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Orelvis will miss the opener while he recovers. The 23-year-old will hopefully be able to return to action in the coming days.

Civale resumed throwing at the beginning of April and the thought was that he was closing in on a minor league rehab assignment. It’s unclear how big of a setback he suffered and how long it will extend his timeline. Expect the Brewers to have more clarity on his status over the next couple of days.

The 32-year-old right-hander has made it all the way back from shoulder surgery and is finally ready for live game action. He’s expected to work four innings and throw around 65 pitches in his first start. He’s expected to need three outings there before he’s ready to join the Brewers’ rotation at the end of April.

No word yet on the reason for the late scratch. Slater had been slated to start in right field and bat third for the White Sox. Brooks Baldwin will replace him in the lineup and will start in right field against Sean Newcomb and the Red Sox on Friday evening.

It sounds like Ginn will be taking over the rotation spot that was vacated by the struggling Joey Estes. Ginn made eight appearances (six starts) with the A’s during the 2024 season, posting a 4.24 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and a 29/9 K/BB ratio over 34 innings of work. It’s a tough spot against the Mets in West Sacramento though, which means he should probably be avoided for streaming purposes.

The 26-year-old superstar wound up missing just one game after tweaking his surgically-repaired right shoulder on Tuesday. With Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth on the shelf, the Padres will need Tatis to carry even more of the load over the next couple of weeks. He’ll bat leadoff against right-hander German Marquez on Friday evening in San Diego.

Angels’ manager Ron Washington is already on record saying that he wanted Neto to play nine innings at shortstop in back-to-back games before he rejoins the Angels. Neto played six innings on Thursday night and hasn’t played more than seven, so it’s going to take him at least a few more games before he’s able to check off that box. If all goes well, there’s a chance that he could be ready to return by the end of next week.

Arrighetti suffered a broken right thumb when he was hit by a line drive while playing catch in the outfield during batting practice on Monday. If he is able to reach that optimistic timeframe, he could be back in the Astros’ rotation before the end of May. Fantasy managers in leagues that don’t feature an injured list may have some tough decisions to make on whether or not to cut bait or wait it out.

While the Padres have yet to release their lineup, it sounds like their superstar outfielder will be in there after sitting out Wednesday’s game after he tweaked his surgically-repaired right shoulder. Things could still change before gametime, but fantasy managers should expect to have Tatis at their disposal on Friday evening.

As expected, Freeman will make his triumphant return to the Dodgers’ lineup on Friday night against the Cubs. The 35-year-old slugger told reporters that he’s feeling as good as he has felt all year and that he feels like he could steal a base. The Dodgers probably won’t be giving him that green light as he eases back into action, but it’s nice to hear that he’s feeling spry as he returns to action.

The Brewers needed to send someone out to make room on the active roster for Jose Quintana’s debut and unfortunately Peguero was the odd man out this time around. The 28-year-old hurler posted a 5.68 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and a 3/4 K/BB ratio over 6 1/3 innings in his five appearances with the Brewers.