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  • ATL Relief Pitcher #38
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    Pierce Johnson (elbow) threw a live batting practice session on Wednesday without any issues.
    It doesn’t sound like he’s going to require a minor league rehab assignment, so if the Braves felt good about how Wednesday’s session went, Johnson could return from the injured list on Friday. Before landing on the shelf with right elbow inflammation, he had posted a 3.00 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and a 16/5 K/BB ratio over 12 innings of work.
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    Angels signed RHP Montana Semmel to a minor league contract.
    Semmel, 23, was a 36th round selection by the Yankees from the 2019 draft class and spent five seasons in their organization. In 2024, he registered a 6.33 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and a 40/29 K/BB ratio across 42 2/3 innings at Single-A Tampa. Semmel will add minor league bullpen depth for the Halos.
  • PIT Catcher #5
    Endy Rodriguez (elbow) told reporters on Friday that he’s now feeling 100 percent after fully recovering from Tommy John surgery.
    The 24-year-old backstop missed the entire 2024 campaign while recovering from the injury, though he did make it back to play in a handful of minor league rehab games before the season concluded. He has gone through a normal and healthy off-season and has been in great spirits early on in Pirates’ camp. With Joey Bart entrenched as the club’s starting catcher, Rodriguez is going to have to battle Henry Davis and Jason Delay to open the year as the Bart’s understudy.
  • KC Starting Pitcher #55
    Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Royals and left-hander Cole Ragans have reached an agreement on a three-year, $13.25 million contract extension.
    The deal would cover the upcoming season as well as Ragans’ first two seasons of arbitration eligibility. It looks like a strong deal for both sides, as Ragans gains a bit of financial security at likely above what he would have made via arbitration, while the Royals lock up one of the best left-handers in all of baseball at a very reasonable rate. Ragans has been a fringe top 10 starting pitcher off the board in early fantasy drafts after his masterful 2024 season.
  • TEX Relief Pitcher #61
    Robert Garcia (forearm) threw off of flat ground without any issues on Friday and is close to progressing to mound work.
    The 28-year-old right-hander was sidelined early in camp due to nerve irritation in his forearm, but thankfully it appears to have been only a minor issue. Garcia did a nice job for the Nationals in 2024, compiling a 4.22 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and a 75/16 K/BB ratio over 59 2/3 innings. With no clear cut closer at the back end of the Rangers’ bullpen. Garcia could thrust himself into the mix there if he continues to pile up strikeouts at that rate.
  • PHI Catcher #10
    According to Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer, there is mutual interest between J.T. Realmuto and the Phillies in working out a contract extension.
    Realmuto told Lauber recently, “Obviously I have interest in coming back to the Phillies,” Realmuto said recently... I love being here. My wife loves it here, my family. Their friends are all in the organization. So, there’s certainly interest on our end. I would hope the Phillies have interest, as well.” While the two sides would have to agree to a price point, tacking on another couple of years to his contract would seem like a win for both parties. As things currently stand, the 33-year-old backstop is set to hit the free agent market after the 2025 season.
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  • LAA Shortstop #7
    Angels’ manager Ron Washington told reporters that Tim Anderson will get reps in the outfield during spring training.
    Historically, Washington has wanted his roster to be as versatile as possible, so it’s not surprising to hear that he would want to add to that by playing Anderson in the outfield. Whenever Zach Neto (shoulder) is ready to return, Anderson’s clearest path to playing time could be in the outfield — or at second base with Luis Rengifo shifting to the outfield more often. It’s still unlikely that Anderson returns to fantasy relevancy in 2025, but the added eligibility wouldn’t hurt his cause.
  • MIN Starting Pitcher #20
    Chris Paddack told reporters on Friday that he envisions himself being a workhorse in the team’s starting rotation and that he wants to throw 200 innings in 2025.
    It’s always good to set goals. Paddack has never exceeded 140 2/3 innings in a big league season — and that mark came over 26 starts in his rookie season with the Padres way back in 2019. Fully healthy for perhaps the first time since that rookie campaign, Paddack didn’t stop throwing over the winter and is fully convinced that he’s going to make a major impact in 2025. Perhaps he’s worthy of a late-round dart throw in the final rounds of mixed league drafts — where his current ADP resides outside the top 500 players overall.
  • WAS Starting Pitcher #71
    Nationals’ manager Dave Martinez told reporters on Friday that Mason Thompson (elbow) has yet to throw off of a mound as he continues his recovery from Tommy John surgery.
    The 26-year-old right-hander underwent the reconstructive procedure on his elbow last spring. While he has completed most of his rehab program already, the Nationals are erring on the side of caution and bringing him along slowly. According to Martinez, “We’re going to play a lot more long toss with him right now, get him comfortable throwing flat grounds... and then we’ll move him to the bullpen. I don’t want to put a date on it, but probably a couple weeks.” It’s possible that he could still be ready for the start of the season, but that window is shrinking.
  • PIT Relief Pitcher #36
    Pirates’ general manager Ben Cherington told reporters on Friday that right-hander Dauri Moreta (elbow) will not be ready for the start of the regular season.
    The 28-year-old hurler is still in the process of recovering from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery that he underwent last March. Cherington did note that he is right where he should be in his progression and looks good so far, he just won’t be facing hitters early on in spring camp. While it won’t be to start the season, expect Moreta to return and make an impact in the Pirates’ bullpen at some point in the first half of the season.
  • CHC Second Baseman #26
    Cubs signed INF Dixon Machado to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
    The 32-year-old infielder returns for his third tour with the Cubs — having spent time there in 2019 and 2022 as well. Machado spent each of the past two seasons toiling in the Astros’ organization, most recently slashing just .222/.317/.301 with three homers and 22 RBI in 45 games at Triple-A Sugar Land last season. He’ll add infield depth for the Cubs.