A lot of great baseball played throughout Sunday and we've got you covered with 84 different players highlighted across five different levels. Today we've got Smada on the bigs, Samuel Gomez at Triple-A, Nate Rasmussen on Double-A, Grant Carver back with us at High-A and Matt Thompson's first Daily Sheet of the year on Single-A.

Also, small but we're testing out some emjois:

🆕 for debuts
💣💣 for double dongs (three for throng of dongs)
👟 for multiple SB
🔜 for rehab assignments
🚑 for in-game injuries

Major League Baseball

Covered by Smada

Dollander and Dobbins make their debuts, Kyren Paris demands our attention and somehow the Royals had another version of Darion Blanco.

🆕 Chase Dollander, RHP COL (MLB)

5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, BB, 6 K, 2 HR allowed

Dollander highlighted his dynamic arsenal in his MLB debut and worked 97-99 mph with the fastball. His first big league strikeout was Jacob Wilson’s first K of the year. The main statistical wart that needs to be cleaned up is a near 10% BB in the minors so it was nice to see him limit the free passes in his debut. Dollander came in at #20 on our preseason Top 100 and could be the chosen one to conquer Coors. 

Tyler Soderstrom, 1B SAC (MLB)

2-for-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB

Lawrence Butler, RF SAC (MLB)

2-for-5, HR, R, 2 RBI, K

Both these guys hit jacks off the Dollander fastball. Soderstrom’s was an excellent piece of hitting as he turned on one up and in for his 4th HR of the season. He’s been white hot to start the year and the A’s have a good problem on their hands with him and Rooker clogging 1B/DH while Nick Kurtz marinates in AAA. So far this year Soderstrom has yet to play anywhere but 1B, nor Rooker anywhere but DH so it’s yet to be seen how the A’s might handle it all. Butler’s home run was his first of the year and was a knee-high middle of the zone FB that he took to dead center with 111 mph EV. Even though it took 10 games to get his first HR, he’s shown impressive plate discipline in the early going that points to his 2024 breakout being sustainable. 

💣💣 Teoscar Hernandez, RF LAD (MLB)

3-for-3, 2 HR, 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI

An oppo double dong day, both against Cristopher Sanchez. Wouldn’t call these ones no doubt shots, but great pieces of hitting demonstrating Teoscar’s strength. He’s up to 4 HR in 11 games and has picked up right where he left off last season.

Andrew Heaney, LHP PIT (MLB)

7 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 10 K

Here are all 10 of Heaney’s strikeouts against the Yankees. Should you overpay for him if you need pitching? No. Should you target him for cheap? Yes. Also he threw his slow curveball 4 times got 2 whiffs and 2 called strikes on it.

Ryan Borucki, LHP PIT (MLB)

0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, K

The Pirates opted to give Borucki a shot at closing after giving Dennis Santana the first opportunity. The three hits were all hard and a blown save ensued. It turned out alright for the Pirates in the end but not sure if Boruck will be getting more save opps.

Mike Tauchman, RF CHW (MLB)

1-for-3, R, BB, K

After starting the season on the IL due to a hamstring, Tauchman made his team debut with the White Sox and led off against the righty Jackson Jobe. The managerial quotes in spring hinted at Tauchman being an everyday player and while that’s still to be confirmed, he’s got a chance to 15 HR 10 SB season. And if he leads off all year he’ll have some decent run totals as well.

Kris Bubic, LHP KC (MLB)

6.2 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 8 K

This is the biggest case of FOMO I’ve had through the season’s first 10 games. Back to back QS, both with 8 K. The changeup generated 8 whiffs on 11 swings in this start and each pitch in the arsenal ran at least a 30% CSW. The buy window is likely closed after just two starts.

👟 Tyler Tolbert, PR-DH KC (MLB)

0-for-0, 2 SB

Don’t worry kids. We don’t need Dairon Blaco, we’ve got a Dairon Blanco to call up from AAA.

💣💣 Jackson Chourio, LF MIL (MLB)

2-for-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, K

Slow starts can get wiped away in a game when you’re only a week and a half into the season. The double dong gets him to three HR in 10 games and the wRC+ up to 137. Chourio has yet to draw a walk through 45 PA, while odd, still not concerning yet.

Kyle Hart, LHP SD (MLB)

0.2 IP, 2 H, 5 ER, 4 BB

Hart just could not find the strike zone running a 26% Zone% on all his pitches. When he did get one in the zone it was often middle-middle. Hart’s first outing looked a lot better but he’ll need to turn it around to remain in this rotation. I’d be hesitant to start him outside really deep leagues.

Logan O’Hoppe, C LAA (MLB)

2-for-4, HR, R, RBI, K

We’ve got a man on fire! O’Hoppe has homered in four straight games and has five in seven games. He hit 20 HR in 2024 he’s got a good shot to eclipse that this season. It’s pretty clear that Travis d’Arnaud will not be taking too many PA away from the young Angels backstop.

Kyren Paris, 2B LAA (MLB)

2-for-4, HR, 2 R, RBI, K, SB

The hype is here. Paris’ 2nd HR was a dead center shot that went 434 ft off of Paul Sewald. He also added SB #4 through just 22 PA. It’s about as early as you can be in trying to determine what type of breakout we’re looking at here, but it’s important to assess. Is this more of a 2024 Lawrence Butler situation or 2024 Tyler Fitzgerald? The current swing and miss (18.5% SwStr), especially in the zone (73.3% Z-Contact), points more to Fitzgerald. Obviously these numbers can all change quickly and we’ll continue to follow Paris’ progression in the Daily Sheet. What is clear is the power/speed potential from the 23 year-old deserves our attention.

Rafael Devers, DH BOS (MLB)

Game 1: 1-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Game 2: 4-for-4, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB

Devers now sports a 134 wRC+, the same wRC+ he had in 2024. If you sold for peanuts after the strikeout record of 15 K over 5 games to start a season, that was an overreaction. If you want to sell Devers and try to get his 2024 value back in return, I’m for it. The shoulders are still a question mark and the full time DH limits the profile. But Devers didn’t just fully lose his ability to impact the ball.

🚑 Ivan Herrera, C STL (MLB)

0-for-1, BB

An IL stay is needed after he injured his knee running the bases. Thankfully imaging on the knee came back clean and nothing is structurally wrong. This one hurts though as Herrera was showing some extraordinary early season power development. Pedro Pages is now in line to get the bulk of the playing time behind the dish for the Cardinals.

Thomas Saggese, 2B, 3B STL (MLB)

Game 1: 1-for-3, R, K
Game 2: 1-for-1, HR, R, 4 RBI

With Nolan Gorman hitting the IL, Saggese was first in line for the call. He started the first game of the doubleheader then came in as a garbage time replacement in game two. Despite not mattering in a blowout, the home run was a crushed shot over the Green Monster going 430 ft and coming off the bat at 109 mph EV. Saggese received a September call up last season and posted a mediocre line over 52 PA. However, there’s been a bit of prospect fatigue as he is just 22 years old. It’s been almost two years since he was a large part of the deal that sent Jordan Montgomery to the Rangers. Saggese isn’t a player who draws a ton of walks and the whiffs are too high, but it’s clear there is raw power potential and a glove that can play anywhere in the infield.

🆕 Hunter Dobbins, RHP BOS (MLB)

5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Admittedly, I didn’t know much about Dobbins before he made his MLB debut yesterday. He didn’t make our Red Sox Top 20 prospects, nor the honorable mentions and he rated poorly with a 96 PLIVE- from the end of 2024. Those peak projections have him for a true talent 4.65 ERA at peak. Despite a decent start where he sat 95 mph and generated 14 whiffs, I’m not rushing to roster Dobbins outside of the deepest of leagues. 

Triple-A

Covered by Samuel Gomez

🚑 Owen Caissie, RF CHC (Triple-A) 

2-for-6, 2B, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K (Doubleheader)

In the first game of the doubleheader against Indianapolis, Caissie went a modest 1-for-4 with a walk. In the second, he went 1-for-2 with an RBI double that missed a home run by about 3 feet. The bigger news here is that he exited the game in the 6th inning with an apparent ankle injury. Fortunately, he was able to leave the field on his own power, so we’ll see how much, if any, time he misses.

Connor Noland, RHP CHC (Triple-A) 

6 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 3 K

Noland did what he usually does by filling up the zone and limiting hard contact. Statcast has him down for six different pitches thrown on the day and none of them touched 91 mph. His stuff garnered only six whiffs on 76 total pitches and he walked one. He’s a breath of fresh air for fans of an older school style of baseball. 

Joey Meneses, 1B NYM (Triple-A) 

3-for-5, 3 2B, 2 RBI

Meneses looked good in spring training and looks good now. He hit three balls over 103 mph and two over 105 mph. There could be some shuffling of the big league roster if Brett Baty continues to struggle and Meneses could be the next guy up. 

Everson Pereira, RF NYY (Triple-A) 

2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K

Pereira absolutely crushed a ball low-and-away to the opposite field off a pretty nasty pitcher in Dedniel Núñez. He’s still only 23 years old, so there could be some more development in the tank for him. He’s the fifth and final outfielder on the Yankees 40-man and is proving to be the guy that should get the call if someone struggles or gets hurt.

Jud Fabian, RF BAL (Triple-A) 

2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K

Strikeouts remain an issue for Fabian, but he already has more homers in eight games than he did in thirty in Triple-A last season. His bomb was hit over 400 feet and I still think he’s an exciting power/speed prospect. 

Chase Meidroth, SS CWS (Triple-A) 

3-for-3, HR, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB

Edgar Quero, C CWS (Triple-A) 

2-for-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, K

Meidroth has always been regarded as a good bat-to-ball guy with an advanced approach and little power. He’s seen an uptick in the power department so far this season and with Amaya struggling mightily for the White Sox, I think he should be called up today. The same goes for the switch-hitting Quero. Korey Lee and Matt Thaiss are not guys that need to be getting a full season’s look. Let the kids play!