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Wood was placed on the 15-day IL on May 15, so the southpaw now won’t be eligible to return to the Athletics until after the All-Star break. The southpaw is now off the 40-man roster, and it clears room for Michel Otañez, who had his contract selected from Las Vegas in a corresponding move.

Teel was injured while running the bases in a win over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday. That timeline means that Teel could return to games at the end of April. Whether that’s in Triple-A or in Chicago is unclear at this time, but he should still be able ot play the vast majority of the season with the White Sox. Edgar Quero will become the clear starting catcher for the White Sox until Teel returns, but we would caution against getting too invested in fantasy. Quero will post a decent batting average, but he hits at the bottom of the lineup, doesn’t steal bases, and has very little power. It’s a bit of an empty batting average profile on a mediocre team.

Ward broke open the scoring with a three-run blast off of Noah Davis in the fifth inning. It was Ward’s first home run and RBI of the spring, but the 32-year-old remains a boring upside pick in fantasy baseball drafts since it seems like he will be the leadoff hitter for a good Orioles lineup.

May also walked two and struck out three while registering a 23 percent whiff rate and 25 percent CSW. The command wasn’t ideal for May, who had just a 57 percent strike rate, but he had three whiffs on his four-seamer and two whiffs on four swings against his sweeper, which was nice to see. His four-seam velocity did drop about three mph in the fourth inning, but that’s not a huge shock in spring training. It’s hard to get overly excited about May this season since he is on a rebuilding team, and he has never produced much strikeout upside.

Cavalli has not yet allowed a run this spring and threw 68 percent strikes in this one, which is great news given his previous command concerns. However, he only produced a 12 percent whiff rate, which is not ideal. However, the 27-year-old former top prospect will be the Nationals’ Opening Day starter and has intriguing raw stuff, so he could be worth a late-round dart throw in fantasy drafts. Just don’t hold onto him too long if he starts the season slow.

Davis also struck out five and walked one on the day and had matched Kyle Bradish through four shutout innings before he gave up a three-run home run to Taylor Ward in the fifth. Davis had been used primarily as a reliever by the Rockies and Twins over the last few years, so it makes sense he may have worn down as the game went on. With that said, he posted a 34 percent whiff rate and 34 percent CSW on Wednesday while showcasing an intriguing sweeper and curve pairing. He won’t make the Pirates’ rotation, but this was an encouraging performance.

Bradish also posted a 26 percent whiff rate and 30 percent CSW while throwing 66 percent strikes. His sinker sat 95.5 mph, which is up from 94.8 mph last season. He also induced seven whiffs on 17 swings on his slider and curve combined. He remains a high-upside starting pitcher who could emerge as a fantasy SP1 in all league types this season.

That likely means Henderson, who has been shut down with elbow soreness since late February, will throw primarily fastballs in a non-max effort session. The hope is that he will begin a “return to game progression” on March 15th. That almost assuredly means he will not be ready to start the season. Considering Henderson also dealt with elbow inflammation at the end of last season, there is some cause for concern around his health. He also has to compete with Kyle Harrison, Robert Gasser, and Brandon Sproat for innings in Milwaukee’s rotation, which makes Henderson a player we’d avoid right now in redraft leagues.

The Brewers and Priester still have no answers for why he is experiencing soreness in his right wrist. We know that he’s had MRIs on his wrist, shoulder, and elbow, but none of those have seemingly produced any answer, so he will seek another opinion. Having to see a specialist is usually never a great sign for a player’s health, but we’ll wait to see what comes of the visit. It’s looking like Kyle Harrison has a good shot to start the season in the Brewers’ rotation.

González was competing for a bullpen role and allowed one run on two hits in four innings while striking out four. He also posted a 4.47 ERA in 42 innings at Triple-A last season, so the Mariners will likely give him some more time at that level.

Castaño was serving as starting pitching depth for spring training. The 27-year-old is on the 40-man roster, so we guess he’s technically the seventh starter in Seattle, but it’s hard to see him getting many chances after pitching to a 5.19 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and 97/51 K/BB ratio in 126 2/3 innings at Triple-A in 2025.