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Kaprielian will have a consultation with Dr. Neil ElAttrache over his lingering elbow pain, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Kaprielian was placed on the disabled list with elbow pain last week, continuing a disturbing trend of elbow problems for the 2015 first-round pick. Whenever the big-time doctors like ElAttrache get involved, it's never a good sign. Unless he gets some good news, Tommy John surgery could be in Kaprielian's future.

Gray (back) threw 35 pitches in a bullpen session Friday, 10 with Mark Canha standing in the box, and he was able to throw all of his pitches, the East Bay Times' John Hickey reports.

This was the second time in four days that he threw a bullpen session and felt great afterward, so it sounds like a rehab assignment could be right around the corner. It will be decided in the next couple of days what the next step will be.

Clevinger pitched six dominant innings, allowing one run on two hits and two walks while striking out eight for Triple-A Columbus in Thursday's Opening Day game.

Not many minor-league pitchers are worth keeping a close eye on in single-season fantasy leagues, but Clevinger is an exception. Although his Cactus League numbers were ugly in limited innings, his production during the Indians' World Series run last year makes him an attractive option later in the MLB season. If Clevinger can dominate Triple-A hitters like he showed Thursday, then Tribe manager Terry Francona won't hesitate to call up the right-hander as soon as a need arises.

Boyd (0-1) was hammered for five runs on five hits and four walks while striking out two over 2.1 innings in Thursday's 11-2 drubbing at the hands of the White Sox.

Rust may have played a factor in Boyd's lack of sharpness, as rain has played havoc with the Tigers' early-season schedule, but that's small consolation to fantasy GMs who took a chance on him after his impressive spring. If there was any silver lining here for the left-hander it's that Anibal Sanchez was just as bad in relief, so even if Boyd's on a short leash his rotation spot isn't in immediate jeopardy. He'll try to rebound Tuesday at home against the Twins.

Groome will be limited to around five innings an outing as he starts the year at Low-A Greenville, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

The 18-year-old left-hander, the Red Sox's first-round pick in 2016, will follow a path similar to elite prospect Anderson Espinoza (now with San Diego) and Roniel Raudes, both of whom made their full-season debuts at Greenville in 2016. Groome is scheduled to make his debut for the Drive on Monday, per Christopher Smith of MassLive.com.

Musgrove threw five innings in Thursday's game against the Mariners, giving up two runs on five hits while walking three and striking out two en route to a no-decision.

The 24-year-old got through the first five innings of the game with just one run surrendered thanks to a home run by Mitch Haniger, but when Musgrove came out for the sixth, he unraveled and proceeded to load the bases with Mariners. Michael Feliz managed to escape the jam with just one run, but it took Musgrove out of being in line for the win (although closer Ken Giles blew the game in the ninth anyway). This was a decent start to the 2017 season for the right-handed starter, although his control was lacking a bit (only 54 of his 84 offerings went for strikes). He'll look to improve his command in his next start Tuesday in Seattle.

Snell (0-1) threw 6.2 innings in Thursday's loss to the Blue Jays, giving up five runs (four earned) on three hits to go with five walks and five strikeouts.

The stat line for Snell's 2017 debut is surprising given that he managed to allow more runs than hits in the contest, although that is because one of the three hits was a grand slam by Kendrys Morales. The young left-hander struggled with control all evening, as he finished the night with just 57 of his 97 pitches going for strikes, although his fastball did stay in the mid-90s into the later part of his outing. Snell will look to put this performance behind him when he takes the mound in his next scheduled start Wednesday against the Yankees.

Stroman (1-0) picked up the win in Thursday's contest with the Rays, allowing one earned run on six hits across 6.1 innings. He also struck out five and walked two.

The "Stro Show" was on full display Thursday night, as the right-hander cruised through his first six innings before conceding a run in the seventh and being chased from the ballgame. Stroman wasn't overly accurate (only 56 of his 89 pitches were strikes), but it was good to see that he induced nine groundouts to just one flyout, a line that should transfer well to the hitter-friendly Rogers Centre. Stroman will get an opportunity to strut his stuff again Wednesday when the Blue Jays host the Brewers.

Quintana will make his second start of the season Sunday against the Twins, Scott Merkin of the White Sox's official site reports.

Two rainouts during the opening week of baseball means the White Sox can skip the untested Dylan Covey this weekend. Quintana, the White Sox's ace, is anxious to put an Opening Day beating behind him.

Gibson gave up three runs on five hits (including two home runs) and two walks while striking out five over five innings against the Royals on Thursday. He did not factor in the decision in the Twins' 5-3 win.

The right-hander held the Royals scoreless through four but he unraveled late, allowing four hits (three for extra bases) and a walk to the final eight batters he faced. While Gibson will continue to eat innings for the Twins, there's little to get excited about here from a fantasy perspective. His peripherals from a year ago suggest he was only slightly better than his 5.07 ERA would indicate.