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Hello everyone. Lets get straight to it today. Cubs short stop Javier Baez was at it again, smashing a solo shot for his second home run of the spring. Red Sox short stop Xander Bogaerts one upped Baez, knocking a homer of his own and adding another run batted in along with a walk. Yet another short stop had a big day, Rosell Herrera of the Rockies, as he went 2-3 with a run scored and he also knocked in a pair. Cuban import Alexander Guerrero had a grand slam, his first home run in official American baseball while manning the keystone for the Dodgers.
Right handers Aaron Sanchez of the Blue Jays and Mike Foltynewicz of the Astros each threw two scoreless innings. Neither allowed a hit as Sanchez punched out two and Foltynewicz K'd one. Mariners southpaw James Paxton was scoreless through three frames, allowing only a pair of hits with a strike out. Anthony Ranaudo had an outing he hopes everyone will quickly forget, allowing six hits and 2 walks in 1.1 innings, resulting in five runs (three earned) with no strike outs. As for the rest of the players, have a look.
The Top 100
Position Players
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 2 (2) | Xander Bogaerts, SS | BOS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1), BB, K |
| 4 (5) | Javier Baez, SS | CHC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR (2), K |
| 6 (7) | Carlos Correa, SS | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 9 (13) | Francisco Lindor, SS | CLE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| 10 (14) | Addison Russell, SS | OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 12 (18) | George Springer, CF | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K, E |
| 13 (25) | Nick Castellanos, 3B | DET | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (1), E |
| 14 (27) | Austin Hedges, C | SD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 (34) | Joc Pederson, CF | LAD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 20 (38) | Travis d'Arnaud, C | NYM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 (43) | Billy Hamilton, CF | CIN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 (50) | Jackie Bradley, CF | BOS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K |
| 29 (58) | Kolten Wong, 2B | STL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 32 (66) | Chris Owings, SS | AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K, E |
| 34 (70) | Stephen Piscotty, RF | STL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 (72) | Matt Davidson, 3B | CWS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 (79) | Jake Marisnick, CF | MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 (82) | Jonathan Singleton, 1B | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K |
| 45 (84) | Devon Travis, 2B | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 47 (86) | Rosell Herrera, SS | COL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 (90) | Jorge Bonifacio, RF | KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 49 (91) | Marcus Semien, SS/3B/2B | CWS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 51 (93) | Taylor Lindsey, 2B | LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 (98) | Michael Choice, CF/LF | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 (100) | Arismendy Alcantara, SS/2B | CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchers
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| 17 (32) | Aaron Sanchez, RHP | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 (59) | Mike Foltynewicz, RHP | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 (67) | Jake Odorizzi, RHP | TB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sv (1) |
| 45 (99) | James Paxton, LHP | SEA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Stand Out Performances
Position Players
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Heiker Meneses, 2B | BOS | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B, E |
| Deven Marrero, SS | BOS | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B, E |
| Christian Vasquez, C | BOS | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PB |
| Brandon Nimmo, CF | NYM | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilmer Flores, 2B | NYM | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 BB |
| Brian Goodwin, CF | WAS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1), BB |
| Matt Skole, 3B | WAS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1), 2 K |
| Brent Keys, LF | MIA | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cesar Puello, RF | NYM | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Rymer Liriano, RF | SD | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Cody Decker, 1B | SD | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Jace Peterson, SS | SD | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitch Haniger, CF | MIL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | BB |
| Billy Burns, CF | OAK | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Billy McKinney, RF | OAK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K, E |
| Ryan Casteel, C | COL | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, 2 2B |
| Tom Murphy, C | COL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| Cristhian Adames, SS | COL | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| CJ Cron, 1B | LAA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grant Green, SS | LAA | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B, 2 K |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Mark Minicozzi, 1B | SF | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abraham Almonte, CF | SEA | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Carlos Moncrief, RF | CLE | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, K, E |
| Ender Inciarte, CF | AZ | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lane Adams, LF | KC | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (1), 2 BB |
| Christian Villanueva, 3B | CHC | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HBP |
| Ben Paulsen, 1B | COL | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, 2 E |
| Dustin Garneau, C | COL | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B, K |
| Johnny Monell, C | BAL | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Max Kepler, RF | MIN | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Jorge Polanco, 2B | MIN | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E, BB |
| Alexander Guerrero, 2B | LAD | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | GS (1), K, BB |
| Tim Federowicz, C | LAD | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Neftali Soto, 1B | CIN | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
Pitchers
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| Shae Simmons, RHP | ATL | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sam Gaviglio, RHP | STL | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Anthony Ranaudo, RHP | BOS | - | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Ouch... |
| Joely Rodriguez, LHP | PIT | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake DeGrom, RHP | NYM | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Matt Purke, LHP | WAS | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Wittgren, RHP | MIA | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | WP |
| Keyvius Sampson, RHP | SD | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kevin Quackenbush, RHP | SD | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tyler Matzek, LHP | COL | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| Chad Bettis, RHP | COL | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Raul Fernandez, RHP | COL | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heath Hembree, RHP | SF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | S (1) |
| Austin Adams, RHP | CLE | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W (1) |
| Matt Stites, RHP | AZ | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Adam, RHP | KC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jayson Aquino, LHP | COL | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michael Tonkin, RHP | MIN | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jose Dominguez, RHP | LAD | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Injuries
- Twins 3B Miguel Sano (season; Tommy John surgery)
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