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Darvish

Darvish’s second start of the season was similiar to the first; one that had some good moments, but not enough to call it a successful start from a fantasy perspective. He walked three while striking out two, but he was able to push his pitch count to 83 in the contest. Darvish is a good bet to show more consistency and miss more bats over the second half of 2025.

Darvish was making his season debut after missing three-plus months due to elbow inflammation, and there were moments where that was apparent. There were also some signs that he has a chance to be a solid contributor down the stretch with five strikeouts. It was more of a question of command than stuff for Darvish on Monday night. He’ll look to build on this effort when he squares off against the Phillies on Saturday.

Darvish will make his long-awaited season debut on Monday night against the division-rival Diamondbacks at Petco Park following a three-month absence at the outset of the year recovering from elbow inflammation. The legendary 38-year-old’s durability questions aren’t going to magically vanish, but he figures to make an impact for fantasy managers, especially in deeper mixed leagues, when he takes the ball for San Diego. His days as a true fantasy ace are long gone, but he still offers enough strikeout potential to warrant a roster spot in most leagues.

The 38-year-old right-hander has yet to pitch for the Padres this season due to inflammation in his right elbow, though he has looked sharp in recent bullpen sessions and simulated games. It’s unclear if he’ll face any sort of workload limitations in that first start, but fantasy managers would probably be better served taking a wait-and-see approach rather than throwing him right to the wolves.

The 38-year-old recovered well from a three-inning, 51-pitch simulated game vs. Single-A Lake Elsinore on June 25th and then felt even better after his bullpen session three days later. Padres manager Mike Shildt said that the next step could be some form of simulated game this upcoming week before possibly sending Darvish out on a short rehab assignment.

Darvish continues inching closer towards making his season debut. The 38-year-old righty has been out all season working his way back from elbow inflammation. He should be ready to make a rehab start at some point before the end of June or early July.

The procedural move doesn’t impact Darvish’s return timeline since he’s been on the shelf since mid-March due to elbow issues. The 38-year-old veteran remains in a bit of a holding pattern as he continues throwing bullpen sessions, but doesn’t appear close to making his season debut.

Darvish remains in a bit of a holding pattern as his progress towards returning from elbow inflammation has seemingly plateaued since roughly mid-May. It’s unclear at this juncture when he’ll be ready to return for his season debut.

There haven’t been a ton of updates concerning Darvish’s potential return timeline lately. The 38-year-old reportedly touched 90 mph in his latest throwing session and is slated for another bullpen session later this week. At this point, his return to San Diego’s rotation doesn’t appear imminent.

Darvish had a setback two weeks ago as he was working his way back from elbow inflammation. He threw just “six or seven” pitches in a bullpen yesterday with his velocity sitting in the mid-80s. His next bullpen session will ramp up with more pitches at a higher intensity, but he seems like he’s still a ways away.