MLB Player News

The move became official on Wednesday with the White Sox finalizing their Opening Day roster. Lambert has yet to determine whether he’ll undergo shoulder surgery after being shut down from throwing earlier this spring.

Poche fortifies Detroit’s left-handed relief depth at Triple-A Toledo heading into the year. The 32-year-old southpaw made 14 appearances between the Mets and Nationals last year, posting a bloated 12.54 ERA – 5.82 xERA – and 11/14 K/BB ratio across 9 1/3 innings of work. He’s made 239 career appearances in the big leagues dating back to 2019. He’s a low-risk emergency option for the Tigers.

With Tommy Edman (ankle) set to open the season on the injured list, there’s some runway for Kim to make some early-season noise. The 27-year-old speedster offers enough stolen base upside to matter in deeper mixed leagues as a temporary stopgap option. He’ll occupy a versatile bench role with the Dodgers once their ever-expanding Death Star of a lineup is back at full power.

There’s been some reluctance from fantasy managers to believe in Perdomo’s ability to replicate last year’s breakthrough campaign, based on early NFBC average draft position data. There’s probably going to be some pullback in the power department based on his underwhelming average exit velocity and hard contact percentage. However, his perch atop Arizona’s strong lineup lends itself to plenty of running opportunities and counting stats. He’s a top-10 fantasy shortstop until further notice.

Sasaki got off to a rocky start, allowing four of the first five batters he faced to reach base safely, which led to three runs crossing the plate. He threw just 17 of 36 pitches for strikes. The positive here is that he averaged an impressive 96.8 mph, topping out at 98.6 mph, on his four-seam fastball and recorded three strikeouts. He also showed off his new cutter and sinker. Sasaki’s key to sustained success will be fastball command and whether he can generate whiffs consistently on his signature splitter. He’s tentatively penciled into the Dodgers’ season-opening rotation but fantasy managers should take a wait-and-see approach before anticipating a breakthrough campaign.

Gallen is a bit behind the rest of Arizona’s rotation after re-signing late in the offseason. The 30-year-old is the favorite to start on Opening Day with Merrill Kelly (back) unlikely to get the nod following his recent shutdown.

The Rockies got Rumfield, who went unpicked in the Rule 5 draft, from the Yankees for Angel Chivilli when they needed to open up a 40-man roster spot last month. He’s 25 and wouldn’t seem to have quite enough power to make it as a major league first baseman, but he has a shot of beating out Troy Johnston and Edouard Julien (who could also play second) for the starting job against righties.

Quintana showed no signs today of having been a late signing, as his velocity was already up to his 2025 levels. He struck out Nico Hoerner to start the bottom of the first, picked off Alex Bregman after a single and then got Ian Happ to ground out to end his inning.

Taillon has gotten roughed up both times out so far, leaving him 0-2 with a 17.18 ERA. Still, his velocity is fine, and he wasn’t hit particularly hard today. It’s nothing to be concerned about at the moment.

Horton came in after Jameson Taillon allowed three runs and exited before Caleb Thielbar gave up five runs, making his day look a little more impressive. He struck out two and walked one while throwing 26 pitches.

Castro scalded the ball today, posting EVs of 111.6 mph, 101.7 mph and 101.1 mph. He was a big disappointment after getting traded to the Cubs last summer, but he has a chance to amass some mixed-league value in what should be an everyday role in Colorado. It just could come down to how many bases he steals; he swiped 33 bags in 2023, but he’s come in at 14 and 10 the last two years.