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Harvey will be limited to three-inning starts to begin the season, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Harvey is one of the team's top pitching prospects, but the organization appears to be proceeding with caution given his injury troubles over the past three seasons. There doesn't appear to be any issues plaguing him at this time, however, as he managed to remain in big-league camp late into spring training and produced a 3.86 ERA in seven Grapefruit League innings. This could hurt the 23-year-old's chances of cracking the big-league roster later in the season if he's unable to ramp up his innings without getting hurt, though the fact that he hasn't pitched above Low-A to this point doesn't help his cause either. He'll begin the 2018 campaign with Double-A Bowie.

Treinen allowed a hit and a walk across 1.2 scoreless innings to earn his first save of the season Monday against the Rangers. He recorded one strikeout.

Treinen entered with the tying run on base in the eighth inning, striking out Robinson Chirinos before recording a hard out from Rougned Odor to end the frame. He made things interesting in the ninth, putting two men in scoring position with one out before closing things out. Treinen has allowed five baserunners in 3.2 innings over two appearances this season, but he's still yet to allow a run.

Lopez allowed one run on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision Monday against the Blue Jays.

The 24-year-old did everything you could ask for in his season opener, but his offense couldn't put him in position to get the win. Lopez finished with a whopping 14 swinging strikes in 100 pitches and was perfect other than a two-out, sixth-inning home run by former MVP Josh Donaldson. Monday's effort was the best start of his young career, a perfect launching pad for his 2018 season.

Rogers threw a scoreless inning in Monday's loss at Pittsburgh in his first appearance of the regular season.

Rogers came into the game in the fifth inning which could indicate he'll have a slightly reduced role this season. His 30 holds led all of baseball last season, but he may not be used in as many high-leverage roles with the Twins adding Addison Reed, Fernando Rodney and Zach Duke. Rogers looked sharp after a struggling somewhat in spring training (6.57 ERA but 15 K in 12.1 innings).

Hildenberger threw a scoreless inning in Monday's loss at Pittsburgh. He's thrown 1.1 scoreless innings in two appearances this season with two walks and no strikeouts.

Hildenberger struggled in spring training with a 7.50 ERA and 10 walks in 12 innings. However, he was reportedly working on his slider during the spring. The coaching staff looks to still have faith in him, but his two walks and no strikeouts so far are not encouraging.

Johnson (1-0) got the win over Miami on Monday, scattering six hits over six innings, striking out five and walking two while limiting the Marlins' offense to just one earned run.

Johnson got the start with Drew Pomeranz and Eduardo Rodriguez on the disabled list and did well with the opportunity to pick up the victory on Monday. He had a great spring and Johnson could make for a decent streaming option if you're in need while he has a rotation spot, but a move to the bullpen does figure to be looming whenever Boston's injured faces return to the fold.

Heller was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right elbow bone spur Monday.

The disabled list assignment is retroactive to March 27, meaning that Heller could return as soon as Friday, though there haven't been any indications how long he'll need to recover. The 26-year-old had been set to open the year at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, so it's likely he ends up there once he's able to return from the disabled list.

Almonte (shoulder) was designated for assignment Monday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Almonte was removed from the 40-man roster after the Royals claimed Abraham Almonte off of waivers from the Indians. He reached the majors for the first time back in 2015 but has pitched just 10.2 innings at the big-league level. He is also dealing with shoulder soreness, Rustin Dodd of The Athletic Kansas City reports, and is expected to begin the year on the disabled list.

Rodriguez (elbow) was moved to the 60-day disabled list in order to make room for Bartolo Colon on Monday.

Rodriguez has been dealing with elbow inflammation since mid-March and opened the season on the 10-day disabled list. There hadn't been any indication that the issue was particularly serious, but now he'll be ineligible to return until late May. The 25-year-old will push for a bullpen spot once he returns from his injury.

Pruitt won't make his scheduled start Monday against the Yankees after snowy conditions in New York resulted in the game being postponed, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

The two sides will make up the game Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. EDT, but it's not guaranteed that Pruitt will be on the mound for that game. Thanks to the break in the schedule Monday, Chris Archer and Blake Snell would be able to start Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, on four days' rest. The Rays would still need to appoint a pitcher to their four-man rotation for Thursday's series opener in Boston, so Pruitt could end up starting that contest.