
Rodriguez connected on a hanging curveball from Royals starter Ross Stripling, tattooing a 412-foot grand slam to left-center field that left his bat at 107.6 mph. The 24-year-old fantasy stalwart has gone deep three times already this spring and appears to be making an effort to pull the ball more often. He's one of the safest five-category contributors in the entire fantasy landscape, which is why he'll go off the board in the late-first or early-second round of all drafts this spring.
Feltner allowed just one hit on the afternoon -- a leadoff single by Luke Raley in the second inning -- though he did walk three batters. His punchout victims were Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, Donovan Solano, J.P. Crawford and Victor Robles. The 28-year-old hurler got 12 swings and misses on 64 pitches in the game, posting a strong CSW of 34 percent. Feltner has impressed through his first three starts this spring, posting a 3.38 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and a 9/4 K/BB ratio over eight innings.
Rodriguez's first-inning moonshot off Royals starter Michael Lorenzen left the bat with a 108-mph exit velocity. It was his first round-tripper of the spring. The 24-year-old fantasy superstar added another solo shot a couple frames later when he took veteran reliever Chris Stratton deep to right field. He remains a top-10 outfielder from a fantasy standpoint, and a borderline first-round pick in all fantasy formats, after an uneven season last year where he underperformed relative to expectations. If he reverts to his previous offensive approach that placed a greater emphasis on pulling the ball with authority, it's easy to envision him returning to form as a five-category fantasy monster.
Lorenzen struck out three and only handed out one free pass. He gave up only one hit, but it was a gargantuan first-inning homer to Julio Rodriguez. The 33-year-old veteran righty will go undrafted in most fantasy leagues, but he offers some occasional streaming appeal in deeper mixed leagues.
Rodriguez's first-inning moonshot off Royals starter Michael Lorenzen left the bat with a 108-mph exit velocity. It was his first round-tripper of the spring. The 24-year-old fantasy superstar added another solo shot a couple frames later when he took veteran reliever Chris Stratton deep to right field. He remains a top-10 outfielder from a fantasy standpoint, and a borderline first-round pick in all fantasy formats, after an uneven season last year where he underperformed relative to expectations. If he reverts to his previous offensive approach that placed a greater emphasis on pulling the ball with authority, it's easy to envision him returning to form as a five-category fantasy monster.