Carlos Carrasco surrendered three runs in 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Rangers on Friday.

All three runs scored in the fourth inning. Carrasco fanned six and walked none in the loss. He has allowed five runs in 7 2/3 innings through his first two starts this spring, but it hasn’t done anything to change his status as a fringe top-10 fantasy starting pitcher.

Carlos Carrasco yielded two earned runs over three innings in a Cactus League start against the Mariners on Sunday.

It was the first live start of the spring for Carrasco, though he has been getting stretched out in simulated games. He served up solo home runs to Ryon Healy and Jay Bruce but otherwise looked sharp, striking out four of the 13 batters he faced. The 31-year-old right-hander should be a top-10 fantasy starter in 2019, or something close to it.

Carlos Carrasco could make his first Cactus League start of 2019 on Sunday against the Mariners.

Neither Carrasco or Corey Kluber have made their 2019 debuts, but it's not due to injury, but rather that both hurlers are getting their work in during simulated games. Carrasco could be on the bump against the Mariners on Sunday in Peoria, and Kluber's debut could come a few days later. Carrasco has been one of the best fantasy starters in baseball the past two years, and there's no reason to think that's going to change in 2019.