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Suárez refused an outright minor league assignment after being removed from the Cardinals’ 40-man roster. The 31-year-old southpaw compiled a disastrous 7.16 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and 17/15 K/BB ratio across 27 2/3 innings (13 appearances) this season in the majors. He’ll likely have to settle for a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training this offseason.

No official injury designation yet from the Angels. Manoah failed to make Los Angeles’ season-opening rotation after posting a bloated 9.39 ERA across 15 1/3 innings during Cactus League action. It’s fair to assume that the 28-year-old is completely finished as a fantasy-relevant option but the Angels are probably going to let him try to work things out in the minors over the next couple weeks.

Joyce is working his way back from last year’s shoulder surgery and won’t be an option for the Angels at the start of the regular season. The hard-throwing 25-year-old righty has the raw stuff necessary to pitch in the ninth inning at some point down the road.

Grissom will open the season on the shelf after suffering a wrist injury late in camp. His departure means it’ll be Adam Frazier and Oswald Peraza splitting time at second base to open the season.

Technically, Rendon isn’t officially retired and hasn’t been released after reportedly agreeing to a contract buyout during the offseason that will pay him $38 million over the next five years. The 35-year-old third baseman’s career appears over after undergoing hip surgery last spring.

Sandridge loses his spot on Los Angeles’ roster amid a flurry of moves in advance of Opening Day. The 27-year-old was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake earlier this month.

It was Yastrzemski’s sixth home run of the spring to go along with a .400/.512/1.000 slash line. The 35-year-old is not going to be an exciting pick in fantasy leagues, but he is going to start against all right-handed pitching, and this is by far the friendliest home park he’s ever played in during his career. He’s a better fit in daily moves leagues, but is worth a look near the end of 15-team league drafts as well.

Holmes struck out four and walked three while throwing 60 percent of his pitches for strikes and posting a 23.6 percent whiff rate. Holmes’ four-seam fastball averaged 95.6 mph in the first inning and was down to 92.3 mph by the fifth inning, which is something to consider for early-season starts. He was at 78 pitches in this one, but clearly fatigued as the game went on, and also gave up a decent amount of hard contact with a 93.1 mph average exit velocity allowed. Given the arm injury that ended his 2025 season, Holmes feels like a risky bet in fantasy leagues this year.

Bader is back in San Francisco’s lineup after missing time recently with left hamstring tightness. The 31-year-old corner outfielder should be a full-go for Wednesday’s primetime season opener against the Yankees at Oracle Park.