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Rangers manager Bruce Bochy told reporters late Monday that Luke Jackson is in the mix to close this season.
It’s notable that Jackson was summoned to protect a three-run lead during Monday’s exhibition contest against the Royals while fellow veteran Chris Martin tossed a scoreless eighth inning. We’re giving the slight edge to Martin, but Jackson appears firmly in the mix to close for the Rangers after striking out nine over six scoreless frames in Cactus League play. Both Jackson and Martin are right-handed, so this isn’t a mix-and-match situation either. It’s a developing quagmire that fantasy managers should monitor closely as the regular season opens up. Clearly, Jackson is at least worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper fantasy formats.
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ramos was one of the few hitters who had any offensive success against Merrill Kelly in a game where the GIants were held to just one run by Kelly and the D-Backs’ bullpen. The three knocks ups his average to .290, and he’s been on fire in the month of May with a .400/.472/,800 slash over his 30 at-bats in that timeframe.
Corbin Carroll hit a pair of solo homers to help the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win over the Giants on Monday.
Shelby Miller picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning against the Giants on Monday.
Justin Verlander allowed just two runs over six innings but still took a loss Monday against the Diamondbacks.
Merrill Kelly struck out eight while working seven strong innings of one-run baseball to get a win over the Giants on Monday.
Austin Wells hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs Monday in a victory over the Mariners.