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Despite the Dodgers winning the World Series, the 2024 season was a struggle for Kelly personally. The 36-year-old right-hander missed nearly three months due to a pair of shoulder ailments and was limited to just 32 innings in 35 appearances on the season. He wasn’t sharp when he was healthy either — registering a 4.78 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and a 35/16 K/BB mark. He has a long enough track record that he won’t have any trouble finding work this winter, but there’s no guarantee that he returns to being the elite setup man that he once was.

Ramos should make it back to San Francisco’s lineup before the end of June. The 26-year-old corner outfielder has been out with a right quad strain since mid-May.

Ragans underwent an MRI earlier this week after suffering a setback last week in his recovery from an elbow impingement that put him on the injured list back in early May. Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters Tuesday that they want to get a concrete answer in terms of what’s going on with his elbow, which is why he’s being sent to visit another specialist. There should be a clearer idea of his next steps at some point later this week. It certainly doesn’t sound like Ragans will be back at any point in the near future.

Barger has been on the shelf working his way back from elbow inflammation since mid-May. The 26-year-old has progressed to hitting off a pitching machine and throwing from a distance of 150 feet. The hope is that he’ll be ready to start a rehab assignment at some point relatively soon.

The better real-life than fantasy tag gets thrown about too liberally at times, but that certainly feels like the case with Pratt, who remains a bit of a work in progress from an offensive standpoint. He’s more than ready to handle the defensive responsibilities, which is why he was officially promoted from Triple-A Nashville prior to this contest. The 21-year-old signed an eight-year contract extension back in April and projects as Milwaukee’s long-term shortstop of the future. He’s more of a wait-and-see prospect from a pure fantasy perspective since his offensive upside is rather limited. He’ll have plenty of time to learn and improve at the highest level now that he’s arrived.

Peraza takes a seat after being involved in an awkward collision with teammate Jo Adell in shallow right field during Monday’s series opener. It’ll be Nick Madrigal taking over at second base in his absence.

There’s a lot to unpack here. According to Mariners general manager Justin Hollander, it was a unanimous decision by all six starters — Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryan Woo, Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo — to move to a schedule where each pitcher will rotate through and have piggyback days. Ironically, the arrangement will begin with Castillo piggybacking out of the bullpen with Miller during Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox. The decision will have a significant fantasy impact simply by reducing the overall volume for each starter over the next few weeks. The unorthodox arrangement feels like a temporary stopgap solution until the arrival of top prospects Kade Anderson and Ryan Sloan later this summer ultimately forces Seattle to move on from at least one of their veteran arms.

Verlander will make his return to Detroit’s rotation after missing 11 weeks due to a hip issue. The 43-year-old future Hall of Famer threw a 66-pitch simulated game at Daikin Park on Monday and shouldn’t have any workload restrictions in his return from the injured list. It’ll be his first start at Comerica Park in a Tigers uniform since 2017.

Mariners general manager Justin Hollander told reporters Naylor is dealing with both shin and wrist issues that will keep him sidelined for at least Tuesday’s contest. It sounds like he’ll avoid a trip to the injured list, especially since initial X-rays didn’t reveal any fractures after he fouled a ball off his shin over the weekend.

Mariners general manager Justin Hollander told reporters Arozarena is likely to miss at least a couple days. It’s unclear whether he’ll require a trip to the injured list, but it sounds like the club is going to give him a couple days before making that decision. The 31-year-old has missed three straight contests due to hamstring soreness. It wouldn’t be shocking to see him back in the lineup at some point during their three-game series against Baltimore.

There was understandably cause for corner when Muñoz left Sunday’s contest against the Nationals with lower back tightness. The 27-year-old closer, who has struggled this season overall, appears to be feeling better. He’ll presumably be available to handle any save chances during a three-game series against the Orioles at T-Mobile Park.