue and Jon Gray suffering a fractured wrist on Friday, the door is open for Rocker to potentially open the season in the Rangers' rotation, but he'll need to be better than this his next few times out.

Arraez apparently took yesterday's blub personally where I chastised him for predictably having zero home runs and zero stolen bases in Cactus League play. He led off the game with a single, advanced to second as Fernando Tatis Jr. was plunked, swiped third and scored on an RBI single by Jackson Merrill. He then crushed a two-out solo shot off of Kumar Rocker in the second inning. He's now hitting a sublime .433 (13-for-30) with a homer, six RBI and one stolen base on the spring.

"I don't see it on the radar at the moment,' Shildt said. Cronenworth will have eligibility at first in 2025 because he played 66 games at the position in 2024, but he'll instead handle second-base duties with Luis Arraez taking over full-time at first. It's something that is more important for the 2026 season, and dynasty players need to keep in mind that Cronenworth is likely only going to be eligible one place next season.

Arraez crushed a two-out, two-run triple off of Daniel Lynch IV in the second inning that extended the Padres' early advantage to 3-0. He also singled and grounded out to second base in the ballgame. He has performed about as you would expect this spring, hitting .370 (10-for-27) with five RBI, though he predictably has zero home runs and zero stolen bases.

Lynch struck out a pair of opposing batters on the day and didn't allow a base on balls. All of the damage done against him in this one came in the second inning as Martin Maldonado delivered a two-out RBI single and Luis Arraez followed with a two-run triple. The 28-year-old southpaw got five swings and misses on 59 pitches on the day, registering a CSW of 24 percent. He holds a solid 3.21 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and an 11/0 K/BB ratio over 14 innings through his first five appearances on the spring, though he still appears to be behind Kris Bubic in his bid for the final spot in the Royals' Opening Day rotation.