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Simeon Woods Richardson

MIN Starting Pitcher #24

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Simeon Woods Richardson surrendered three runs in five innings and fanned six Monday in a win over the Angels.

Woods Richardson has six wins this year from the 10 of his 20 starts in which he’s managed to complete the requisite five innings. He’s recorded a total of six outs beyond the fifth inning. It doesn’t seem workable for the long haul, and barring a real step forward, he ought to be expendable at some point in 2026. However, he’ll finish this season in the rotation and face the Yankees next Monday.

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Royce Lewis

MIN 3rd Baseman #23

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Royce Lewis was scratched from Thursday’s Grapefruit League lineup with tightness in his side.

Lewis experienced the tightness after running the bases pre-game. This is supposedly “out of an abundance of caution,” which we’re sure everyone will take to mean everything is going just fine given Lewis’ injury history. We’ll provide further updates as we have them, but Lewis will remain a risky fantasy pick because of his inability to stay healthy.

Injury

Source: Dan Hayes

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ABS won't remove 'human element' from MLB umpiring

February 25, 2026 01:48 PM

Dan Patrick & Co. weigh in on the impact the ABS challenge system will have at the MLB level this season, why it isn't "sneaking up" on players, and why it won't remove the "charm" of umpiring traditions.

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Shane McClanahan

TB Starting Pitcher #18

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Shane McClanahan (triceps) is slated to make his spring debut next Tuesday.

He did well, per Cash, in throwing “2 innings” of live batting practice today. We’d love to have some data on McClanahan before draft season concludes — he certainly could be a great bargain if he’s finally healthy. Tuesday’s appearance will tell us a lot about how seriously we should take his chances of pitching in the majors after two consecutive lost seasons.

Injury

Source: Marc Topkin

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Yuki Matsui

SD Pitcher #1

Yuki Matsui (groin) was ruled out of the World Baseball Classic and his status for Opening Day is “in question.”

Yumeto Kanemaru will take Matsui’s place on Japan’s WBC roster. Matsui told reporters he is continuing a build-up, but hasn’t yet progressed to throwing off a mound. It sounds like he might have an early-season IL stint if he can’t progress to throwing off a mound in the near future.

Injury

Source: MLB.com

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Brenton Doyle

COL Outfield #9

Rockies OF Brenton Doyle (wrist) underwent imaging after being scratched on Wednesday.

There are no results yet, but the fact that the Rockies sprung for imaging could mean that Doyle’s wrist injury is more serious than initially thought. Stay tuned.

Injury

Source: Thomas Harding

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Pablo López

MIN Starting Pitcher #49

Pablo López (elbow) underwent an internal brace procedure and the Twins are “optimistic” about his chances of returning closer to the beginning of the 2027 season.

It’s broadly good news that López’s surgery was “less invasive” than a standard Tommy John surgery. Assuming he’s able to look good in his build up and has no setbacks, a return in the first half of the 2027 season will be on the table for the star starter. López will be on the final year of his four-year, $73.5 million contract in 2027. “This is the better of the two surgeries,” Twins athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said. “We’re pretty excited about that. Pablo is excited about that as well.”

Injury

Source: The Athletic

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David Festa

MIN Pitcher #58

David Festa (shoulder) was diagnosed with a right shoulder impingement and his status for Opening Day “is now in question.”

“Didn’t really say anything because sometimes when you’re building up, you don’t always feel great. But once my bullpen (this week) wasn’t as good as it probably should’ve been, I spoke up and got an image done. Everything lines up pretty well with what I’m feeling. So I plan to sit out throwing for two to three weeks and then if I feel good, get going again,” Festa told The Athletic’s Dan Hayes. The impingement is apparently not related to last year’s shoulder injury.

Injury

Source: The Athletic

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Josh Jung

TEX Infield #6

Rangers 3B Josh Jung (hamstring) was scratched from the lineup in today’s spring training game.

Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Jung felt “a little something” in his hamstring and that this is precautionary, adding that “it’s February 26.” Jung has yet to even come close to a full season, with last year’s 131 games standing as his current career-high. Thus, any injury with him should be monitored closely. Jung hasn’t hit well enough to be more than an AL-only league starter at third base for fantasy managers.

Injury

Source: Kennedi Landry

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Josh Hader

HOU Pitcher #71

Astros manager Joe Espada said “there isn’t a schedule yet” for Josh Hader to progress to a bullpen session.

He’s continued to play catch after biceps inflammation sprung up in early February, but the fact that we’re now almost in March and Hader doesn’t really seem to be progressing is ominous. Fantasy managers that draft Hader — and at this point we’d continue to break tier ties against Hader — should consider pursuing Bryan Abreu as a contingency plan later in their drafts.

Injury

Source: Matt Kawahara

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Yordan Alvarez

HOU Outfield #44

Astros manager Joe Espada said Yordan Alvarez (ankle) will make his spring debut next week.

He’ll likely be managed with a lot of DH time this season, but it’s a good sign to see Alvarez ready to go before we get too deep into spring training. Our last update on him was that he was completely pain free, so fantasy managers shouldn’t have any reservations about drafting him early based on what we currently know. He’s still coming at a slight discount after last year’s 48-game injury-plagued debacle of a season.

Injury

Source: Brian McTaggart

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Giancarlo Stanton

NYY Right Fielder #27

Giancarlo Stanton said his tennis elbow will “never” be healed while he’s still playing baseball.

“I can’t open a bottle,” Stanton said. “I can’t open a bag of chips … a bag of anything. That’s the way it is.” He plans to continue to play through the pain. Obviously, as he’s played just 582 of 1,032 Yankees regular season games since 2019, fantasy managers know what they are getting into at this point. Stanton will almost certainly continue to miss plenty of time this year, even though he has said he wants to play a full season.

Source: Newark-Star Ledger

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