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Gray is making steady progress in his lengthy recovery from last year’s Tommy John surgery that also included an internal brace procedure. The 27-year-old righty figures to rejoin Washington’s starting rotation mix at some point in the second half of the year.

Kittredge had knee surgery at the beginning of March and is expected to be out for at least the first two months of the season.

Muncy was selected to take the place of Zack Gelof (wrist) while Gelof recovers from hamate surgery. Muncy hit .289/.391/.395 in 46 plate appearances this spring and, much like his teammate Jacob Wilson, will bring a solid batting average but not much power and speed, which limits his fantasy upside a bit.

Basso was pushing for a spot in the Athletics’ bullpen before being shutdown with a shoulder strain at the beginning of March. There is not yet a firm timeline for his return to the mound.

He’s going on to the 40-man roster, but he’ll likely be assigned to Triple-A after reporting. Boston signed Davis to a minor league contract in December after three seasons in Colorado in which he posted a 7.71 ERA in 51 1/3 innings. He had a 4.82 ERA and a 9/1 K/BB in 9 1/3 innings this spring.

Sheehan had Tommy John surgery last May and has progressed to throwing bullpen sessions. He might see time in the majors after the All-Star break.

With the Astros throwing left-hander Framber Valdez, the Mets will turn to Acuña at second base instead of the left-handed-hitter Baty. Acuña didn’t have as impressive a spring, and Baty will likely be on the strong side of the platoon and starting against right-handed pitchers, but it’s worth noting that the Mets are going to give both young players at-bats early in the season. The Mets’ full lineup is: Francisco Lindor SS, Juan Soto RF, Pete Alonso 1B, Mark Vientos 3B, Brandon Nimmo LF, Starling Marte DH, Tyrone Taylor CF, Luisangel Acuna 2B, Luis Torrens C.

Reyes won a bench spot by hitting .311/.418/.467 this spring. Now it just remains to be seen whether he’ll keep his place over Oswald Peraza after DJ LeMahieu returns next month.

This is a bit of a surprise. Perhaps this is connected to Vinnie Pasquantino’s hamstring injury, but with Pasquantino starting at DH, Cavan Biggio will be in the lineup at first base, with Jonathan India at third base, and Michael Massey at second base. We don’t want to overreact on day one with Pasquantino banged up, but this does suggest that Garcia’s status on the Royals may not be as secure as we had initially believed.

Cousins, a key reliever for the club in the second half of last season, is back throwing and probably would have been a candidate for the bullpen before the end of May, but the Yankees are opening up his spot on the 40-man for Pablo Reyes.

The 25-year-old Vargas was a top prospect for the Dodgers but struggled after he was traded to the White Sox last season. He began to recoup some of his past prospect value after hitting .341/.423/.523 in 52 plate appearances this spring with two home runs, five strikeouts, and seven walks. There won’t be a ton of value in the White Sox lineup this season, but if Vargas is going to be the primary leadoff hitter, then he could carve out some fantasy value hitting in front of Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Vaughn. The White Sox’s full lineup is: Miguel Vargas 3B, Luis Robert CF, Andrew Benintendi DH, Andrew Vaughn 1B, Austin Slater RF, Lenyn Sosa 2B, Korey Lee C, Jacob Amaya SS, Michael A Taylor LF.