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Cowser got the day off against the Pirates in the series finale on Sunday, but the 24-year-old will be in left field and batting seventh in the lineup Tuesday afternoon. The young outfielder is slashing an impressive .455/.455/.636 in his 11 plate appearances for Baltimore this season and could see more reps with the ball club if he can continue his success at the plate.

None of them is older than 23 years old or has played any minor league ball above Double-A, so they were highly unlikely to force their way onto the 40-man roster. Campbell is the team’s 19th-ranked prospect, according to FanGraph’s rankings, while Rincon ranks 28th, and Escobar ranks 4th. Escobar is just 21 years old and should begin this season in Double-A.

Mackey reports that he believes Mangum will be used often as a defensive replacement when he doesn’t start, but he may only start three or four times a week. Mangum is a switch-hitter, so he does not need to be platooned, but with Marcell Ozuna entrenched as the designated hitter, the Pirates have Oneil Cruz, Bryan Reynolds, and Ryan O’Hearn slated for regular outfield at-bats. Mangum figures to start against all left-handed pitching, but Mackey also believes the Pirates will sometimes rest 35-year-old Marcell Ozuna and move O’Hearn to designated hitter so that Mangum can get into the outfield. That could lead to more playing time than expected, but might still only be about 400 plate appearances for Mangum this season.

Musgrove is looking to return to the Padres rotation after missing all of the 2025 season following Tommy John surgery. Since Musgrove had surgery in October of 2024, it was assumed that the veteran would be ready for the start of the season, but he has only pitched in one exhibition game against Great Britain’s World Baseball Classic team, and it doesn’t appear that he will be ready for Opening Day. Stammen claims that Musgrove “still in a good spot. It’s still something we knew was going to kind of happen and that we had to prepare for. And we’ve got his best interests in mind.” All of that haze surrounding when he may be available makes it hard to draft Musgrove in redraft leagues unless you’re in a league with multiple IL spots, since he will almost assuredly start the season on the injured list.

It’s a terrible break for the 29-eyar-old hurler who appeared to have a terrific shot at securing a spot in the Padres’ Opening Day bullpen. Instead, he’ll make around the league minimum while rehabbing for the duration of the 2026 season and could wind up being a non-tender candidate next winter.

The Red Sox had a sudden opening on their 40-man roster with Romy Gonzalez (shoulder) hitting the 60-day injured list, so they put it to use. Coulombe, 36, registered a terrific 2.30 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and a 43/18 K/BB ratio over 43 innings between the Twins and Rangers during the 2025 campaign. The question now is whether or not he can get himself into game shape over the next two weeks to be included as part of the team’s Opening Day bullpen.

Gonzalez underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on his left shoulder and is staring at a recovery time of at least two months. By placing him on the injured list on Thursday the Red Sox cleared a spot on their 40-man roster for the addition of Danny Coulombe.

The Reds are hopeful that it’s just a minor issue and that once Ferguson is shut down for a couple of weeks it will be alleviated. His absence will open a spot in the team’s Opening Day roster for someone else to win a spot — perhaps Sam Moll or Brandon Williamson to operate as a second left-hander out of the Reds’ bullpen.

The 32-year-old third baseman led off the fourth inning with a single and scored the Giants’ first run as Will Brennan delivered an RBI single. Chapman then plated a run of his own with an RBI single off of Jonathan Cannon in the fifth inning. He’s having a strong spring at the plate, hitting .375 (9-for-24) with a pair of long balls and five RBI.

The 25-year-old hurler punched out four batters on the night while issuing one base on balls. The damage done against him all came via the long ball as Lenyn Sosa launched a solo shot in the second inning and Derek Hill did the same in the third. McDonald got eight swings and misses on 52 offerings in the contest, registering a CSW of 31 percent. He has had an impressive spring for the Giants, posting a 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and an 11/2 K/BB ratio over 10 innings in his four appearances.

Sosa got the scoring started in the second inning of this one, belting a 392-foot (110.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Trevor McDonald. He also drew a walk in the fourth inning and singled in the sixth. The 26-year-old infielder is hitting .267 (8-for-30) with a pair of homers, six RBI and one stolen base on the spring. A seemingly forgotten man following the offseason addition of Munetaka Murakami, Sosa can still make an impact for fantasy purposes if he gets regular at-bats for the White Sox.