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Spencer Schwellenbach Does Some Light Tossing on Tuesday
Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach (elbow) is with the team in Boston this week and did some light throwing at Fenway Park on Tuesday, according to Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Schwellenbach is only throwing on flat ground right now, but it's progress after he underwent surgery back in February to remove bone spurs from his right elbow. The 25-year-old former second-round pick in 2021 out of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has already been ruled out for the first half of the 2026 season through the All-Star break in mid-July, but that doesn't mean he's not a stash candidate in fantasy baseball leagues. Schwellenbach was really impressive for the Braves in his first two years in the majors in 2024 and 2025, going 15-11 with a 3.23 ERA (3.27 FIP) and 1.01 WHIP with a 25.2% strikeout rate and 4.4% walk rate. He's one of the better upside stashes among pitchers at this juncture, and he's available in 70% of Yahoo leagues.
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Quinn Priester to Make his Next Rehab Start on Wednesday
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester (shoulder) will make his next minor-league rehab start on Wednesday with Triple-A Nashville and is scheduled for five ups or 80 to 85 pitches, according to Brewer Fanatic's Jack Stern. Priester recently restarted a rehab assignment with Nashville last week and didn't look great, allowing five earned runs on five hits while walking three in three innings. It was an improvement over the 26-year-old's previous start with High-A Wisconsin, though, when he surrendered seven earned runs in just 1 1/3 innings of work. It's good news that Priester will ramp up his workload this week, but the former first-rounder's results in the minors as he works his way back from thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms haven't been very encouraging. In five rehab starts, he has an eye-popping 20.25 ERA and 3.32 WHIP with nine strikeouts and 14 walks in 9 1/3 frames. Until Priester can get his control in check, he won't be an attractive stash candidate for fantasy managers in mixed leagues. He's currently rostered in only 16% of Yahoo leagues.
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Brandon Woodruff to Throw Live Batting Practice Next Week
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) will throw a live batting practice session of four ups or 60 pitches next week, according to Jack Stern of Brewer Fanatic. Woodruff is making slow progress after landing on the 15-day injured list in late April with what the team called right-shoulder inflammation. The 33-year-old veteran wasn't pitching terribly before going on the IL, but the two-time All-Star's velocity was noticeably down, and the team initially believed he was dealing with a dead-arm phase. It's worth noting that Woodruff got a late start to the 2025 season after recovering from right-shoulder surgery that wiped out his entire 2024 campaign. While his latest shoulder issue isn't necessarily related, it's more concerning since he recently had surgery on the same arm. It's unclear if Woodruff will need to eventually go on a minor-league rehab assignment, but the Brewers could really use him back after just placing Logan Henderson (back) on the IL. For his track record alone as a fantasy ace before his shoulder issues, Woodruff is worth stashing while he recovers. He is rostered in 87% of Yahoo leagues right now.
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Josh Jung Returns From Shoulder Injury to Face Houston on Tuesday
The Texas Rangers really missed third baseman Josh Jung (shoulder) when they were no-hit by three different pitchers in Monday's loss at Globe Life Field to the Houston Astros. Jung will re-enter the starting lineup for Tuesday's contest against Astros right-hander Jason Alexander after missing the last two games with a left-shoulder injury that he suffered on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels. He is back at third base and will hit cleanup on Tuesday. Fantasy managers will want to get the 28-year-old right-handed slugger back in their lineups in all traditional formats, as the former eighth overall pick out of Texas Tech in 2019 has been one of the most consistent hitters in baseball this year. He enters Tuesday's tilt against the Astros with a .302/.357/.462 slash line, .818 OPS, five home runs, 21 RBI, 22 runs, and a steal in 182 at-bats. Jung has only faced Alexander twice in his career, but he has a home run and two RBI against him.
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