Inside the 2026 MLB Spring Training Showdowns That Could Make or Break Fantasy Baseball Titles
Prediction: After posting a .905 OPS across Double-A and Triple-A last season, Stewart has nothing left to prove in the minors. He will play first base, as the Reds need his powerful bat in the lineup. Steer and Bleday will share left field, but it won’t be a straight platoon split. Expect both players to earn about 350-400 at-bats, which will keep them on waivers in mixed leagues.
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Rotation Battles
Boston Red Sox SP5: Johan Oviedo vs. Connelly Early vs. Payton Tolle
While the additions of Sonny Gray and Ranger Suárez grabbed the headlines, the Red Sox made a smaller trade to improve their rotation depth by adding Oviedo, who logged mixed results (3.57 ERA, 42:23 K:BB ratio) in nine starts after returning from Tommy John surgery. He will compete with Early and Tolle, who each had their moments in late-season auditions. Early fared so well that he was tabbed to start the deciding game of the Wild Card series against the Yankees last season.



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