José Urquidy DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urquidy (elbow), who is recovering from UCL reconstruction, completed another bullpen session on Tuesday, according to MLive's Evan Woodbery. Urquidy also threw a bullpen last Thursday, but he still has a long ways to go in his rehab from a second Tommy John surgery and isn't expected to come back from the 60-day injured list until some point in the second half of the 2025 season. Urquidy could need a few more bullpen sessions before being cleared to eventually face live hitters, and he'll also require a lengthy minor-league rehab assignment. The 30-year-old won't be a realistic fantasy option, even in deeper leagues, after the All-Star break and won't even be guaranteed a starting role when he does return. Urquidy has gone 27-16 in his five-year MLB career (all with the Astros) with a 3.98 ERA (4.51 FIP), 1.43 WHIP and 326:97 K:BB in 405 innings.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urquidy (elbow) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday, according to MLive's Evan Woodbery. Urquidy had been playing catch out to 120 feet in early April but has now progressed to throwing off a mound in his recovery from his second Tommy John surgery of his career last June. The 30-year-old Mexican hurler is making progress but still has a ways to go and is not expected to be ready for his 2025 debut until the second half of the season. And when Urquidy is eventually activated, there's a good chance he won't have a spot in the starting rotation waiting for him. He made 16 appearances (10 starts) for the Houston Astros in 2024 and posted a career-worst 5.29 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 45:25 K:BB in 63 innings. However, in his first four MLB seasons in Houston, he never had an ERA over 3.95.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urquidy (elbow) is playing catch out to 120 feet three times a week, according to MLive's Evan Woodbery. Urquidy is slowly making his way back from his second Tommy John surgery last June and isn't expected to be an option to make his Tigers debut until after the All-Star break in mid-July. As a result, he shouldn't be rostered in single-year fantasy leagues right now. If he doesn't suffer any setbacks in his throwing program, the 29-year-old could resume throwing off a mound by the end of April. Whenever Urquidy is eventually activated from the injured list in the second half of 2025, there's no guarantee he'll have a spot waiting for him in the starting rotation. The Mexican hurler has a career 3.98 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with a below-average 19.6% strikeout rate and a 5.8% walk rate in 405 innings over 79 outings (70 starts), which have all come with the Astros.