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May (elbow) was placed on the 60-day disabled list Wednesday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

May injured his elbow on March 8 and was diagnosed with a torn UCL shortly thereafter, ruling him out for the 2017 season. He'll hope to return in 2018, while Jose Berrios, Adalberto Mejia, Tyler Duffey and Justin Haley are left to compete for the final spot in Minnesota's rotation.

Kahnle was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, the Chicago Tribune's Colleen Kane reports.

Kahle was fortunate to post a 2.63 ERA in 27.1 innings out of the Chicago bullpen last season, as an ugly K:BB ratio (25:20) displayed his continued struggles with control. He surrendered three walks and five earned runs over 7.2 innings in the Cactus League, losing his shot at a middle relief job on the Opening Day roster.

Pomeranz was confident that he'll make his scheduled start Friday after throwing a bullpen session Tuesday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

Pomeranz didn't speak with reporters but gave a thumbs-up from a distance when asked how the session went. The left-hander appears to have avoided any serious injury after cutting short his previous spring start with tightness in his triceps. After throwing just four innings all spring, he intends to ramp up to four Friday. He's on a pretty tight schedule, but with Boston not needing a fifth starter until April 8, Pomeranz could build up enough pitches.

May (elbow) has elected to undergo Tommy John surgery to repair his torn UCL and will miss the entire 2017 season, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

May injured his elbow while pitching on March 8. After multiple doctor visits he has decided that full UCL surgery is his best option for recovery. He'll hopefully be ready to return for the 2018 campaign.

Manaea notched five strikeouts while giving up one unearned run on three hits and a walk over five innings in Monday's 10-6 Cactus League loss to the Diamondbacks.

Manaea missed a lot more bats than in his last start against the Rockies, with the only run he allowed coming on an infield single. The projected No. 2 starter was so efficient he needed another 10 pitches in the bullpen to get to a pitch count of 85. The strong outing lowered his spring ERA to 2.81 and left the 25-year-old feeling optimistic about his progress as the regular season looms closer. "It felt good tonight; good slider and good changeup," Manaea said. "I'm working on refining everything."

McHugh is behind other Astros starters and may not get enough work in before the start of the regular season, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports. "We're cutting it really close," manager A.J. Hinch said. "I think we'll know more once he gets a couple more outings under his belt. But he's just behind. He doesn't have any problems anymore. It's a readiness question."

McHugh was delayed early in camp with what was described as a dead arm, but it was more due to his rotator cuff. At any rate, he's thrown one minor league game and is scheduled to pitch another one Wednesday, but can't afford any setbacks. The Astros may just have him begin the season on the disabled list. Until McHugh's ready to pitch, Joe Musgrove and Mike Fiers can hold down the back end of the rotation.

Fulmer was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

Something of a forgotten man after the White Sox acquired Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez this offseason, Fulmer is poised to make an impact in the majors this season, but he will have to master Triple-A hitters first. He notched a 6.14 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 15 strikeouts in 14.2 innings in big league camp this spring. While Fulmer and Giolito both struggled against big league hitters, Lopez was impressive (3.72 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 14 strikeouts in 19.1 innings) and could be the first in line when the White Sox need rotation help.

Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

He had a good spring and made a minor adjustment on the mound, moving from the right corner of the pitching rubber to the middle; the early returns were quite good. Lopez logged a 3.72 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 14 strikeouts in 19.1 innings this spring. It's a small spring sample, but Lopez outperformed Lucas Giolito and Carson Fulmer in big league camp, and he could be the first of the White Sox's young arms to get a call when reinforcements in the rotation are needed. Lopez's 6-foot stature and fringe-average command have many pegging him as a future reliever, but the White Sox will likely give him a long leash as a starter, given his electric stuff and the fact that the team is rebuilding.

Hauschild has given up six runs on 14 hits with a 10:4 K:BB over 13.1 innings so far this spring.

The Rule 5 pick struggled in his most recent Cactus League outing, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks, but manager Jeff Banister told the Dallas Morning News that the team would not "over-evaluate" that one performance. Hauschild was much better in his first four appearances of the spring, allowing three runs on seven hits over 10.1 frames. With Andrew Cashner (shoulder), Tyson Ross (shoulder) and Chi Chi Gonzalez (elbow) all out to begin the season, Hauschild has a shot to break camp as the fifth starter, but Eddie Gamboa and Dillon Gee are in the mix as well.

Zych (biceps) threw another successful batting practice session Sunday, Doug Miller of MLB.com reports.

Zych continues his steady progress from October surgery, as he now has two successful batting practice sessions under his belt. Manager Scott Servais said that his young reliever made it out of Sunday's work without setbacks and could potentially make his spring debut this week.