The Red Sox system is flourishing with talent on both sides of the ball. Payton Tolle, Mikey Romero, Franklin Arias, Blaze Jordan, and Andrew Musett are highlighted in this one.
The Daily Sheet crew today: Will Thompson on MLB, Samuel Gomez on Triple-A, Nate Rasmussen on Double-A, Grant Carver on High-A, and Matt Thompson on Single-A.
Major League Baseball
Covered by Will Thompson
💣💣 Maikel Garcia, 3B KC (MLB)
3-for-5, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
Maikel Garcia has been the pleasant surprise of the Royals lineup and that continued with a double dong day, two of seven home runs hit by Kansas City at Camden Yards yesterday. Garcia was a well below average hitter in his first two full seasons in the big leagues, but this offseason added slightly more loft to his swing and it has paid off (average launch angle up to 9.8 degrees from 6.4). The results have been extremely positive, hitting for more power without sacrificing the bat-to-ball skills he had coming up in the minors. The Royals have really needed his lift and have now won eight of their last 10 games.
💣💣 Jackson Holliday, 2B BAL (MLB)
3-for-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
Is this finally the breakout for Jackson Holliday? It took some time for the 21-year-old to get going in his first full big league season, but over his last 10 games he’s been on fire, hitting .407/.484/.630 has struck out just once over his last five. Fantasy owners who stayed patient with Holliday are getting rewarded, he’s been a bright spot for an otherwise brutal start for the Orioles.
‼️ Stephen Kolek, RHP SD (MLB)
5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Kolek was a reliever for the Padres in 2024, but shined in his first career start in Pittsburgh. The Triple-A numbers were rough, but he attacked the strike zone with six different pitches and did a great job keeping the Pirates offense off-balance. Intriguing first start, we’ll see if he can keep it going.
Jonathan Aranda, 1B TB (MLB)
3-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Aranda had some pretty poor batted ball luck last season and was a popular choice to break out this season and man has he done that and then some in the early going. He reached base five times at Yankee Stadium yesterday and is hitting .316/.414/.561 with five home runs so far in 2025. Most encouraging of all for Aranda is that he is third in all of baseball in hard hit rate at the moment (61.4%), behind just Shohei Ohtani and Oneil Cruz. Every time you think the Rays offense is going to have some major regression they have someone who breaks out and keeps them afloat, Aranda is the 2025 version.
👟 Geraldo Perdomo, SS ARI (MLB)
4-for-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB
Another terrific day for Geraldo Perdomo, whose hot start is a big reason that the Diamondbacks lineup has been this good. He’s walking more than he’s striking out and up to seven stolen bases already. He doesn’t hit the ball particularly hard, but he possesses a terrific 95% in-zone contact rate that will keep him putting the ball in play and using his speed to make up for low exit velocity numbers.
Ranger Suarez, LHP PHI (MLB)
3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Ranger Suarez’s season debut could not have gone much worse as the red-hot Diamondbacks offense pounced on the lefty early and often. Suarez will always pitch to contact so he’s susceptible to outings like these sometimes, but I don’t think there’s much cause for concern yet. He will be fine but obviously not the way you want to start the new season.
Edgar Quero, C CHW (MLB)
2-for-4, R, RBI
Quero is certainly a very good prospect, but I’m not sure even the most optimistic of us could have seen this kind of start coming from him. The 22-year-old has been a massive lift for the White Sox lineup since being called up from Triple-A and perhaps the most surprising part of all this has been how little he’s struck out so far (9.6%). Obviously a very small sample and that will change at some point given that he had a career K rate of 18.5% in the minors, but rarely do you see a top prospect come up and make as much contact as Quero has. The White Sox look like they have their catcher of the future, so what happens with Kyle Teel when he’s ready? Teel needs more time in Triple-A still so that’s a problem for later, but something to think about down the line.
‼️ Freddy Peralta, RHP MIL (MLB)
6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
The Cubs offense was red hot coming into yesterday’s game, but Milwaukee ace Freddy Peralta was brilliant and helped the Brewers avoid the sweep against the division leaders. The righty generated 12 whiffs total, including four on the changeup at a 40% rate that was a weapon against the Cubs left-handed hitters. Peralta is off to a terrific start this season, posting a 2.18 ERA in his first eight starts in 2025.
Josh Smith, CF TEX (MLB)
4-for-5, 3B, 2 R, RBI
The Rangers fired their hitting coach Donnie Acker before this game yesterday and the offense responded in a big way to finally snap Seattle’s six-game winning streak. Josh Smith has been one of the few Rangers hitting well and Bruce Bochy is playing him all over the diamond just to keep his bat in the lineup. Smith was in CF for the second time this season and had a terrific offensive day. He’s a valuable fantasy guy who just has eligibility at 3B and SS for now, but that could change by midseason.
‼️ Logan Webb, RHP SF (MLB)
7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Another great Logan Webb start, per usual. The righty is one of the most consistent arms in the game, always durable and can count on him for 200+ innings a season and will always get ground balls. Webb has a 2.61 ERA through eight starts and leads all of baseball in FIP at 1.83 after another dominant outing against the Rockies.
💣💣 Willy Adames, SS SF (MLB)
3-for-5, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 K
Adames signed a seven-year $182 million deal with the Giants in the offseason and has gotten off to a rocky start overall, but maybe this double dong day starts to get him going. He’s not going to hit over 30 homers the way he did with the Brewers last season, but the Giants need more from him than they’ve gotten. His barrel rate is down to 8% (12% with MIL in 2024) and it’s always more difficult for a right-handed hitter to play in San Francisco. Again though, maybe this game starts to get their big free agent signing going.
Colt Keith, 1B DET (MLB)
2-for-3, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
Don’t look now, but Colt Keith has hit three home runs over his last five games and has started to look more comfortable at the plate. If anything, he’s walking a ton to start the season, but he hasn’t hit the ball hard at all outside of this five game stint. I’ll need to see a lot more of this from Keith to buy into any sort of fantasy value, but it’s nice to see.
Trey Sweeney, SS DET (MLB)
4-for-5, HR, 2 R, 6 RBI
The Tigers offense has been terrific this season and that development combined with their ridiculously good pitching development is why they currently have the AL’s best record. In yesterday’s 13-1 thrashing of the Angels, the bottom of Detroit’s order feasted and that included Trey Sweeney, who homered and drove in six runs in the victory. If Sweeney can start hitting the ball in the air consistently more (58% GB rate), then maybe he’ll have more success at the plate but until that happens I’m not buying in. Great Sunday afternoon for the 25-year-old though.
💣💣 Austin Riley, 3B ATL (MLB)
2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI
A double dong day for Austin Riley, who basically beat the Dodgers by himself 4-3 yesterday on Sunday Night Baseball to avoid the sweep. Some big names on the Braves offense have struggled so far but not Riley, who is hitting .292 for the season with eight home runs. However, he is striking out at a 31.7% clip and has a .390 BABIP so something probably has to give here at some point. I would bet there’s a happy medium though and Riley puts up his usual production come season's end.
🆕 Blade Tidwell, RHP NYM (MLB)
Game One: 3.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR allowed
It was a rough MLB debut for Blade Tidwell, who gave up nine hits and six earned runs in the Mets loss. Watching this outing you can see he has really good stuff and was up to 98 in the outing, but didn’t get many whiffs against the Cardinals lineup. This shouldn’t change the outlook on Tidwell, but will be interesting to see how he does next time out to try and bounce back.
Michael McGreevy, RHP STL (MLB)
Game Two: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
If the Cardinals don’t find a way to get McGreevy in their starting rotation right now, I think I’m going to lose my mind. The righty was outstanding in long relief to help the Cardinals sweep the Mets in yesterday’s doubleheader. He got nine whiffs and used a six pitch mix to keep New York’s lineup off-balance and get weak contact. It’s really this simple to me. The Cardinals rotation is bad. Michael McGreevy is good and was very good last season at the end of the year. McGreevy is probably their third best starter. Put him in the rotation.
Triple-A Baseball
Covered by Samuel Gomez
Jake Woodford, RHP NYY (Triple-A)
5.2 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 7 K, HR
Righties had no chance against Woodford’s sinker-sweeper heavy attack. The sweeper was his primary pitch, which got ten whiffs on twelve swings, and he pounded the zone with sinkers. He also threw a changeup to lefties that induced plenty of weak contact. His only mistake came from one of the few cutters he threw, which snuck over the wall in right for a homer.
‼️ Ian Seymour, LHP TBR (Triple-A)
5 IP, 2 H, 8 K, HR
Seymour accomplished the somewhat rare feat of giving up a homer that resulted in no earned runs. This came in the second inning after third baseman Tanner Murray committed an error that would have resulted in the end of the inning. Navaretto then proceeded to hit a homer, which meant that it was unearned on the part of Seymour. Outside of that, Seymour dazzled once again. Despite his fastball only sitting 91 mph, he creates a ton of deception by releasing the ball way off towards the first base side of the field and coming back across his body with a low arm action.
💣💣 Jud Fabian, RF BAL (Triple-A)
2-for-2, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB
Fabian has really struggled to get hits this season, only hitting .194 in 103 at-bats. However, his walk rate is over 15% and his strikeout rate is 23.4%, so he’s not completely helpless. He’s also hit eight homers already and is on track to crush his professional season-high mark of 24. He still swings and misses too often, but his above-average defense makes him a potential fourth outfielder.
Otto Kemp, 3B PHI (Triple-A)
4-for-10, HR, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 4 K (Doubleheader)
Justin Crawford, CF PHI (Triple-A)
4-for-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI (Doubleheader)
Kemp only went 1-for-5 in the second game of the doubleheader, but he was 3-for-5 with a homer and a double in the first. He’s been featured on the daily sheet a lot recently and for good reason. He continues to destroy Triple-A pitching and I think everyone who’s watching him wants to see him in the big leagues today. Crawford only played in the second game and he showed off the wheels. Despite picking up four hits, his second farthest hit ball on the day traveled a whopping 31 feet. He doubled on a ball hit on the ground down the line and picked up three more singles, including two on bunts.
Drew Parrish, LHP CIN (Triple-A)
5 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K
Parrish hasn’t been very good this season, but he’s a fun watch and he had a good outing here. He won’t miss a ton of bats, as he tops out at 91.7 mph and throws an eephus curveball that averages 66 mph. Today, he succeeded pretty much the only way he can, by missing barrels and throwing all of his pitches around the zone.
‼️Cade Horton, RHP CHC (Triple-A)
6 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 5 K
Horton continues to excel. He threw the fastball and slider over 90% of the time and hitters looked outmatched. He got less whiffs and more weak contact, which meant he only needed 78 pitches to get through six innings. The Cubs starting rotation could use some reinforcements after Imanaga’s hamstring injury, so we could see Horton make his major league debut as soon as this week.
💣💣 Dominic Canzone, CF SEA (Triple-A)
2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, K
Canzone hit two balls over 400 feet, including a 440-foot moonshot. He was called up for only two games after Robles dislocated his shoulder and went 0-for-3, so the Mariners don’t seem to think his great start in Tacoma is sustainable in the big leagues.
🔜 George Kirby, RHP SEA (Triple-A)
3 IP, H, ER, 4 K, HR
Kirby made his first rehab start following right shoulder inflammation that has prevented him from throwing so far this season. His stuff and command were both sharp. He didn’t walk a hitter and his fastball was sitting 97 mph and missing above barrels. He only gave up a single hit, a homer on the fastball, but otherwise looked his usual self. He threw 42 pitches and will need a couple more starts to get stretched out before returning to Seattle.
John Rave, CF KCR (Triple-A)
2-for-4, HR, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Rave is an older prospect, but one that could help the Royals this season. They could certainly use another lefty capable of playing center field. He hit the ball over 90 mph in all four of his at-bats and his season numbers are in line with what he’s been producing in the minors for the past four seasons.
Luinder Avila, RHP KCR (Triple-A)
6 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 4 K
After three poor consecutive starts, Avila finally got his walks under control and had a good start. He made his professional debut at only 16 years old and is still only 23. He threw his curveball more than any other pitch and while he looks reliever-ish, his durability as a starter in his career has been undeniable. I’d like to see him lean into pitching to contact more by increasing his usage of the sinker and potentially developing a slider sometime down the line, as he’s proven to spin the ball well.
Trevor Hauver, RF TEX (Triple-A)
3-for-5, HR, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K
Hauver is an older prospect that doesn’t excel at any one particular thing at the plate or in the field. He was traded from the Yankees to the Rangers in the Joey Gallo deal and has been a steady minor leaguer ever since. He’s not exciting, but there’s something to be said when you’re the best performer on a day when your team scores thirteen runs.
‼️ Mason Black, RHP SFG (Triple-A)
7 IP, 3 H, ER, 7 K, HR
Outside of one bad start, Black has been really good this year. He threw his fastball and slider 90% of the time and there’s only a 3 mph difference between them, but they move in opposite directions. He struggled in 36.1 innings in the big leagues last season and the Giants have a plethora of fringe MLB arms in the upper minors, so it may be tough for him to get back there anytime soon.
Double-A Baseball
Covered by Nate Rasmussen
Mikey Romero, SS BOS (Double-A)
