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After several false starts to his career, Morejón has been terrific as a reliever the last two years, finishing with a 2.83 ERA in 63 2/3 innings in 2024 and a 2.08 ERA in 73 2/3 innings last season. Although he’s just 26 — 27 in February — he’s only one year away from free agency, having spent considerable time on the injured list earlier in the decade. That’s resulted in him coming up in trade discussions this winter.

Kremer suffered the injury doing his regular work in-between starts and not during Saturday’s loss to the Guardians. It’s unfortunate for the O’s and for fantasy managers, as the 30-year-old hurler had been pitching well since joining the club’s rotation following the injury to Zach Eflin. Brandon Young will start in his place on Friday against the Red Sox and could have a shot at holding down that spot for at least a few weeks now.

The Braves had been hopeful that Harris could return on Friday after making an early exit on Thursday due to tightness in his left quad, but after testing it out pregame they opted to err on the side of caution. Braves’ manager Walt Weiss told reporters that it’s a day-to-day type of situation and they don’t anticipate the 25-year-old outfielder to require a stint on the injured list.

That means that even in the best-case scenario, Lindor won’t resume any baseball activity until mid-May. Mendoza also noted that the strain is in a “tricky part” of Lindor’s calf. It sounds like fantasy managers shouldn’t expect the superstar shortstop back until sometime in June at the earliest.

Harris was pulled from Tuesday’s game after he was hit by a pitch on his left hand. Fortunately, he suffered just a contusion and is feeling much improved after a couple of days off. The 26-year-old outfielder will start in left field and bat seventh against Will Warren and the Yankees on Friday evening in Houston.

Benintendi had a couple of hits including a three-run homer on Thursday night, so it’s a bit surprising to see him out of the lineup against an opposing right-hander on Friday evening. Perhaps the White Sox know something that we don’t and expect a left-hander to work bulk innings in the game. Everson Pereira will slide up to the leadoff spot in his absence against what’s expected to be Miles Mikolas for the Nationals.

Moncada, a switch-hitter, has now found himself on the bench against three straight left-handers in favor of Oswald Peraza. If he’s now in a platoon situation, expect him to also sit out on Saturday against Cole Ragans. Otherwise, it’s possible that he’s dealing with an underlying physical issue. Fantasy managers may want to get him out of lineups for the weekend if possible.

Fraley sat out Wednesday’s game as well after fouling a ball off of his leg on Tuesday. The fact that the Rays haven’t put him on the injured list makes it likely that they still feel it’s a day-to-day type of injury and expect him to return to the lineup at some point over the weekend. Jonny DeLuca will once again start in his place in right field and will bat fifth against Taj Bradley and the Twins on Friday evening in Tampa Bay.

Castro was removed from Thursday’s game after two innings due to soreness in his right knee. It sounds like he has been playing through the injury for a while now, though it doesn’t appear that a trip to the injured list is imminent. Tyler Freeman will start in his place at second base on Friday night and will bat cleanup for the Rockies against Mets’ right-hander Freddy Peralta.

It appears to be just a routine day off for the versatile 26-year-old. Julien has established himself as the Rockies’ regular leadoff hitter against right-handed pitching in recent weeks, making him a worthwhile addition in deeper mixed leagues. Mickey Moniak will serve as the designated hitter and bat leadoff for the Rockies while Brenton Doyle makes a rare start against a right-hander and will start in center field and bat ninth for the Rockies against Freddy Peralta and the Mets.

Once again Keith finds himself on the bench with an opposing left-hander on the hill for the Reds. It’s the fourth time in the Tigers’ last six games that Keith has started the game on the bench with a lefty on the mound. He’ll undoubtedly come off the bench to face a right-hander at some point in the game. Hao-Yu Lee will draw a start at second base and will bat eighth while Gleyber Torres functions as the team’s designated hitter on Friday evening against Andrew Abbott and the Reds in Cincinnati.