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Kittredge warmed up to pitch during Saturday’s tilt, but the 34-year-old didn’t get into the game because of his soreness. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde called the right-hander day-to-day, so it doesn’t appear Kittredge is dealing with an injury that will prevent him from being ready for the regular season.

At least it’s not an arm problem for once. Stewart should rejoin the Twins pen before the end of April.

Anderson won a spot on the Opening Day roster after hitting .250/.297/.317 with one home run and three steals. With Zach Neto (shoulder) starting the year on the IL, Kevin Newman will be the starting shortstop with Anderson filling in at second base. The Angels’ full lineup is: Taylor Ward, LF, Nolan Schanuel 1B, Mike Trout RF, Jorge Soler DH, Tim Anderson 2B, Luis Rengifo 3B, Logan O’Hoppe C, Jo Adell CF, Kevin Newman SS.

The Rays don’t want Montes on the major league roster right now, but they also didn’t want another team poaching him. The former Rockies prospect, who finished last season in Japan, had a nice spring, hitting .297/.395/.405 in 43 plate appearances.

Faedo gave up six runs and had a 1/5 K/BB in 3 2/3 innings this spring before being shut down. He’ll probably get a look once healthy, but it’s possible he’ll be DFA’d if the Rays determine their pen is fine without him.

The Phillies are throwing right-hander Zack Wheeler, so this figures to be the Nationals’ main lineup to start the season. We’re still optimistic that Crews will be in for a breakout season, but hitting eighth will certainly cap his upside in runs and RBI. Hopefully, a strong start to the season will help push Crews up the batting order.

Kim is aiming for a mid-May return. Taylor Walls will serve as the Rays’ primary shortstop until then, with José Caballero backing him up.

Bell struggled this spring, hitting .130/.231/.217 with 19 strikeouts in 15 games. He will still regularly hit in the middle of the lineup, at least at the start of the season. The Nationals’ full lineup is: SS CJ Abrams, LF James Wood, 2B Luis Garcia Jr., DH Josh Bell, 1B Nathaniel Lowe, 3B Paul DeJong, C Keibert Ruiz, RF Dylan Crews, and CF Jacob Young.

Bradford is expected to resume throwing in mid-April, potentially setting him up for a return in the second half of May. That’s the optimistic scenario.

Corbin, who was signed nine days ago, is expected to join the Texas rotation on Apr. 11, even though he should be a downgrade unless someone gets hurt. Maybe even if someone gets hurt.

This is noteworthy because the Nationals are starting left-hander MacKenzie Gore. It was assumed that Kepler might sit against lefties, but that doesn’t appear to be the case, at least while Weston Wilson is on the IL. Given his strong home ballpark and good lineup around him, Kepler as an everyday player could provide sneaky fantasy value. The Phillies’ full lineup is: Trea Turner SS, Bryce Harper 1B, Alec Bohm 3B, Kyle Schwarber DH, J.T. Realmuto C, Max Kepler LF, Nick Castellanos RF, Bryson Stott 2B, and Brandon Marsh CF.