Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 6: Tyler Glasnow, Logan Gilbert, and More!
Throughout the entire 2025 Major League Baseball season, I’ll have you covered here at Fantasy Alarm with the fantasy baseball injury report. The fantasy baseball injury report this week features some notable names, including notable fantasy baseball stars like Logan Gilbert and Tyler Glasnow. Most leagues have already had their fantasy baseball waivers run, but in case your league allows for daily moves, be sure to read on to learn more about some notable MLB injuries, and the corresponding fantasy impact. Also, check back later this week for the fantasy baseball injury report update ahead of this weekend’s games!
Fantasy Baseball Injury Report This Week
This week’s MLB injury report isn’t overly vast, but it does contain a lot of noteworthy players for many fantasy baseball teams, especially those who used a couple of top 100 overall picks on starting pitching. Fantasy managers who were relying on the likes of Tyler Glasnow saw him leave a second consecutive start early, this time with a shoulder issue, and AL Cy Young candidate Logan Gilbert exited his last start with forearm tightness. Also, guys like Lucas Giolito, Daulton Varsho, and Ranger Suarez could all be activated from the injured list this week.
As you prepare to finalize your fantasy baseball lineups for the upcoming week, don’t forget to take a look at James Grande’s best waiver wire pickups, and tune in to the Caught Stealing Podcast later this week with Howard Bender and yours truly for all things fantasy baseball!
MLB Injury Report: Starting Pitchers
Tyler Glasnow, Los Angeles Dodgers - Shoulder
In the video below, you’ll see Glasnow fidgeting a bit with his arm, and it just looked like something was off. The team is calling it shoulder soreness, but it’s likely that there will be more testing done. His next start is in jeopardy to say the least.
Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners - Forearm
You don’t want to see this ever, as Gilbert had to leave his most recent start after three innings with forearm tightness. Testing revealed that it’s a mild strain of his flexor tendon, and the first step is that he’ll be completely shut down for two weeks. I’d expect the Mariners to be cautious with their young ace, so if he’s shut down for two weeks and takes two weeks to ramp up and make a rehab start, we are looking about a month out at least for Gilbert.
Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals - Groin
Ragans’ next scheduled start is on April 30, and there’s been no decision on whether Ragans will toe the rubber or not. Keep a close eye on this. If he does get pushed back a day or two, he’d get a good matchup against Baltimore.
Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers - Toe/Knee
Kershaw’s next step in his recovery is to work up to five innings and 75 pitches. Kershaw’s two rehab appearances have been crisp, resulting in a 6:1 K/BB ratio.
Eury Perez, Miami Marlins - Elbow
Perez continues to make progress in his return from Tommy John surgery, and he recently began a rehab assignment. He struck out two batters in one inning of work on April 26, which was his first appearance.
Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers - Shoulder
Woodruff has a 3.55 ERA and 1.34 WHIP across three rehab starts, and his next rehab start is slated for Tuesday of this week. His return is drawing near, and will likely come at some point in early May.
Ranger Suarez, Philadelphia Phillies - Back
Suarez should return to the big league rotation at some point in the latter part of this week, or early next week at the latest.
Lucas Giolito, Boston Red Sox - Hamstring
Giolito’s season debut will come on April 30th against the Toronto Blue Jays. Across five rehab starts, Giolito posted a 5.19 ERA and 1.79 WHIP.
Lance McCullers, Houston Astros - Elbow
McCullers has looked sharp during his rehab assignment, posting a 2.84 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and 16:6 K/BB ratio across 12.2 IP. He worked up to 71 pitches in his most recent start, and we could see him making a start for the Astros as soon as this weekend against Chicago.
MLB Injury Report: Hitters
Josh Jung, Texas Rangers - Finger
Jung got his finger cut open when he broke his bat during a swing on Sunday, but early reports are that he should be good to go for Monday. At the most, consider him day-to-day.
Tyler O’Neill, Baltimore Orioles - Neck
O’Neill was placed on the IL with neck inflammation. The expectation is that his absence won’t extend much beyond the required stay, and he’s eligible to be activated on May 4.
Zack Gelof, Athletics - Wrist
The expectation is that Gelof will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A on April 29. Despite hitting just .211 with a 34.4 K% in 2024, Gelof hit 17 home runs and stole 25 bases across 138 games for the Athletics.
Daulton Varsho, Toronto Blue Jays - Shoulder
Varsho’s season debut is slated for April 29th, as he seems good to go following surgery on his right rotator cuff. He hit just .120 across 25 minor league ABs during his rehab assignment, but should be an everyday player (or darn close to it) for Toronto upon his return.
Garrett Mitchell, Milwaukee Brewers - Oblique
A strained left oblique will sideline Mitchell for about a month. Jake Bauers should see ABs against righties in right field, and Isaac Collins could play against lefties.
Luke Keaschall, Minnesota Twins - Forearm
Keaschall has a fractured forearm and there’s no timetable for his return. Perhaps Royce Lewis will be able to return soon, as the team will desperately need to account for Keaschall’s production in its lineup.
Paul DeJong, Washington Nationals
DeJong is undergoing surgery on April 28 to address injuries sustained from a HBP. His timetable to return remains unclear.
Player News
Paul Skenes has announced that he will pitch for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic
Skenes has pitched for Team USA in two other tournaments during his career and actually spent two years at the Air Force Academy. He is arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now and will partner with arguably the best hitter in baseball right now, Aaron Judge, to lead Team USA in what figures to be an extremely competitive WBC tournament in 2026.
White Sox LHP prospect Hagen Smith (fatigue) will have his workload managed at Double-A Birmingham.
Hagen Smith’s velocity fluctuated in his last outing, and the White Sox were cautious about him showing some signs of fatigue. They shortened his last outing and will skip his next start to help him manage his workload in his first full professional season. Everything is fine with Smith from a medical perspective, but this is a good reminder that Smith is an immense talent, but fantasy managers shouldn’t expect a major impact this season as he adjusts to professional baseball.
Paul Blackburn (knee) will make his final rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse on Friday
Blackburn has already made four rehab starts, so he will need to be reinstated from the injured list after his start on Friday. As of now, there is no room in the Mets’ rotation, so the most likely outcome is that Blackburn would serve as a multi-inning reliever, which could bump Dedniel Nunez back to the minors.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora admitted the team will “take a look at” whether or not to remove Tanner Houck from the starting rotation.
After his brutal start on Monday, Houck admitted this is “probably the most lost [he’s] ever been.” The struggles really began in the second half of last season, but Houck now has an 8.04 ERA and has allowed double-digit runs in less than three innings twice this season already. Houck does have minor league options remaining, so the Red Sox could simply send him to Triple-A and give him time to figure out what’s going out. If they were to do so, that would allow Hunter Dobbins to stay in the rotation even after Walker Buehler returns next week.
MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy suggests that the Brewers could call up Logan Henderson to start on Wednesday against the Guardians.
Milwaukee has pushed Jose Quintana’s start back to Saturday against the Twins, which means they currently don’t have a starter for Wednesday’s game. Henderson is already on the 40-man roster, so he would make some sense and be an intriguing streamer in deeper formats.
Austin Slater (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.
SLater had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee back on April 16th. He was given a four-to-six week timeline at the time, so he remains on track in his recovery. He could need multiple weeks of rehab games before returning to the White Sox lineup.