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On the day that it was announced he would start on Opening Day for the Rockies, Freeland turned in his worst outing of the spring, though he did still manage to record five strikeouts. All of the scoring came during a mammoth uprising in the second inning that featured five hits a walk and a hit batsmen. After this debacle, Freeland now holds a 6.43 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and a 16/3 K/BB ratio over 14 frames in four spring starts.

Hamilton will get the live session in, and the 29-year-old could make an appearance in a Grapefruit League soon after. Hamilton has been sidelined with an infection, but the right-hander could be ready for Opening Day if there are no more setbacks.

Lewis left Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury, and the imaging confirmed the strain. The 25-year-old has shown upper-echelon upside when healthy enough to play, but this is yet another setback for the former first-overall pick. He did tell reporters that he believed this injury isn’t close to as serious as the quad injury that sidelined him early in 2024. With Lewis out of action for the foreseeable future, it could be Brooks Lee at third for the Twins.

The Brewers announced Monday that Tobias Myers will open the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, and they also are missing Brandon Woodruff, D.L. Hall, Aaron Ashby and Robert Gasser due to various injuries. Henderson will start Monday’s spring game against the Padres, and if that goes well — and possibly even if it doesn’t — the 23-year-old has a good chance of being one of the five starters to begin the 2025 campaign. He’ll be a matchup-dependent streamer if/when he does earn that final rotation spot.

Siani was slated to start in the outfield but the Cardinals will give the 25-year-old a day off — at the least — to recover. Victor Scott II is starting in Siani’s place.

Teel and Quero are the big names here, as they are two of the top catching prospects in baseball. Both have a chance to make their MLB debut this summer, with Teel being the better bet for fantasy success early on. That’s more compliment to Teel than insult to Quero.

Fletcher struggled in the Cactus League, and wasn’t a great bet for the roster even with the Andrew Benintendi (hand) injury. Fletcher will likely be up-and-down throughout 2025.

Casali was signed in the middle of January as a non-roster invite, but the 36-year-old didn’t do enough to make the roster even with Sean Murphy (ribs) picking up an injury. Casali will likely see interest from other clubs on a minor-league deal.

Leon will not be the backup backstop to open the season for Atlanta. That honor will likely go to Chadwick Tromp with Drake Baldwin expected to catch until Sean Murphy (ribs) is ready to go around May.

King has been shaky in spring training with a 6.23 ERA over his Cactus League appearances, but to say that doesn’t matter is an understatement. The 29-year-old was a breakout star for San Diego, and he offers potential to be an SP1 for fantasy managers during the 2025 campaign. He’ll square off against Chris Sale in the opener.

Petersen will begin the season in Triple-A with the Bees, but the 30-year-old has a good shot to make appearances with the Angels at some point in 2025. It just won’t be in a role that has fantasy relevancy