Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (shoulder) will have surgery on his fractured shoulder on Friday, according to general manager Craig Breslow. Story's recovery will be somewhere in the neighborhood of six months. The 31-year-old suffered a left-shoulder subluxation last Friday against the Los Angeles Angels when diving for a ball on the infield, and now he's going to miss the rest of the 2024 season. It's a tough blow for Story, who got a late start to last season due to surgery on his right elbow. Fantasy managers in single-year leagues can safely drop Story at this time. In the meantime, the recently recalled Romy Gonzalez will platoon at the 6 with David Hamilton, although Vaughn Grissom (groin, hamstring) could also see reps at the position when he returns from the injured list. At best, Gonzalez and Hamilton are AL-only pickups for middle-infield depth.

Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg and outfielder Austin Hays are not in the starting lineup against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. With the two resting in Beantown, Tony Kemp is playing second base and batting ninth, while Colton Cowser starts in left field and is hitting seventh in the lineup against Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello. This will be Westburg's first game off of the season, and he could use the break, as he's started off the year hitting just .194 in his first 34 plate appearances in 2024. Hays has also started slow, going just 2-for-26 (.077) in his first eight games played. Cowser has never faced Bello in his career, while Kemp has one hit in his two at-bats against him. Cowser is the better upside sleeper play in DFS and is off to a .455 (5-for-11) start in 2024.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (wrist) is swinging a bat and hasn't had any setbacks in his recovery, but it sounds as though he's tracking toward a late-April return. Jansen was forced to open the 2024 regular season on the shelf after suffering a small fracture in his right wrist in spring training. Before being activated from the IL, the 28-year-old backstop will go on a minor-league rehab assignment to get his timing down at the plate. When healthy and in Toronto, he'll platoon behind the plate with Alejandro Kirk. Jansen has never reached 20 homers in six MLB seasons, but he had a career-high 17 long balls in 86 games for the Blue Jays in 2023 and brings above-average pop to the catcher position. The problem is he's had a tough time staying healthy and will battle for playing time with Kirk.

Toronto Blue Jays relievers Jordan Romano (elbow) and Erik Swanson (forearm) are both expected to pitch on Thursday with Triple-A Buffalo, and they should both be active soon after that as long as they don't suffer setbacks. Romano dealt with right-elbow inflammation in spring training and began the year on the injured list, but he's close to being ready to make his 2024 debut as Toronto's closer. Swanson is another key late-inning arm for the Blue Jays and should be one of the team's top setup men in front of Romano in the ninth inning again this year. Chad Green has been filling in as the team's closer with Romano and Swanson sidelined, but he'll go back to a setup role once Romano is activated. The 30-year-old Romano needs to be rostered in all fantasy leagues with his return imminent.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that infielder Vaughn Grissom (groin, hamstring) could start a minor-league rehab assignment on Friday. Meanwhile, outfielder Rob Refsnyder (toe) will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday. Grissom was forced to begin the 2024 season in his first year in Beantown on the injured list. When healthy, he was expected to serve as the team's primary second baseman, but with Trevor Story (shoulder) potentially out for the entire season now, Grissom is going to see work at the keystone and the 6 on his rehab assignment. Regardless of where the 23-year-old is playing up the middle, he should be guaranteed regular playing time once he makes his season debut in the big leagues and should be scooped up off the waiver wire right now if he's available in deep-mixed fantasy leagues.