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Dobbins

As a 25-year-old rookie, Dobbins had a solid 4.13 ERA in 11 starts and two relief appearances for the Red Sox before tearing his ACL while going to cover first base in July. If he’s not ready for the start of 2026, he shouldn’t be far behind, and he’ll definitely get a look in the rotation at some point. While his ceiling seems limited, Dobbins has the varied arsenal, above average command and solid groundball rate of a No. 4 starter. Contreras’s exit leaves a big hole in the St. Louis lineup, but the Cardinals are rebuilding anyway and now there’s another 600 plate appearances freed up for Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman and Thomas Saggese. Or maybe they’ll want to give Iván Herrera a look at first, which would open the door for catcher Jimmy Crooks to play a significant role.

The Cardinals will get righties Hunter Dobbins, Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aita and will send Boston $8 million, according to Passan. Contreras, who is owed $41.5 million for the next two years or, if his option is picked up, $54 million for the next three, will apparently be waiving his no-trade clause to take over as Boston’s first baseman. That means Triston Casas could open up in Triple-A if healthy, though if he impresses in the spring, there’s also the chance the Red Sox could go with him and Contreras splitting time between first and DH. The Cardinals figure to install Alec Burleson at first, which would open an outfield spot back up for Jordan Walker alongside Lars Nootbarr and Victor Scott II. Contreras hit .257/.344/.447 with 20 homers in 135 games last season in his first year since giving up catching.

The procedure was performed by Dr. Daniel Cooper in Texas. The 25-year-old hurler is expected to be fully recovered and ready to participate in spring training, though it’s unclear how his regular offseason routine will be limited.

The 25-year-old right-hander has been shelved since mid-July due to a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. He’s expected to be fully recovered in time for spring training.

Dobbins suffered the season-ending knee injury during Friday’s start against the Rays. He previously tore his ACL while playing high school football. The 25-year-old righty is facing a lengthy rehabilitation process following surgery, but there’s a chance he’s able to make it back to Boston’s rotation at some point in the early stages of next season. He finishes his abbreviated rookie campaign with a solid 4.13 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 45/17 K/BB ratio across 61 innings (13 appearances, 11 starts). It’s a tough hit to Boston’s rotation depth for the next few months, but it’s easy to envision Dobbins returning next season as a mid-rotation arm.

Cotillo adds that the Red Sox are still evaluating Dobbins, but the initial belief is that he’s dealing with a serious knee injury. The 25-year-old rookie right-hander suffered the ailment on Friday night against the Rays in his return from the injured list. There should be a definitive update on his status shortly, but his season is most likely over. Depending on the exact diagnosis, there’s a chance he’s ready for next spring, but we’re not close to being able to speculate on that frontier. We’ll have updates on the developing situation as it unfolds.

Dobbins sustained the injury while covering first base on a ground ball to the right side of the infield in the second inning. He’ll head for further evaluation. The 25-year-old hurler wound up allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out a pair in his first start back off of the injured list.

Dobbins is back to make a start against the Rays on Friday. The right-hander looked good in his rehab outing Saturday, and has had some success at the highest level. He’s worthy of streaming consideration.

Crochet will have his final start prior to the All-Star break moved back an extra day with Hunter Dobbins (elbow) coming off the injured list on Friday to face the Rays. Dobbins offers some streaming appeal for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues. He looked sharp in his final rehab outing on Saturday with eight strikeouts over five innings for Triple-A Worcester.

The right-hander allowed two hits and didn’t walk a batter while striking out eight. He pounded the strike zone with his entire arsenal and had 14 whiffs on the day. With Walker Buehler struggling, Dobbins could potentially push him for a spot in the rotation or be recalled as a long reliever. The Red Sox do have seven games this week, so perhaps Dobbins comes up for a spot start in one of those.