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It’ll probably be a one-year, $25 million deal unless something goes awry. The player option for 2026 starts at $10 million and jumps to $20 million once Flaherty makes 15 starts. Flaherty opened last year with the Tigers, going 7-5 with a 2.95 ERA in 18 stats before being traded to the Dodgers. He was 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA in 28 starts overall. Flaherty’s return means that, barring injury, there’s going to be just one spot in the Tigers rotation available for Jackson Jobe, Casey Mize, Kenta Maeda, Brant Hurter, Matt Manning and Keider Montero. Maeda and Hurter will likely have bullpen spots awaiting them, but some of the others figure to open in the minors.

Estes allowed nine hits, four walks and three homers. None of that is ideal. All of that, in fact, is bad. Estes struggled to end the 2024 season, and his extreme flyball rates aren’t likely to play well in a Triple-A park. His next outing is in Colorado on Sunday. Hard pass.

Smith has been an on-base machine in the early portion of the season, and the three-reach day now has his on-base percentage at .619 over six games. Obviously, that’s going to drop, but it’s great to see early success from smith after he wasn’t exactly at his best for most of the 2024 campaign.

Atlanta remains winless on the year, while the Dodgers remain undefeated. Harris II made sure that his team didn’t get shutout, and it’s worth noting his homer came off southpaw Tanner Scott. The outfielder also singled, and his two-hit night was nice to see after he scuffled considerably in the series against the Padres.

Hernández swatted a two-run homer off Grant Holmes in the first inning for his second roundtripper of the year. He also singled and walked, and scored three runs for a nice Monday evening for the 32-year-old outfielder. Hernández should again be a fantasy stalwart, even if his shaky approach can sometimes lead to lulls in production.

Glasnow was on no-hit watch until the fifth inning, and he gave up only two hits in the contest. He did walk three, but he was able to get out of any jams thanks to the strikeout while generating 13 swings and misses against his arsenal. Glasnow will get a chance to face the Phillies on Sunday, and looks like the same hurler he was in 2024 prior to his injury.