Jarren Duran

Bradley, who withdrew earlier this week from pitching in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, is suddenly an important early-season contributor for the injury-ravaged Twins. He finished with four strikeouts and only issued one walk. He served up six hits, including a gargantuan round-tripper to Jarren Duran. He'll aim for better results his next time out.

Duran has gone deep a staggering three times in his last two spring contests with each round-tripper topping 400 feet, per Statcast. The 29-year-old fantasy standout will be a top-20 range outfielder in all drafts this spring as he boasts realistic 20-homer, 25-steal upside, especially in hitter-friendly Fenway Park. His batting average dipped last season and appears unlikely to return to previously elite levels, and his struggles against lefties takes a chunk out of his counting stats potential. Still, there's a lot to like from a power/speed combo standpoint especially since he's slated to bat in the heart of Boston's lineup.

Mayer has battled injuries throughout his minor league career, so his goal for the offseason was to add explosiveness but also overall strength to withstand the grind of an MLB season. Part of that offseason training was working out at Trevor Story's camp, where Mayer "beat both Story and Jarren Duran, two of the fastest players on the team," in 60-foot races. "Speed was such a big part of my game when I was a little kid," Mayer said. "That's the way that I love to play. I love to play hard, I love to run, I love to steal bases, take that extra bag, and I felt it was just a good opportunity to get after it so I could start playing like that again." Mayer is also currently 220 pounds, which is the most he'd every weighed, and spent the offseason working on his swing mechanics to cut down on his strikeouts. At just 23 years old, Mayer could be in line for a productive season as a full-time player for the Red Sox.

Despite plenty of offseason trade talk, Duran remains in Boston and figures to be a regular starter entering the season as the team shuffles their four outfielders around three spots and the DH role. After a career year in 2024, Duran predictably took a small step back in 2025, posting a .256/.332/.442 slash line with 16 home runs and 24 steals. His swinging strike rate also went up two percent, and his overall contact rate fell about five percent. He may never reach those 2024 highs again, but Duran has a solid five-category skill set for fantasy baseball.

Once again, Roman Anthony is in the leadoff spot, he's just serving as the designated hitter while Jarren Duran patrols the outfield. The only difference between Sunday's lineup and what the team had been expected to use on Opening Day is Isiah Kiner-Falefa is in there at second base while Marcelo Mayer is riding the pine. He really will need to earn his spot this spring. Here's the full lineup for Sunday: Roman Anthony (DH), Trevor Story (SS), Jarren Duran (LF), Willson Contreras (1B), Wilyer Abreu (RF), Caleb Durbin (3B), Ceddanne Rafaela (CF), Carlos Narvaez (C), Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2B).