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American League

Team	SP #1	SP #2	SP #3	SP #4	SP #5
ATH	J. SpringsJeffrey Springs	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	J. Lopez Elbow: Out for the season Jacob Lopez Elbow: Out for the season	L. MoralesLuis Morales	J. Perkins Shoulder: Out for the season Jack Perkins Shoulder: Out for the season
BAL	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	K. BradishKyle Bradish	G. Rodriguez Elbow: Out for the season Grayson Rodriguez Elbow: Out for the season	D. KremerDean Kremer	T. WellsTyler Wells
BOS	G. CrochetGarrett Crochet	B. BelloBrayan Bello	L. Giolito Elbow: Out for the season Lucas Giolito Elbow: Out for the season	C. EarlyConnelly Early	H. Dobbins Red Sox's Hunter Dobbins: Beginning throwing progression Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Hunter Dobbins Red Sox's Hunter Dobbins: Beginning throwing progression Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
CHW	S. SmithShane Smith	D. MartinDavis Martin	Y. GomezYoendrys Gomez	S. BurkeSean Burke	J. CannonJonathan Cannon
CLE	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	L. AllenLogan Taylor Allen	S. CecconiSlade Cecconi	J. CantilloJoey Cantillo
DET	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	J. Flaherty Tigers' Jack Flaherty: Staying in Detroit Jack Flaherty Tigers' Jack Flaherty: Staying in Detroit	C. MizeCasey Mize	R. Olson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Reese Olson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	T. MeltonTroy Melton
HOU	H. BrownHunter Brown	S. Arrighetti Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Spencer Arrighetti Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	C. JavierCristian Javier	J. AlexanderJason Alexander	A. BlubaughA.J. Blubaugh
KC	C. RagansCole Ragans	M. WachaMichael Wacha	S. Lugo Back: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Seth Lugo Back: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	K. Bubic Royals' Kris Bubic: Cleared to begin throwing Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Kris Bubic Royals' Kris Bubic: Cleared to begin throwing Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	N. CameronNoah Cameron
LAA	Y. Kikuchi Forearm: Out for the season Yusei Kikuchi Forearm: Out for the season	J. Soriano Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Jose Soriano Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	M. FarrisMitch Farris	C. DanaCaden Dana	S. AldegheriSamuel Aldegheri
MIN	J. RyanJoe Ryan	P. Lopez Twins' Pablo Lopez: Considered fully healthy Pablo Lopez Twins' Pablo Lopez: Considered fully healthy	B. OberBailey Ober	Z. MatthewsZebby Matthews	S. Woods RichardsonSimeon Woods Richardson
NYY	M. FriedMax Fried	G. Cole Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 15, 2026 Gerrit Cole Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 15, 2026	C. Rodon Elbow: Carlos Rodon Elbow:	C. SchlittlerCameron Schlittler	L. GilLuis Gil
SEA	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	B. WooBryan Woo	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	B. MillerBryce Miller
TB	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	R. PepiotRyan Pepiot	S. McClanahan Triceps: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Shane McClanahan Triceps: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	S. BazShane Baz	I. SeymourIan Seymour
TEX	N. Eovaldi Groin: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Nathan Eovaldi Groin: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	J. deGromJacob deGrom	J. LeiterJack Leiter	J. LatzJacob Latz	C. Bradford Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2026 Cody Bradford Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 1, 2026
TOR	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	S. BieberShane Bieber	T. YesavageTrey Yesavage	J. Berrios Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Oct 12 Jose Berrios Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Oct 12	B. Francis Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Bowden Francis Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026

National League

Team	SP #1	SP #2	SP #3	SP #4	SP #5
ARI	R. NelsonRyne Nelson	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	C. Mena Shoulder: Out for the season Cristian Mena Shoulder: Out for the season	B. Walston Elbow: Out for the season Blake Walston Elbow: Out for the season
ATL	C. SaleChris Sale	S. StriderSpencer Strider	S. Schwellenbach Elbow: Out for the season Spencer Schwellenbach Elbow: Out for the season	G. Holmes Elbow: Out for the season Grant Holmes Elbow: Out for the season	H. WaldrepHurston Waldrep
CHC	C. HortonCade Horton	J. Steele Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1, 2026 Justin Steele Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1, 2026	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	C. ReaColin Rea
CIN	H. GreeneHunter Greene	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	N. LodoloNick Lodolo	B. SingerBrady Singer	C. BurnsChase Burns
COL	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	C. Dollander Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Chase Dollander Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	T. GordonTanner Gordon	M. BrownMcCade Brown	B. BlalockBradley Blalock
LAD	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	B. SnellBlake Snell	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	R. SasakiRoki Sasaki
MIA	E. PerezEury Perez	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	E. CabreraEdward Cabrera	R. WeathersRyan Weathers	M. Meyer Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Max Meyer Hip: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
MIL	F. Peralta Brewers' Freddy Peralta: Option for 2026 picked up Freddy Peralta Brewers' Freddy Peralta: Option for 2026 picked up	Q. PriesterQuinn Priester	J. MisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski	L. HendersonLogan Henderson	C. PatrickChad Patrick
NYM	N. McLeanNolan McLean	D. PetersonDavid Peterson	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	K. SengaKodai Senga	C. HolmesClay Holmes
PHI	Z. Wheeler Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Mar 1, 2026 Zack Wheeler Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Mar 1, 2026	C. SanchezCristopher Sanchez	J. LuzardoJesus Luzardo	A. NolaAaron Nola	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker
PIT	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	J. Jones Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2026 Jared Jones Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 1, 2026	M. KellerMitch Keller	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	M. BurrowsMichael Burrows
SD	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	J. Musgrove Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Joe Musgrove Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	Y. Darvish Padres' Yu Darvish: Out for 2026 after UCL surgery Elbow: Yu Darvish Padres' Yu Darvish: Out for 2026 after UCL surgery Elbow:	R. VasquezRandy Vasquez	J. SearsJP Sears
SF	L. WebbLogan Webb	R. RayRobbie Ray	L. Roupp Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Landen Roupp Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	K. TengKai-Wei Teng	T. McDonaldTrevor McDonald
STL	S. GraySonny Gray	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	K. LeahyKyle Leahy
WAS	M. Gore Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 MacKenzie Gore Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	J. Gray Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Josiah Gray Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	C. CavalliCade Cavalli	B. LordBrad Lord	J. IrvinJake Irvin

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