Closing Time: Miguel Castro takes the ninth, Trevor Bauer piles up Ks

Brett Cecil blew a save opportunity in a loss to the Yankees on Wednesday, delivering a messy stat line along the way: 0.1 IP, H, BB, K, WP.

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On Thursday, Toronto's closer became an ex-closer:

Apparently John Gibbons maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding the blowing of saves, which of course is his prerogative. Seems harsh, but our role here is merely to react to various moves, not judge them. Cecil was dinged this spring (shoulder) and his velocity has dipped, so the flip isn't completely out of nowhere.

The advice here is simple enough: Go add Miguel Castro. Everything else can wait. Go. Do it.

Done? Great.

Castro currently owns the ninth for the Jays. He's a hard-throwing 20-year-old coming off an excellent spring, and he was terrific in the low minors last year (2.69 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 8.7 K/9). He definitely has the traditional closing arsenal, with the 96-98 mph heat included. He earned an easy save on Thursday night in New York, tossing a 1-2-3 inning (Drew-Gregorius-Ellsbury) while protecting a three-run lead. After reaching the backstop with an errant slider, Castro was pretty much all fastballs.

Cecil actually set up Castro on Thursday, striking out two in a relatively quiet eighth. (Chris Young drew a two-out walk, then advanced on a wild pitch.) It sure seems weird that Toronto doesn't trust Cecil in ninth-inning save situations, yet he's approved to face an opponent's 4-5-6 hitters with a slim lead in the eighth. But, again, we're not here to judge. For the moment, Cecil is out of our fantasy plans, except in deep formats where you need to hold next-men-up.

• It feels like we've been hyping and un-hyping and re-hyping Trevor Bauer for the better part of a decade, but he's actually still only 24 years old. On Thursday afternoon, Bauer spun 6.0 no-hit innings against the Astros, piling up 11 Ks. Highlights here.

Not a bad call, Pianowski.

Terry Francona understandably lifted Bauer after the sixth with the no-hitter still in play, because the kid was headed for an obscene pitch-count. He issued five walks on Thursday, throwing just 65 strikes on 111 pitches. It may not have been the most efficient six innings you'll ever see, but it was impressive nonetheless.

If I had shares of Bauer, I'd probably try to cash-in right now, taking his strong outing (and excellent spring) to the trade market. I wouldn't simply give him away, mind you — this is clearly a talented young starter, figuring things out. But this time of year, we have plenty of fantasy managers with us who routinely overreact to huge single-game performances. Those folks generally aren't paying attention later in the season. If you can extract an ace-level price for Bauer today, do it.

A big part of the story for Trevor on Thursday, we should note, was the K-prone opposing lineup. Houston hitters fanned 16 times, raising the team total to 36 through just three games. This is what you get with Gattis, Carter, Springer and Co. If you're streaming in the days ahead, the Astros are scheduled to face Derek Holland, Yovani Gallardo and Colby Lewis over the weekend.

• Please note the productive line delivered by Detroit lead-off man Anthony Gose: 3-for-5, 3 R, double, SB. He earned his at-bats with a strong spring, and he's off to a respectable start in April. (True, he's making noise against guys like Ricky Nolasco and Kyle Gibson, but there are no degree-of-difficulty points in fantasy.)

• Nobody seems to own Mitch Moreland in Yahoo leagues, but he's got plenty of power and he'll be an almost-everyday presence in the Rangers lineup. Moreland homered off spring hero Kendall Graveman on Wednesday, finishing with three RBIs. He has an unobstructed path to playing time this season, which should lead to 25-or-so home runs.

• Matt Harvey made most Nats look silly on Thursday, including lead-off hitter Michael Taylor. But Taylor still managed to finish his afternoon with two hits in five plate appearances, driving in two runs. The kid is now 4-for-13, playing reasonably well in relief of Denard Span (abdomen). Taylor should prove useful as a short-term play. He slashed .304/.390/.526 in the high minors last year, clearing the fence 23 times and swiping 37 bags.