Injuries Piling Up in MLB!

Injuries Piling Up in MLB!

Author: RotoWire.com March 6, 2026 Duration: 56:39

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Intro/Injuries are piling up and the World Baseball Classic is in full swing

  • Injury news
    • Hunter Greene undergoing MRI on sore elbow.
      • Rhett Lowder’s chances improve.
    • Jeremy Pena diagnosed with fracture in the tip of his right ring finger.
      • Carlos Correa back to shortstop?
    • Josh Hader (biceps) is slated for mound work early next week.
    • Jackson Chourio is out of Team Venezuela’s lineup Friday after being hit by a pitch on his left hand during Wednesday’s exhibition game.
    • Rafael Devers (hamstring) is nearing a return to game action
  • Cole Ragans endures brutal spring start
    • Six runs on five hits – including two homers – plus a walk and a hit batsman in 1.2 innings.
  • Connelly Early and Peyton Tolle both expected to be optioned if Johan Oviedo wins the No. 5 job, “as expected.”
  • Jurickson Profar suspended 162 games for PED violation.
  • Meanwhile, Spencer Strider’s velocity is trending upward.
  • Carlos Estevez’s velocity is way down.

TGFBI

  • Clay (picking 10th)
    • Paul Skenes
    • Nick Kurtz
    • Andres Munoz
    • Wyatt Langford
    • William Contreras
    • Jeremy Pena
    • Nick Pivetta
    • Kevin Gausman
    • Konnor Griffin
    • Jakob Marsee

TZ (10th)

Crochet

Chourio

Woo

Olson

Duran

Luzardo

Jansen

Hoerner

Nimmo

Swanson

Abreu

Eovaldi

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