Orioles RHP Trey Gibson (23) will reportedly make his major league debut today in New York against the Yankees. Awesome way to join the league. Gibson hasn’t been particularly good in Triple-A as evidenced most clearly by his 1.62 WHIP in 24.2 innings, so the odds aren’t in his favor, but he’ll have some unknowns and an attractive curveball. Crazier things have happened than the 6’5” rookie righty tiptoeing through the Bronx with a quality start.
Mets BY AJ Ewing (21, AAA) is hitless in four Triple-A games, hitting .615/.688/.846 with three stolen bases after posting a 1.053 OPS with 12 stolen bases in 18 Double-A games. I’ve been on the high side of Ewing’s echo chamber for a long time, but even I’m surprised by this spring lightning strike. Luis Robert Jr. is injured, so Carson Benge is covering center field for now. He has a 44 wRC+ through 101 plate appearances but has been much better of late: a 99 wRC+ over his last eight games. Brett Baty is playing right field, but he was surprisingly bad after a game that looked like a second half in 2025. He may be struggling a bit with his new role. I appreciate that he is eligible at 1B, 2B, 3B and OF in Fantrax leagues, but I hope he gets a week or so in the same position to see if that helps. However, the timeline has changed for Ewing. New York is a team in last place at 11 and 21, and Ewing is a spark they could use.
Yankees SS George Lombard Jr. (20, AAA) received a promotion by studying the level (AA) that replaced him in 2025. He slashed .312/.400/.571 with four homers and four steals in 20 games to earn the bump and has kept it going with a .417 OBP in three Triple-A games. I wouldn’t have guessed this early in the season, but he has an outside chance to be New York’s everyday shortstop in the second half.
As I sit here drinking my coffee, I’m amazed at how far Keurig has come in the last decade. I mean, it produces one cup of coffee that’s brewed through a system of plastic tubes that can’t be cleaned in any real way. And just as people have been reluctant to move on from investing in bad-mug Keurigs and return to our forefathers’ preparations, Colorado seems reluctant to open its own Carrigg. Rockies SS Ezequeil Tovar is hitting .197/.248/.291 in 33 games as he continues his downward trend in production as a big leaguer. The problem is that he’s signed until 2030, though SS Cole Carrigg (23) is grinning in Triple-A, slashing .348/.407/.491 with ten extra base hits and 18 stolen bases in 29 games, his style of play is clouded. Colorado holds a handful of potential players in Edouard Julien, Troy Johnston, TJ Rumfield and Tyler Freeman, pushing guys like Brendan Doyle and Jordan Beck to the bench on other days, so it may be a while before we plug Carrigg into our everyday routines.
Mariners LHP Kade Anderson (22, AA) has never had a hiccup in his professional career. In five starts spanning 24.1 innings, he allowed one run and 13 hits. His ERA is 0.37 with a WHIP of 0.699. He has 38 strikeouts against four walks. There isn’t much left to do at the Double-A level.
I would recommend checking your leagues to see if that is the case Padres C Ethan Salas (19, AA) was dropped somewhere along the way. He missed all ten games in 2025 with a lower back fracture. Wow. It is also called the stress response in the medical community, where the words can apparently mean anything. If I am cut off in traffic, I may experience stress. And my back is a little sore today. Guess I might have to get x-rays. Salas seems to have fully recovered from the pressure, slashing .319/.390/.565 with four home runs and five stolen bases in 20 Double-A games. His best stretch as a professional. He’s on the phone in one of my dynasty leagues running a total of 900 players deep. They may be found in one of yours.
Another left-handed power bat with skill in the return lane, Rays 1B Xavier Isaac (22, AA) hit 40.5 percent of his plate appearances through 19 games but somehow managed a 167+ wRC+ thanks to six home runs and a 25.3 percent walk rate. He seems to only swing when he’s trapped in an area he can crush. It’s okay for now. I’m just happy to see him back to work after brain surgery to remove a tumor ended his 2025 season and threatened his life.
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