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Michael Prosecky P | COL
Rockies' Michael Prosecky: Sidelined with elbow issue
Prosecky is on the minor-league injured list with elbow inflammation, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.
Per Mayo, Prosecky's elbow inflammation is mild and he is in the process of building back up in extended spring training, but it's obviously still a concerning injury as things stand. Prosecky, who had a 2.72 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 125 strikeouts in 109 innings for Single-A Fresno last year, will likely head to High-A Spokane once healthy.
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Walker Buehler SP | SD
Dodgers' Walker Buehler: Making another rehab start Saturday
Buehler (elbow) will make his second minor-league rehab appearance Saturday with Triple-A Oklahoma City, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Buehler had his first rehab outing with OKC on Sunday, tossing 54 pitches over 3.1 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out two batters. Though he was far from sharp in the appearance and was clocked at about 1.0 mph below his norm, the right-hander appears to have come out of the start without any setbacks. Buehler is expected to make four minor-league rehab outings in total before potentially joining the Dodgers' big-league rotation in mid-to-late April.
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Matt Manning SP | PHI
Tigers' Matt Manning: Set for spot start Thursday
The Tigers plan to call up Manning from Triple-A Toledo to start the second game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Mets, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Manning wasn't able to secure a spot in the Tigers' Opening Day rotation, but he won't have to wait long to make his first start of the season with the big club. As a result of weather-related postponements on consecutive days, the Tigers and Mets will play a twin bill Thursday in Citi Field, creating a stretch of seven games in six days for Detroit. Manning will be designated as the 27th man for the twin bill and will serve as a temporary sixth starter before likely being optioned back to Toledo immediately following the start against the Mets. Manning looked sharp in his lone outing for Toledo last Friday, striking out seven while pitching five innings of one-run ball.
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Mitch Spence RP | KC
Athletics' Mitch Spence: Takes loss Tuesday
Spence (0-1) was charged with the loss in extra innings against the Red Sox on Tuesday, allowing one unearned run on one hit over one inning.
Spence got the call in the 11th inning after closer Mason Miller had already thrown 29 pitches over the prior pair of frames. Spence's loss was primarily of the tough-luck variety, as the one run he surrendered came on a Tyler O'Neill double play groundout that scored inning-opening runner Reese McGuire. Spence was effective in his first appearance of the season on Friday against the Guardians, and Tuesday's nearly clean outing shouldn't blemish the perception he could be a reliable multi-inning relief option for manager Mark Kotsay.
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Jose Butto SP | SF
Mets' Jose Butto: Could start Thursday
Butto could be recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to start for the Mets in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Tigers, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Butto wouldn't be eligible to be recalled from Triple-A yet under normal circumstances, but because the Mets can add a 27th man for the doubleheader, the 26-year-old is an option. The righty allowed two earned runs over five innings in his first start with Syracuse and yielded just one earned run in 10 frames this spring.
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Spencer Strider SP | ATL
Braves' Spencer Strider: Atlanta-Chicago postponed Wednesday
Strider won't start Wednesday after Atlanta's game versus the White Sox was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.
The game will be made up on June 27, which had been a mutual off day for the two clubs. Atlanta is off Thursday, which means Strider's next start will come Friday at home against the Diamondbacks.
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Adrian Houser SP | SF
Mets' Adrian Houser: Tigers-Mets postponed Wednesday
Houser and the Mets won't face the Tigers on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather at Citi Field.
The interleague matchup has now been postponed for consecutive days and will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday. Expect Houser to start at least one of the two contests, while the Mets could delve into the minor-league ranks for a spot starter for the second game of the twin bill as the team begins a stretch of 15 games in 14 days.
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Robert Gasser SP | MIL
Brewers' Robert Gasser: Targeting mid-to-late April
Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said Wednesday that Gasser (elbow) is progressing well and targeting a mid-to-late-April return, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
The left-hander was diagnosed late in spring training with a bone spur in his left elbow. It's unclear whether Gasser has been cleared to begin a throwing program, but positive steps are being made in his recovery. Once healthy, Gasser looks to be a good bet to make his major-league debut sooner rather than later. He was placed on Triple-A Nashville's 7-day injured list last Friday.
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Logan Webb SP | SF
Giants' Logan Webb: Tagged for five runs
Webb (0-1) took the loss Tuesday against the Dodgers, surrendering five runs on seven hits and two walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out five.
Webb failed to complete four full innings Tuesday, struggling mightily with the Dodgers' gauntlet of a lineup. Mookie Betts took him yard for a solo homer in the third inning, while Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Gavin Lux each notched extra-base hits. Even with Webb sporting a 6.52 ERA through two starts this season, fantasy managers should maintain confidence considering he hasn't finished a season with an ERA worse than 3.25 since 2020. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Padres on Sunday for a second time in 2024 after giving up two runs over six innings against them on Opening Day.