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  • Trey Yesavage SP | TOR

    Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage: No hard innings cap in 2026

    Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Monday that Yesavage will be in the team's rotation in 2026 and will not have a strict innings limit, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    Between the minors, regular season and postseason, Yesavage threw a total of 139.2 innings in 2025 in his first professional season. While the Blue Jays will no doubt keep an eye on the right-hander's workload, particularly early on in the season, he will not be working with a strict innings cap. Yesavage posted a 3.21 ERA and 16:7 K:BB over 14 regular-season innings and a 3.58 ERA and 39:11 K:BB across 27.2 postseason frames for Toronto.

  • Louie Varland SP | TOR

    Blue Jays' Louis Varland: Will remain in bullpen

    Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Monday that Varland will remain in a bullpen role in 2026, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    Varland excelled in a full-time move to a relief role in 2025, posting a 2.97 ERA and 75:22 K:BB over 72.2 regular-season innings between the Blue Jays and Twins. The 28-year-old has a career 5.18 ERA over 23 starts at the major-league level, and it does not appear the Blue Jays have interest in giving Varland another chance to start anytime soon. He's likely to begin the 2026 campaign in a setup role.

  • Tyler Bremner SP | LAA

    Angels' Tyler Bremner: Ready to go after elbow issue

    Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Monday that Bremner (elbow) is now healthy and will be invited to major-league spring training, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

    Bremner was shut down as a precaution from the instructional league due to right elbow soreness, but it seems the hurler is now back on track. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, Bremner has yet to make his professional debut, but he'll be with the big-league club during spring training. The Angels are notorious for pushing top prospects quickly, so it would not be a surprise if Bremner reached the majors at some point during the 2026 season.

  • Gerrit Cole SP | NYY

    Yankees' Gerrit Cole: Season debut in late May/early June

    The Yankees expect Cole (elbow) to rejoin their rotation in late May or early June, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    The team has said previously only that they did not expect Cole to be ready for Opening Day, and now it appears he could be held out for as much as the first two months of the season. Cole -- who had had Tommy John surgery with internal bracing in March -- has been throwing on flat ground but has yet to progress to mound work.

  • Carlos Rodon SP | NYY

    Yankees' Carlos Rodon: Projected for late April/early May

    The Yankees expect Rodon (elbow) to be ready for his season debut in late April or early May, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Rodon underwent surgery in mid-October to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur in his left elbow. The left-hander is expected to be cleared to begin a throwing program later this month, but he will need time to get built up and will begin the 2026 campaign on the 15-day injured list.

  • Yoniel Curet SP | TB

    Rays' Yoniel Curet: Designated for assignment

    The Rays designated Curet for assignment Saturday.

    The 23-year-old righty will depart the Rays' 40-man roster in order to make room for Cedric Mullins, whose signing was made official Saturday. Curet turned in a 1.45 ERA over 18.2 innings in Double-A this past season but struggled upon being promoted to Triple-A, where he accumulated a 6.03 ERA and 1.93 WHIP over 31.1 frames.

  • Johan Oviedo SP | BOS

    Red Sox's Johan Oviedo: Headed to Boston

    Oviedo was traded from the Pirates to the Red Sox in exchange for Jhostynxon Garcia and Jesus Travieso on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Tyler Samaniego and Adonys Guzman are also going to Boston in the deal.

    After acquiring Sonny Gray earlier in the offseason, the Red Sox remained aggressive in upgrading their rotation this winter. Oviedo rehabbed from Tommy John surgery for much of the 2025 season, though he managed to join the Pirates' rotation for the final two months of the campaign. In nine starts, the right-hander managed a 3.57 ERA,1.21 WHIP and 42:23 K:BB across 40.1 frames. Control has been a consistent concern for Oviedo throughout his 361 innings in the big leagues, but he should be a decent back-end starter for the Red Sox.

  • Huascar Ynoa SP | MIN

    Angels' Huascar Ynoa: Nets MiLB pact with Angels

    The Angels signed Ynoa to a minor-league contract Thursday, Taylor Blake Ward of The Sporting Tribune reports.

    Ynoa spent much of the 2025 season pitching in the Mexican League following a brief stint in the Twins organization at Triple-A St. Paul, where he allowing eight runs (five earned) over 4.1 innings. The 27-year-old hasn't pitched in the big league since 2022 and has struggled with elbow and shoulder woes since then.

  • Alek Manoah SP | LAA

    Angels' Alek Manoah: Lands in Anaheim

    Manoah signed a one-year, $1.95 million contract with the Angels on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

    Manoah missed the majority of the 2025 season while working his way back from an elbow procedure he underwent in June 2024. Once healthy, the 27-year-old righty remained with the Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate, where he turned in a 2.97 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 33.1 innings over seven starts. Now with the Halos, he'll have a much greater chance of returning to the majors in 2026, as the Angels' rotation finished last in the American League with a 4.91 ERA this past season.

  • Dylan Cease SP | TOR

    Blue Jays' Dylan Cease: Lands with Blue Jays

    Cease signed a seven-year, $210 million contract with the Blue Jays on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

    Cease will join the reigning American League champions and further bolster a rotation that already features Kevin Gausman, Shane Bieber and top prospect Trey Yesavage. The 29-year-old Cease was fairly underwhelming this past season, finishing with a 4.55 ERA and 1.33 WHIP across 168 regular-season innings. However, he's made at least 32 starts and struck out more than 210 batters every year since 2021, which helps to keep his fantasy appeal relatively high entering 2026.

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