Fairbanks logged five scoreless innings and a 10:3 K:BB across five Grapefruit League appearances before spring training was suspended.
Juan Toribio of MLB.com notes Fairbanks flashed a fastball that touched as high as 100 mph and an effective complementary breaking pitch during his stellar spring showing. With MLB expanding active rosters to 26 players for the coming season, Toribio notes Fairbanks already had a fighting chance at the 13th and final spot on the staff. However, the combination of his Grapefruit League performance and the possibility rosters are now expanded further would seemingly strengthen Fairbanks' odds of opening 2020 at the big-league level.