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Dunand is perhaps most famous for being the nephew of Alex Rodriguez, but he’s a talented player in his own right as a former second-round pick. Last season, as a member of the Braves organization, the 28-year-old slashed .268/.362/.481 with 17 HR over 403 PA in 2023 for Triple-A Gwinnett. He can play most positions around the infield and figures to serve as organizational depth for the Red Sox.

It’s pointless to spend too much time reading the tea leaves here, but it’s undoubtedly a positive sign that Ryan traveled with the team ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the Nationals. The 29-year-old upper-echelon fantasy starter left Sunday’s outing against the Blue Jays in the first inning with elbow soreness. He presumably underwent an MRI to determine whether he’s dealing with any structural damage. The best course of action for fantasy managers is probably to leave him on the bench in weekly leagues before lineups lock.

Not good. It’s an extremely concerning development after Westburg opted to go the rest and rehabilitation route instead of undergoing Tommy John surgery. The 27-year-old infielder will be shut down temporarily following this latest setback before being reevaluated to determine his next steps. The big issue here is that season-ending surgery could become unavoidable if he’s unable to resume throwing without discomfort.

Peña has checked every box in his rehab progression as he works his way back from a hamstring strain and should be ready to get back into game action later this week. There’s a chance he’s back in Houston’s lineup at some point next week.

It’s astounding that all three of last year’s AL Cy Young Award finalists are currently on the injured list. Brown appears to be the closest to returning as he works his way back from a shoulder issue that put him on the shelf last month. The 27-year-old resumed throwing last week and will begin ramping up his program in the next few weeks. He’s probably not going to make it back until some point in June based on his present trajectory.

Aldegheri comes up to provide Los Angeles with some long relief depth with Nick Sandlin being cut loose. The 24-year-old can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats while pitching in mostly mop-up duty.

Sandlin has been jettisoned from Los Angeles’ bullpen mix after compiling an abysmal 11.42 ERA across 8 2/3 innings over eight appearances.

The deal is now official. Trivino provides Baltimore with some quality middle relief depth after opting out of his minor league deal with the Phillies last week. The well-traveled 34-year-old has made 332 career appearances in the majors since 2018 and has notched 37 saves during that span.

Suárez will stick around as extra organizational relief depth for Baltimore after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 36-year-old veteran reliever allowed one run over 2 2/3 innings against the Yankees in his season debut last Friday.

Gibson showed some serious moxie during his big-league debut when he held his own against the Yankees in an extremely challenging road matchup, allowing three runs over 4 2/3 innings of work. The 23-year-old top pitching prospect is one of the more intriguing young arms in the game and should get another look with the Orioles at some point later this season. His time is coming.

Duran will return to solidify the back-end of Philadelphia’s bullpen after missing just over two weeks with a left oblique strain. The electrifying 28-year-old stopper was off to a brilliant start this season with a microscopic 1.35 ERA across 6 2/3 innings of work. Fantasy managers should make sure to get him back in lineups this week.