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Tigers’ owner Chris Ilitch is on record saying that he’ll be willing to spend once the team is ready to contend, and the fact that the Tigers surged to the postseason in 2024 proves that they are ready. Bregman has a strong working relationship with Tigers’ manager A.J. Hinch. The Astros are intent on doing everything that they can to keep the 30-year-old superstar, so the Tigers may need to overspend to secure his services. The Red Sox have also inquired on Bregman and expect all of the usual suspects to be in the mix as well.

Setting aside the results from a performance standpoint, Manaea built up his workload to 36 pitches (26 strikes) in his rehab debut. He notched two strikeouts and didn’t hand out a free pass. The 33-year-old southpaw figures to make an impact for fantasy managers over the final few months of the year once he makes it back to New York’s rotation. He’ll need a couple of additional tune-up outings, but appears on track to make his season debut by early July.

Sánchez is back in the fold with Toronto as extra organizational catching depth after electing free agency earlier this week to explore his options. The 28-year-old backstop went 2-for-11 during a brief stint with the club a couple weeks ago while backup Tyler Heineman was hurt.

Meadows finds himself atop Detroit’s potent lineup for the fifth time in six contests since returning earlier this week from the injured list. The 25-year-old speedster has yet to heat up at the dish, going just 2-for-12 with a pair of extra-base hits and one steal through four games, but he’s walked four times and only struck out three times during that span. He figures to continue leading off for the Tigers, especially against right-handed pitching.

It’s an unfortunate development as Rainer was in the midst of a phenomenal professional debut, slashing .288/.383/.448 with five homers and nine steals across 35 games for Low-A Lakeland. The 19-year-old prodigy, who was the 11th-overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, was rapidly cementing his status as top-25 range prospect for dynasty purposes prior to suffering a dislocated right shoulder earlier this week on the strength of his stratospheric underlying 90th percent average exit velocity this season, which checked in at 108 mph, according to MLB Pipeline. He’s expected to be ready for spring training, but the lost development time is

Blanco’s surgery also included a repair of the flexor tendon in his right forearm. The 31-year-old righty is facing a long road back. Fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate him returning until the late stages of the 2026 season, even in a best-case scenario.

Clarke somehow managed to avoid serious injury when he collided with the left-center field wall to make a brilliant catch during Friday’s contest against the Orioles. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the 25-year-old rookie get a break this weekend to rest and recover, but he seemed upbeat and optimistic that he wouldn’t need much time off while speaking to reporters after his early exit from the game. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Rodríguez lost his spot on Philadelphia’s 40-man roster earlier this week when his one-year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy wrapped up. He’ll likely wind up latching on somewhere else as organizational depth.

McGough was removed from Arizona’s 40-man roster earlier this week after Andrew Saalfrank’s one-year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy concluded. The 35-year-old righty figures to pass through waivers unclaimed and remain with the club as extra relief depth.

Saalfrank returned earlier this week on Thursday from a one-year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy. The 27-year-old southpaw will remain with the organization as extra relief depth.

It’s a positive development for the Diamondbacks as losing Moreno for an extended period would’ve put some strain on their catching situation. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo told reporters postgame that Moreno’s removal was for precautionary reasons due to swelling that occurred after he was struck by a wild pitch in his throwing hand. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.