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Aided by working in a great environment for pitchers, Felix’s older brother has a 3.06 ERA in 11 starts. He’s allowed 67 hits, walked 19 and struck out 40 in 67 2/3 innings. At this point, the 23-year-old still looks like a long shot to make it as a reliever.

Suárez hit a batter and allowed a single in the first inning, but induced a double play to get out of trouble. He struck out the first batter of the second inning before allowing a double and a 374-foot home run to Konnor Griffin on a hanging curveball. He struck out the next batter to end his afternoon. Suárez sat 90.3 mph on his four-seam fastball, and it would be calming for fantasy managers and Red Sox fans if he could get that up over 91 mph heading into the regular season.

The Blue Jays are not concerned about any injury, but Schneider mentioned that the team is aware that Yesavage is coming off perhaps the shortest offseason possible after the Blue Jays’ World Series run. The 22-year-old is “on a little bit of a different ramp up” and will “probably throw another live [bullpen] even before games.” However, Schneider also mentioned that the team is going to monitor Yesavage’s workload during the season as well. “There are probably going to be some times where you have to hone him in a little bit, and if you can maneuver the rotation a little bit, yeah.” After Yesavagae threw 139 2/3 innings last season, it’s probably smart to assume he finishes 2026 around the 150-160 mark.

Crim has said that he’s never had an oblique injury before, so “he will be relying on advice from the athletic training staff.” The 28-year-old made his MLB debut last season, hitting .200/.270/.462 with five home runs in 74 MLB plate appearances. However, he did hit .281/.370/.494 with 21 home runs and four steals in 109 minor league games. If he is sidelined for an extended period of time, it would open up the door for Troy Johnston or T.J. Rumfield to win the first base job out of camp.

Waldron is considered week-to-week, but this procedure will make it far less likely that he can make the starting rotation out of spring training. However, Waldron has zero minor league options, which means he either needs to make the team out of camp or land on the injured list, or else the Padres have to designate him for assignment.

Mitchell had shoulder surgery in June and missed the remainder of the 2025 season. He was cleared for all baseball activities earlier this month and will now make his spring training debut. The 27-year-old will have a chance to earn a starting job in center field if he can prove that he’s healthy, but he has yet to play more than 70 games in one season at the MLB level.

We have to admit, we’re a bit confused. On Monday, Woodruff gave an interview where he said that he wasn’t sure if he would be ready for Opening Day. Perhaps he meant that literally, and the Brewers are suggesting he’ll start one of the other games to begin the season? All we know for sure is that Woodruff will throw a live batting practice session on March 1 and then begin his game progression. If all goes well, it wouldn’t be a surprise for him to be ready for Opening Day, but considering he ended last season with a lat injury and began last season by recovering from shoulder capsule surgery, there is plenty of risk here.

Garabito had surgery on his right foot last week and will be out for about four months, so this is just a procedural move. The 30-year-old was hoping to make his return to MLB action after pitching to a 2.64 ERA and an 84/37 K/BB in 78 1/3 innings in the Korean Baseball Organization last season.

Lux is apparently “fine,” but it’s never great to be so sore after just a few days of work. It’s likely nothing to worry about, and Lux should be the regular second baseman for the Rays in 2026; however, he has three straight seasons with at least 470 plate appearances and has not produced much fantasy value, so it’s hard to get overly excited.

It’s still early in spring training, so there is no real cause for concern with Simpson being sidelined. However, his main attribute is speed, so any lingering hamstring soreness would be a major wrench in his value to both the Rays and fantasy managers. The Rays also added Cedric Mullins, Jacob Melton, Justyn-Henry Malloy, and Jake Fraley this offseason, so Simpson is not guaranteed a spot in this outfield.

The fact that Wolcott was able to avoid a full Tommy John surgery is good news. He will reportedly be able to start hitting in five or six months, which means he could be back in the cage in August. The Rangers would obviously love to get the 19-year-old top prospect a few minor league at-bats to end the season, but perhaps he can play in the Arizona Fall League and then be fully ready to go in 2027.