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

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) made his sixth minor-league rehab start at Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out two over four innings. Springs was only able to get to 64 pitches in Tuesday's outing, so he may be kept in the minor leagues for a seventh and perhaps final appearance in the minors on Sunday before the All-Star break rolls in. The 31-year-old left-hander should be an option for the Rays sometime during late July, but he might need the recently recalled Shane Baz to stumble a bit in the major leagues before Tampa Bay considers activating him from the 60-day injured list. Springs can still be stashed in most competitive fantasy leagues.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) made his fifth rehab start at Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, firing four scoreless innings on three hits with six strikeouts. Springs looked very sharp on Wednesday, but it's worth noting that his night ended after he threw only 47 pitches, fewer than what he was able to reach in his last minor-league outing on Friday. That likely means Springs is going to require more than just one more rehab appearance before the Rays consider activating him from the 60-day injured list, so fantasy managers should not be expecting the 31-year-old left-hander to make his 2024 season debut until sometime in late July. With Tampa Bay shipping out Aaron Civale on Wednesday, Springs has a clearer path to a rotation spot when he's ready to return.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) saw a mixed bag of results during Friday's rehab outing with Triple-A Durham. The left-hander allowed three runs on five hits over three innings of work. Springs was hit around more than expected but he also struck out five batters during this outing. He threw a total of 45 pitches in what was his longest rehab outing yet. It sounds like Springs is making progress, but there is still some more work to do before being activated. The southpaw is recovering from Tommy John surgery, so the Rays aren't going to rush anything with Springs.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs (elbow) made his third minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Durham on Sunday, striking out three batters over 2 1/3 innings of work. Springs did allow one earned run on two hits and one walk on Sunday, but he was more importantly able to stretch out to 42 pitches in the outing. Because Springs previously had a brief setback due to left shoulder/lat tightness during his recovery from Tommy John surgery, he's unlikely to be available to the Rays and fantasy managers until sometime after the mid-July All-Star break. The 31-year-old left-hander gave up just one run with a sharp 24:4 K:BB over 16 innings in Tampa Bay's rotation last season and is still well worth stashing in most competitive leagues.

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs (elbow, lat) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session of fastballs and changeups on Saturday and will throw another bullpen on Tuesday. The Rays hope he will restart his minor-league rehab assignment in early June. Springs' second rehab outing in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League ended after just one batter on May 25 after he was removed in the bottom of the first inning with left-shoulder tightness. Manager Kevin Cash said on May 26 that it was more of a lat issue and called it a "very precautionary" exit that shouldn't set Springs' rehab timeline back too far. The 31-year-old southpaw will have to restart his buildup with a one-inning outing and add to his workload each time out. Springs had Tommy John surgery on April 24 of last year and is currently on the 60-day injured list. Before the year, president of baseball operations Erik Neander said Springs could rejoin the starting rotation by July or August.