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Margot missed the minimum 10 days with his groin strain. He figures to go back to starting in the outfield against left-handed pitchers.

Thanks to the almighty save, Díaz, who was eligible for arbitration for the first time, will earn $1.05 million more this year than Bryan Abreu, a significantly better reliever who is one year ahead of him in service time. Díaz had a 3.99 ERA and 28 saves in 32 chances last season. He’s set to remain the Reds’ closer this season, but his declining velocity and strikeout rate don’t seem to bode well.

Moniak was unable to build on his strong 2023, slashing .219/.266/.380 with 14 home runs in 124 games. He figures to operate as a bench outfielder for the Angels in 2025 but may be in his final chance to crack regular MLB value.

Rengifo was tremendous in 78 games for the Angels in 2024, hitting .300 with six homers and a career-high 24 stolen bases. He battled multiple injuries during the season, and the Angels also seemed intent on keeping him as a part-time player early in the year. However, if the 27-year-old comes into the season healthy, it’s hard to not feel good about his fantasy prospects while hitting near the top of the Angels’ lineup.

The injuries have been stacking up for Lodolo, and he wound up with a 4.76 ERA in his 21 starts before finishing last season on the IL with a finger strain. He’s still very promising, but he might have to compete for his rotation spot this spring and we don’t have a ton of faith that he’ll remain healthy.

Fraley hit a career-best .277 last season, but he mustered just five homers in 382 plate appearances and finished a 95 OPS+. The Reds will be looking at him as either their left or right fielder against right-handers.

Bradish underwent Tommy John surgery in June, so he likely won’t return until July at the soonest this upcoming season. While he likely won’t help many fantasy managers in 2025, Bradish has three more years of arbitration eligibility after this season, so he should be in Baltimore’s rotation at a value cost for years.

Singer made $4.875 million last season with the Royals, and he has one more year of arbitration eligibility in 2026. The Reds are hoping he’ll be an above average starter after acquiring him in return for Jonathan India and Joey Weimer. He’s thus far posted ERA+s of 115, 93, 127, 81 and 114 in five big-league seasons, so there’s not really much telling which pitcher the Reds will get.

While many assume that Taveras will be on the bench in Texas so that Wyatt Langford, Adolis Garcia, and Evan Carter can start; however, it might not be that simple. Taveras is a strong defender in center field while swiping 23 bases in 151 games. His value on the bases and on defense could keep him in the lineup more often than not.

That’s quite a bargain for Gilbert considering Alex Cobb and Matthew Boyd are both making $15 million this season. Gilbert still has two more years of arbitration, which means he will likely remain a bargain for the Mariners over that stretch. Gilbert took his performance to a new level in 2024, posting a 3.23 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 208 2/3 innings. He is flirting with top-10 value amongst all starting pitchers in fantasy baseball.

Skubal made just $2.65 million last season, so this is a major raise for the AL Cy Young Award winner. Still, after pitching to a 2.39 ERA with 228 strikeouts in 192 innings, the Tigers should be trying to sign him to a long-term extension as soon as possible.