Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler (elbow), who is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery, won't be in the Opening Day starting rotation. However, manager Dave Roberts said that the hope is to give him one Cactus League start later this month before the regular season kicks off. The 29-year-old Buehler had Tommy John surgery back in August of 2022, but he won't open the 2024 season on time and could miss the first month of the season so that the Dodgers don't have to shut him down late in the season while being on an innings limit. His long layoff will certainly curb his fantasy upside this year, but if he can regain his pre-injury form, Buehler should serve as a very useful fantasy arm with the best lineup in baseball backing him.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran (foot), who was removed from Tuesday's Grapefruit League game early against the Tampa Bay Rays due to an apparent foot injury, is fine and will be back in the lineup on Thursday. "He's OK. His ankle is a little bit tight but that's it. He'll play on Thursday," manager Alex Cora said. The 27-year-old had surgery last year on a toe on the same foot he injured on Tuesday, so some people were fearing it was related to that injury. Turns out it wasn't, so Duran dodged a bullet and should be good to go for Opening Day. The left-handed-hitting outfielder broke out in his first full major-league season in 2023 by hitting .295/.346/.482 with an .828 OPS, eight home runs, 40 RBI and 24 steals in 102 games played. Duran has plenty of appeal as a No. 3 fantasy outfielder, but his power upside and on-base abilities are still question marks.

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (hernia), who had sports-hernia surgery in January, could get some Cactus League at-bats before the end of spring training. "I'm hopeful," manager Bruce Bochy said. "To be honest, I don't know for sure. He caught the flu -- that probably slowed things down just a hair. But we'll see where we're at by the end of this week." Despite going on the injured list twice in 2023, Seager was the runner-up for the American League MVP award after finishing with a .327/.390/.623 slash line, a career-high 1.013 OPS, 33 home runs, 96 RBI and 88 runs scored in 119 games. The four-time All-Star and World Series MVP might open the year on the injured list, but he should still be considered a top-five fantasy shortstop.

Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter (hamstring) notched a single in his spring training debut on Tuesday in a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He also fell just a few feet shy of an opposite-field home run to deep left-center field. The 26-year-old has been slowed by a hamstring issue this spring but appears to be a full go moving forward. Carpenter was an under-the-radar breakout hitter in the 2023 season, as he hit .278 with 20 home runs, six stolen bases, and an .811 OPS across 118 games played. Through his first 149 career big-league games, Carpenter has hit .273 with 26 home runs, helping him to a 122 wRC+ that grades out 22% superior to the league average. He is a quality fantasy asset that should provide solid power and some speed on the basepaths.

Houston Astros outfielder Chas McCormick notched just one of three hits by the team on Tuesday as part of a quiet 2-0 loss to the Miami Marlins. The 28-year-old's sixth-inning single to left field joined Jose Abreu and Corey Julks as the only Astros hitters to record a hit on the afternoon. McCormick has rather quietly been a fantastic hitter in his three-year big-league career. He hit .273 with 22 home runs and 19 stolen bases across 115 games in 2023, production that graded out 33% superior to the league average, as per his 133 wRC+. He has a .259 average with 50 homers and 27 stolen bases across 342 career games, helping him to an excellent 120 wRC+ in that time. He is a rock-solid fantasy asset as he sits in the prime years of his career.