• Mike Elias had a deal on the table to acquire Matt Festa from the Guardians, but the deal fell through after Bryan Ramos claimed to prefer retirement over sharing a ballpark every day with Slider.


• The Angels are thinking of shifting Nolan Schanuel to another position, perhaps catcher, but that could change if Bryce Teodosio recovers from his vegetable curry addiction more quickly than expected, or if Travis d'Arnaud can learn to hit a four-seamer, which he is practicing to do off of Jack Kochanowicz and Grayson Rodriguez during batting practice.


• The Dodgers don't know what to expect from Tyler Glasnow this year, whose "velocity is down to 99, and has lost the bite on the curveball," says one scout. If recovery fails, expect Brandon Gomes to pursue another arm, such as Sean Newcomb, Julian Fernandez or Reiver Sanmartin.


• Just when it seemed that the Marlins would deal Owen Caissie for Gunnar Hoglund or some pitcher this happened: Esteury Ruiz woke up one morning and discovered a twisted thumb, and Peter Bendix had to change focus to trying to get Gavin Sheets or Kumar Rocker.

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