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Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at the big changes in his rankings this week, based on news, research and the latest trends, including major reliever injuries in Toronto and Tampa Bay.

Eduardo Rodriguez is dealing with a dead arm and will be scratched from the Red Sox season opener Thursday. Nathan Eovaldi will start Opening Day when they face off against the Orioles at Fenway Park.

Archie Bradley starts a playoff game? Keston Hiura leads the Brewers in home runs? Eric Karabell makes bold fantasy-relevant predictions for each of the 15 National League teams.

Rays reliever Nick Anderson reportedly has a partially torn ligament in his pitching elbow and likely will be sidelined beyond the All-Star break.

Juan Soto left Washington's 7-3 exhibition loss against the Marlins in the middle of the first inning Thursday with what manager Dave Martinez said was a cramp in his right calf.

Right-hander Yu Darvish is scheduled to start Opening Day for the Padres next Thursday against the Diamondbacks, manager Jayce Tingler said.

A gigantic sign was built, in Dodger Blue, across from Fenway Park.

Rockies lefthander Kyle Freeland will miss at least a month with a strain in his pitching shoulder, but an MRI revealed no further damage.

Pitcher Gio González says he has retired after 13 major league seasons.

Max Fried will make his first Opening Day start for the Atlanta Braves, getting the nod in the wake of two stellar seasons.

Bobby Brown, an infielder who played on five World Series champions with the New York Yankees and later became a cardiologist and president of the American League, has died. He was 96.

White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez, who hit .296 with 14 home runs and 41 RBIs last season, suffered a ruptured pectoral tendon in his left shoulder while trying to make a leaping catch at the wall Wednesday and will miss five to six months.

After going 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA as a Royal last year, Matt Harvey was added to the Orioles' rotation one week before the season opener at Boston.

Whit Merrifield gets traded where? Franmil Reyes hits how many home runs? Eric Karabell makes bold fantasy-relevant predictions for each of the 15 American League teams.

Some are surprisingly low in the top 100, while others didn't make our MLB Rank list at all. Here are the players who deserve a little more attention this season.

The White Sox said Eloy Jimenez departed with left shoulder discomfort, and they would provide another update on Thursday.

Newly acquired slugger Khris Davis will miss the start of the season for the Rangers because of a quadriceps strain suffered on a bunt single.

Manager Jayce Tingler said after Tuesday's game that Fernando Tatis Jr. has been dealing with a minor shoulder issue for a few years and was happy he said something to the team after exiting Monday's game.

Bryan Shaw, who signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians this offseason, was told Wednesday that he will make the club's Opening Day roster.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he received the COVID-19 vaccine last week, and he will encourage his players and staff to do the same once they are eligible.