Prospects making noise
Spring training produced flashy box scores — Luke Keaschall went 2-for-2 with a double and a homer, and Riley Greene finished 3-for-4 in recent games. (x.com) Those clips are the kind of short-term resume builders that can swing roster decisions before March 26. (x.com)
Luke Keaschall ripped a three-run homer that broke a 1–1 tie in a March 16 spring-training game, a clip the Twins and MLB highlights pushed on March 16. (mlb.com) MLB.com’s recent projection lists Keaschall as the Twins’ likely Opening Day second baseman, a role he’s been staking claim to through Grapefruit League reps. (mlb.com) Minnesota has also been giving Keaschall outfield reps this spring after he returned from a fractured forearm and past elbow/Tommy John recovery, signaling the club values his positional versatility. (zonecoverage.com) Riley Greene supplied multiple spring highlights, including a two-run homer on March 10 and an RBI double in the March 11 matchup, both captured by Tigers game highlights. (mlb.com) Greene’s March at-bats have shown unusually patient plate work for him: he saw 25 pitches across three plate appearances in a tie game with Toronto and didn’t swing-and-miss at any of them, according to the Tigers’ spring report. (mlb.com) Both players appear on published Opening Day projections for their clubs, and teams will be finalizing rosters with Opening Day set for March 26, meaning a strong final week of Grapefruit/Cactus League play can cement those jobs. (mlb.com)
