New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes put together his best start of the young season in Monday's 7-0 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins, tossing eight scoreless innings on two hits with six strikeouts. Cortes navigated the 1-10 Marlins with relative ease, scattering two Bryan De La Cruz singles and receiving plenty of run support en route to his first win of the campaign. After a couple of so-so performances in tough matchups to begin the year, the 29-year-old Cuban left-hander now carries a solid 3.50 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with 13 punchouts over his first 18 frames of work. Cortes looks to stay on track in his next scheduled start in a favorable spot on Sunday versus the lefty-heavy Cleveland Guardians, a team he owns a 2.19 ERA and 14 K's in 12 1/3 innings against since 2022. He should be rostered in all fantasy leagues ahead of that one.

If the Seattle Mariners decide to skip young right-hander Emerson Hancock's next turn in the starting rotation and if righty Bryan Woo (elbow) isn't ready to return from the injured list by then, newly signed left-hander Dallas Keuchel could be an option to temporarily replace Hancock. The 12-year-old veteran and former Cy Young winner threw five scoreless innings in his season debut with Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday. Levi Stoudt, Casey Lawrence and Jhonathan Diaz could also be candidates for a spot start for the M's. It would be a cool comeback for Keuchel, 36, but his upside would be limited for fantasy managers and his stay in Seattle's rotation would likely be a short one with either Hancock or Woo replacing him sooner or later.

Miami Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera (shoulder) will make his next minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Jacksonville on Wednesday and is scheduled for five innings or 80 pitches. In Cabrera's last rehab start, he was able to go four innings last Friday. If the 25-year-old is able to avoid any setbacks with his right shoulder on Wednesday, there's a good chance the Marlins will activate him from the injured list in order to make his 2024 debut. The Marlins are getting some much-needed rotation reinforcements soon in Cabrera and left-hander Braxton Garrett (shoulder) with both Sandy Alcantara (elbow) and Eury Perez (elbow) out for the entire season. Garrett is the more attractive waiver-wire pickup in deep-mixed fantasy leagues, but Cabrera could also be useful for pitching depth if he can get his command under control.

Miami Marlins left-hander Braxton Garrett (shoulder) will make another minor-league rehab start on Friday with Triple-A Jacksonville and is scheduled to go either five innings or 80 pitches in the outing. Garrett was able to go 4 1/3 innings and threw 66 pitches in his latest rehab start for Jacksonville on Sunday and will most likely be ready to join Miami's starting rotation if he gets through Friday's rehab start without any setbacks with his shoulder. The 26-year-old southpaw is recovering from a left-shoulder impingement that he suffered in spring training. The former seventh overall pick in 2016 out of high school had a strong year in 2023 with the Fish, going 9-7 with a 3.66 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 29 walks and a career-high 156 K's in 159 2/3 innings. Garrett is absolutely worth a waiver-wire pickup now in deep-mixed leagues if he's available.

The Los Angeles Angels placed right-handers Chase Silseth (elbow) and Guillo Zuniga (pectoral) on the 15-day injured list on Monday and selected the contracts of right-handers Carson Fulmer and Hunter Strickland from the minors in corresponding moves. The club also designated infielder Livan Soto and right-hander Zach Plesac for assignment. Silseth is dealing with right-elbow inflammation, which could be part of the reason why he allowed six runs on eight hits while walking four and striking out 12 over eight innings in his first two starts of the year. With the 23-year-old out for at least the next two weeks, right-hander Jose Soriano will jump into the Halos' starting rotation and will make his first start of 2024 in a shy-away matchup on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Soriano should only be added in AL-only leagues for pitching depth.