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Uribe was placed on the minor league IL back at the beginning of June and underwent surgery a few weeks later. In his post, he mentioned that he is “as determined as I’ve ever been to make sure I am 100% ready for spring training 2025.”

The Phillies cash in one of their best prospects here in the hopes that Luzardo will stay healthy after a 2024 season in which he missed time early with elbow soreness and later was shut down for the year because of a stress reaction in his back. He’s expected to have a normal spring, so for now anyway, the Phillies rotation is full, leaving Taijuan Walker apparently bullpen bound and Andrew Painter to toil in the minors for a spell. Luzardo was terrific in 2023, finishing with a 3.58 ERA and 208 strikeouts in 178 2/3 innings, and it looked like he had the potential to do even better going forward. The Phillies will have him for two seasons before he becomes eligible for free agency.

Having just turned 19 this month, Caba is a work in progress offensively, but he’s a legit shortstop, giving the Marlins another strong prospect at the position to go along with Jared Serna, who was acquired from the Yankees in the Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade, and 2024 second-round pick Carter Johnson. The switch-hitter came in at .228/.385/.284 with 50 steals in 78 games between Rookie ball (52 games) and low-A ball (26 games) last season.

Boyd, 21, was an 11th-round pick out of high school in 2022. In two seasons since, he’s posted lines of .262/.366/.324 in low-A and .239/.417/.331 in high-A and stolen a total of 83 bases in 187 games. His defense isn’t particularly well regarded, and he doesn’t figure to add a whole lot of power, so he doesn’t currently project as a starting outfielder.

The Marlins are getting prospects Starlyn Caba and Emaarion Boyd in return, while the Phillies will also be picking up catcher Paul McIntosh from Miami (according to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb). Caba, a 19-year-old shortstop, rated as one of the Phillies’ biggest minor league talents. Luzardo adds to one of the game’s best rotations, assuming that he’s healthy after being limited to 12 starts by elbow and back problems last season. The chances of Andrew Painter debuting in April just took a hit, but injuries probably will make room for him at some point.

Julks hit .214/.275/.306 with the White Sox in his limited action. The 28-year-old will hit the waiver wire, and it makes room for Cam Booser after the White Sox acquired Booser in a trade with the Red Sox.

Fajardo is an 18-year-old hurler who made 13 starts in the DSL with a 3.91 ERA and impressive 64/8 K/BB over 50 2/3 innings. The right-hander is essentially a lottery ticket for Boston.

Booser should be a big part of the White Sox bullpen after forging a 3.38 ERA in 43 2/3 innings for the Red Sox in 2024. The left-hander is due $800,000 in 2025, and isn’t eligible for free agency until 2031.

Cecconi is a former highly-ranked prospect, and he struggled in his first full-season taste of MLB action with a 6.66 ERA and 1.42 WHIP over 20 appearances — 13 starts — and 77 innings.The 25-year-old could compete for a spot in the Guardians’ rotation, but also could be used as a multi-inning reliever with Cleveland. This is very much a wait-and-see player in terms of fantasy.