The Milwaukee Brewers named right-hander Jacob Misiorowski as their Opening Day starter this year on Thursday, March 26, against the Chicago White Sox. The hard-throwing right-hander made his major-league debut in 2025 and is now heading into his first full big-league season at the top of Milwaukee's starting rotation. Misiorowski got off to a strong start in his first taste of the majors before slowing down late in the year, but all in all, it was a success. He went 5-3 with a 4.36 ERA (3.62 FIP) and 1.24 WHIP with 87 strikeouts and 31 walks in 66 innings pitched over 15 appearances (14 starts). The 23-year-old was even better in the postseason in 12 innings, posting a 1.50 ERA for the Brew Crew. Misiorowski's elite strikeout upside alone makes him worth using as a No. 3 fantasy starter in all formats, despite his inexperience at the major-league level. In 7 1/3 Cactus League innings this spring, Miz has three earned runs allowed, three walks, and 12 K's in two appearances.

Baltimore Orioles outfield prospect Dylan Beavers (knee) was scratched from Friday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Yankees due to right-knee discomfort, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports. It's unclear if Beavers will undergo any testing on his injured knee, but when we know more about the severity of it, we'll pass it along. For now, the 24-year-old should be considered day-to-day and in danger of missing the start of the 2026 regular season next week. Beavers, a former first-rounder in 2022 out of Cal Berkeley, made his MLB debut in 2025 and went 25-for-110 (.227) with four home runs, 14 RBI, 16 runs, and two stolen bases in just 35 games. He slashed .304/.420/.515 with 18 home runs and 23 steals in 94 games at Triple-A Norfolk last year and has easy 20-20 potential at the next level if/when he becomes an everyday player in Baltimore. If he's at the big-league level early in 2026, Beavers will most likely sit against left-handed pitchers. MLB Pipeline has Beavers ranked as Baltimore's No. 2 prospect and the No. 69 prospect in all of baseball.

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Brady Singer (finger) says the blister on his index finger is back to normal and said he's "right back on regular schedule," according to Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer. FOX 19's Charlie Goldsmith reports that Singer will pitch in an exhibition game on Monday in Milwaukee against the Brewers. The Reds pulled Singer early from his Cactus League game on Wednesday due to the blister, but there's nothing to worry about heading into the start of the 2026 regular season next week. In his first season in Cincy in 2025, Singer went 14-12 with a 4.03 ERA (3.98 FIP) and 1.24 WHIP with a 163:60 K:BB in 169 2/3 innings over 32 starts. Not only does Singer, who is a ground-ball pitcher, pitch in a pretty hitter-friendly environment, but he doesn't have a ton of strikeout upside with a 22.1% strikeout rate in his six big-league seasons. Singer is best used to round out starting rotations in deep-mixed and NL-only leagues with more of a stable floor as a late-round flier.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (hand) underwent a precautionary X-ray on his hand on Friday, but it came back negative, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. Trout was hit by a pitch in Friday's Cactus League game against the Chicago White Sox in his first plate appearance. The 34-year-old veteran stayed in the game to run the bases but was later pulled and sent for precautionary tests. With X-rays negative, the future Hall of Famer will be just fine for Opening Day next week. The three-time MVP and 11-time All-Star came into Friday's game hitting just .219 (7-for-32) with no homers, four doubles, two RBI, one run scored, three walks, and nine strikeouts in 12 Cactus League games. Trout was a lock for a first-round fantasy selection for years on end, but he's now ranked as RotoBaller's No. 43 outfielder because of his inability to stay healthy in recent seasons. Since the start of the 2021 season, Trout has played in over 100 games just twice. He had 26 homers in 556 plate appearances in 2025, but his injuries have taken their toll.