{"id":2293421,"date":"2026-02-22T03:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2293421"},"modified":"2026-02-22T03:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:50:28","slug":"mlb-spring-training-picks-and-predictions-for-february-20-royals-and-rockies-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mlb-spring-training-picks-and-predictions-for-february-20-royals-and-rockies-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Spring Training Picks and Predictions for February 20: Royals and Rockies Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The first Spring Training games of 2026 get underway today! Grapefruit League play begins with Yankees vs. Orioles, and we’ll see four all-pro matchups in the Cactus League out west.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Find out why I’m targeting a pair of plus-money teams in my MLB picks<\/a> for Friday, February 20.<\/p>\n

Spring Training predictions for February 20<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Picks<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

\n

Royals moneyline<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

+110<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Rockies moneyline<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

+114<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Padres vs.<\/p>\n

Mariners Over 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-105<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Pick #1: Royals moneyline<\/h2>\n

+110 at DraftKings<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Texas Rangers<\/a> are likely favored due to the name value on the mound with Nathan Eovaldi taking the ball vs. Stephen Kolek. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Eovaldi only lasts one inning in his first Cactus League start of 2026.<\/p>\n

Eovaldi pitched only two innings in his initial Spring Training outing in 2025, coughing up two runs.<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Royals<\/a> were a robust 20-12 in exhibition play last season, scoring an MLB-best 204 runs.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Pick #2: Rockies moneyline<\/h2>\n

+114 at DraftKings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antonio Senzatela gets the nod for the Colorado Rockies<\/a>, and although his regular season stats were dismal in 2025, he was a force to be reckoned with in Spring Training, authoring a 1.21 ERA over 22 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

The Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> are playing things close to the vest, having yet to name a starter or announce a starting lineup. I don’t think the recently-signed Zac Gallen will get the nod, which would be the only reason to wait for this line to jump in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Pick #3: Padres vs Mariners Over 11<\/h2>\n

-105 at DraftKings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Runs came fast and furious in Seattle Mariners<\/a> games last spring, as they scored 199 (second-most) and surrendered 202 (most). The San Diego Padres<\/a> were also a poor defensive team in Cactus League play last year, allowing 180 runs (tied for fifth-most).<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Neither starter will put fear into the hearts of their opponents today, with San Diego rolling with unproven rookie Jagger Hayes, and Seattle countering with journeyman Dane Dunning.<\/p>\n

The announced starting lineups are dotted with stars, with the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr. and Cal Raleigh written in toward the top.<\/p>\n

MORE FREE MLB PICKS<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a> and view our best betting sites<\/a> or check out our top sportsbook promos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The first Spring Training games of 2026 get underway today! Grapefruit League play begins with Yankees vs. Orioles, and we’ll see four all-pro matchups in the Cactus League out west. Advertisement Find out why I’m targeting a pair […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2293422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[444338,322437,349015,355713,444339,377361,43627,345068,25866,435327,377415,344506,335507,347943,416135,347944,307792,313160,444337],"class_list":["post-2293421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-antonio-senzatela","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-cal-raleigh","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-dane-dunning","tag-fernando-tatis-jr","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-mariners","tag-mlb","tag-nathan-eovaldi","tag-orioles","tag-padres","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-spring-training","tag-stephen-kolek","tag-texas-rangers","tag-yankees","tag-zac-gallen"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MLB-Spring-Training-Picks-and-Predictions-for-February-20-Royals.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2293423,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293421\/revisions\/2293423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}