Jeffrey Springs's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) is set to make his 2024 debut on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins, according to Brian Murphy of MLB.com. Springs has been sidelined since April of 2023 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The southpaw has logged a 4.79 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 3:18 BB:K across his previous 20 2/3 minor-league rehab innings. Overall across his total 32 innings of rehab work, the 21-year-old has held a modest 4.50 ERA and 1.34 WHIP. Springs will likely remain in the starting rotation going forward, given the recent trade that sent Zach Eflin to the Baltimore Orioles. Springs should be rostered in all standard leagues and will be a popular DFS play on Tuesday against the Marlins.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) will throw a bullpen session prior to Sunday's game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds, setting him up to start in Tuesday or Wednesday's contest against the Miami Marlins. After Springs threw 82 pitches in five innings in Thursday's minor-league rehab outing with Triple-A Durham, his ninth appearance in the minors this year, the Rays are preparing for him to take Zach Eflin's spot in the big-league rotation. This is the last call for fantasy managers to make sure Springs isn't available on any waiver wires; his 2024 regular-season debut following 2023 Tommy John surgery lines up to come at pitcher-friendly Tropicana Field against a last-place Marlins team that sports one of the worst offenses in baseball. Since 2022, the 31-year-old left-hander boasts a 2.26 ERA (2.91 FIP), 1.01 WHIP, and 168:35 K:BB over 151 1/3 innings (28 starts) for Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs (elbow) made his eighth minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Durham on Saturday, July 20, allowing two runs on four hits while walking one and striking out three over three innings. Springs' outing was cut short after 48 pitches due to a rain delay, but he's on turn to throw five innings in his next rehab start for the Bulls. His longest rehab start came on July 14, when he gave up five runs (four earned) on eight hits while walking one and striking out three over 4 2/3 frames. The Rays are evaluating his readiness on a start-by-start basis after he underwent Tommy John surgery on April 24 of last year. The 31-year-old southpaw should be an option for Tampa's starting rotation in August, barring a setback, and will be in consideration for a roster spot in mixed fantasy leagues after he went 9-5 with a 2.46 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with a career-high 144 K's and 31 walks in 33 outings (25 starts) in 2022 for the Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays left-handed starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) is ramping up for a return to the big leagues after working his way back from Tommy John surgery. Springs has three appearances of at least four innings during July for Triple-A Durham. He is inching closer to making his way back to the Tampa Bay rotation. The 31-year-old had a breakout 2022 campaign, going 9-5 with a 2.46 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. He was injured in his third start during the 2023 season. It is never easy to predict how a pitcher will fare post-Tommy John, but Springs was in the midst of a career renaissance with the Rays prior to the injury.

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs (elbow) allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits while walking one and striking out three in 4 2/3 innings in his latest minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Durham on Sunday. The 31-year-old southpaw threw 77 pitches (51 strikes) in the outing and now has a 4.09 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with 24 strikeouts and only two walks in 22 innings over his seven starts for the Bulls. It's unclear what might be next for Springs, but it's quite possible that he'll rejoin the Rays' starting rotation for the second half of the season after having Tommy John surgery in April of last year. The former 30th-round selection of the Texas Rangers in 2015 out of Appalachian State went 9-5 with a 2.46 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with a 144:31 K:BB in 135 1/3 innings in 2022 and is worth picking up off the waiver wire now in mixed leagues if he's available.