Kansas City Royals catching prospect Blake Mitchell (wrist) began a rehab assignment on Monday with the team's Arizona Complex League affiliate, going 1-for-2 with a walk and two stolen bases. The Royals' second-ranked prospect is recovering from a broken hamate bone and will likely be assigned to High-A once he's done rehabbing, which is where he finished last season. The former eighth-overall draft pick spent most of 2024 at Single-A, slashing .238/.376/.439 with 18 home runs and a 17.0 percent walk rate. Look for the 6-foot-1 backstop to make a push towards Double-A by season's end, but the left-handed hitter is still a couple of years away from the majors. Still, at just 20 years old and a first-round pedigree, he's a name to keep an eye on in dynasty leagues.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez carved up the Orioles in Tuesday's 9-1 win. Lopez pitched five innings, allowing one run on two hits and a walk with a season-high 11 strikeouts. The 29-year-old has verged on being a fantasy ace throughout his career. He has looked like one to start the season, going 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, and a 10.09 K/9 rate in six starts and 33 IP. He will look to keep things going in his next scheduled start, which will be a middling matchup against the Giants.

Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras (finger) has been playing through a finger injury so painful that the team conducted X-rays on it Tuesday, per MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Contreras started in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Astros, going 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. He also threw out Jose Altuve trying to steal a base. The injury hasn't negatively impacted his defensive performance, as he leads baseball in throwing runners out. His offensive performance has been down, though, as he's slashing .242/.358/.331 with three home runs, 19 RBI, and four stolen bases. Fantasy managers should keep an eye out for any updates related to his finger, but it seems he may be able to play through it for now.

Cincinnati Reds outfield prospect Rece Hinds kept on hitting on Tuesday for Triple-A Louisville, going 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run, and scoring twice. That makes three consecutive games with a homer for the former second-rounder, now boasting a .281 AVG with an .897 OPS through 33 games. Hinds was not the one to get the call to replace injured Tyler Callihan (forearm); rather, it was Jacob Hurtubise, but make no mistake, Hinds and his power will be back in the big leagues at some point this season. Together with his ability to steal bases, Hinds is a name to monitor in redraft leagues.

Kansas City Royals first base prospect Jac Caglianone continued to demolish baseballs on Tuesday, homering twice in a 3-for-4 day at the plate for Double-A Northwest Arkansas, collecting four RBI and scoring a pair of runs in the process. It was the third consecutivegame that the former sixth-overall pick homered in, now with eight home runs on the season in 28 games (109 AB). With a .330 AVG and 1.012 OPS, a promotion to Triple-A in the near future feels prudent. At this rate, a major league debut later in the year is certainly withinreach, and redraft managers may want to consider stashing the 6-foot-5 slugger in the coming weeks.