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Perez (elbow) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Thursday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

The move is retroactive to March 26, so Perez will be eligible to return to the mound for the Rangers' series finale against the Athletics on April 5 should he prove ready. The 26-year-old is set to toss five innings in a game with Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, and if everything goes as planned, there's a chance he could be cleared to make his next start with the big club. In the meantime, Bartolo Colon is expected to serve as the team's fifth starter with Perez sidelined.

Cobb was officially optioned to Double-A Bowie on Thursday.

Cobb recently threw a three-inning simulated game over the weekend and remains on schedule for a regular-season debut as early as April 9. Since he signed with the club just a week ago, the right-hander will need to stretch out his arm in the minors before appearing in a major-league game.

Manager Alex Cora confirmed that Sale (hip) will be good to go for Thursday's Opening Day start against Tampa Bay, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Sale suffered a bruised hip during his final spring training outing but was able to toss an aggressive bullpen session Monday without experiencing any issues. The left-hander shouldn't have any limitations heading into Thursday's start. During his first season with Boston in 2017, he logged a 2.90 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with a 308:43 K:BB over 32 starts.

Boyd is scheduled to start the Tigers' fourth game of the regular season on Monday at home against the Royals.

Boyd was solid this spring, posting a 3.42 ERA and 26 strikeouts across 23.2 innings. However, Boyd also holds a career 5.47 ERA, so expectations should be tempered until he carries over the success into the regular season. The 27-year-old has some ability, but he's yet to put it together consistently at the MLB level. The rebuilding Tigers figure to give him plenty of chances to figure it out in 2018.

Rodon (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday.

As expected, Rodon will open the season on the DL as he continues to work his way back from September shoulder surgery. The 25-year-old has been throwing bullpen sessions with no issues and remains on track for a June return.

Gausman will toe the rubber for Sunday's series finale against Minnesota, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Gausman will follow Dylan Bundy and Andrew Cashner in the rotation for the Orioles' opening series. In 34 starts with the team last year, he posted a 4.68 ERA and 1.49 WHIP with a 179:71 K:BB over a career-high 186.2 innings.

Ragans underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

Ragans was diagnosed with a torn UCL in mid-March. He'll now be out until the middle of the 2019 season. The surgery adds a lot of risk to Ragans' profile and costs him significant development time, hurting his value in dynasty leagues. The former first-round pick had a promising 2017 season, recording a 34.8 percent strikeout rate and a 3.61 ERA in 57.1 innings for Low-A Spokane.

Eovaldi is slated to undergo arthroscopic surgery to address loose bodies in his right elbow and will be sidelined for six-to-eight weeks, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports. Tampa Bay placed him on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday.

After further evaluation by the Rays' doctors, the club determined that Eovaldi could be back on the mound by June since there doesn't appear to be any damage within his ligament structure. There should be a better gauge of his timetable once Eovaldi is able to resume throwing. In his place, the club recalled Austin Pruitt from Triple-A Durham.

Blackburn was placed on the disabled list with a strained right forearm, Julian McWilliams of The Athletic Bay Area reports.

Blackburn has been sidelined since Thursday with forearm tightness, but an MRI revealed no structural damage. He's expected to resume throwing in early April and could be back on the roster soon after that. Daniel Gossett will open the season in the rotation in his place.

Montas was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, The Athletic's Julian McWilliams reports.

Montas will start the 2018 campaign back at the minor-league level after failing to win a spot on the Opening Day roster. Last season, the reliever appeared in 23 games for Oakland, logging a 7.03 ERA and 1.84 WHIP over 32 innings.