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Even with George Kirby (shoulder) set to open the season on the injured list, it was always unlikely that Castano would break camp with the big league club. He’ll open the season in the rotation at Triple-A Tacoma while Danner and Fleming function as extra bullpen depth for the M’s.

Olson told reporters Monday that he received a positive that he won’t require shoulder surgery and believes it’s possible for him to make it back for the postseason. There’s nothing definitive regarding an exact timetable, and he’s still expected to miss the rest of the regular season. It certainly sounds like he’ll be an option for Detroit at some point during the playoffs, especially if they make a deep postseason run.

There’s nothing official from the Rockies at this juncture, but it sounds like Halvorsen isn’t facing a long-term absence, which is a relief after he hit the injured list over the weekend with a right elbow strain. The 25-year-old closer is going to have a hard time making it back this season, but it certainly appears like he won’t require surgery.

Frelick will sit out his second straight game after exiting Saturday’s contest against the Nationals with left knee soreness. It doesn’t appear to be a significant concern since he hasn’t been placed on the injured list after a couple days. It’ll be rookie Brandon Lockridge taking over in right field once again on Monday evening.

It’s a bizarre lineup from Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who appears to be trying to shake things up on the night before Aaron Judge is eligible to be activated from the injured list. Not only is Rosario near the top of the order behind veteran leadoff specialist Paul Goldschmidt, but Austin Slater is batting fifth behind Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton with lefty Patrick Corbin on the hill for Texas.

Green has been jettisoned to pursue opportunities elsewhere after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 34-year-old veteran high-leverage specialist was designated for assignment last week after compiling a lackluster 4.85 ERA across 42 2/3 innings this season. He should be able to latch on somewhere else as emergency organizational relief depth.

The door is officially slammed shut on Rodriguez pitching this season for the Orioles, which means he can be safely dropped in re-draft formats where he’s still rostered. The 25-year-old right-hander’s status for next season won’t be clear until after next week’s debridement procedure on his elbow. He wound up missing the entire 2025 campaign due to shoulder and elbow issues, which makes it extremely challenging to forecast his future from a dynasty perspective. At this point, fantasy managers need to see him stay healthy and perform at something close to previous levels before rostering him again in any format.

There was some optimism a couple months ago that López might pitch again this season, but that doesn’t appear very likely, especially with Atlanta falling out of playoff contention. The 31-year-old righty has been out since early April recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.

Schwellenbach hit the injured list back in early July with a fractured right elbow and his odds of making it back prior to the end of the regular season appear microscopic at best. The 25-year-old burgeoning fantasy ace hasn’t been officially ruled out, but he’s running out of time to start ramping up a throwing program.

O’Brien adds that Sale completed a bullpen session recently and is scheduled to face hitters in a live batting practice session in the near future. The 36-year-old fantasy ace has been out since late June with a fracture in his left rib cage. He’ll require a handful of rehab starts to build up his pitch count and stamina, but it’s theoretically possible he could make it back at some point in September.

Brown added that Paredes received a PRP injection and will go with the rest and rehabilitation route instead of undergoing a surgical procedure, which would’ve carried a six-month recovery timetable. It’s extremely unlikely that the All-Star third baseman will make it back this season, but he hasn’t been officially ruled out for the postseason yet. It sounds like he’ll be ready for the start of spring training without any limitations.