Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado will reportedly not compete for his native Venezuela in the upcoming World Baseball Classic because he could not get insurance for the tournament. Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase reported the news Saturday on Twitter/X.

Full disclosure: I did not have a great year with starting pitchers. In my early drafts, I was heavily exposed to George Kirby and Grayson Rodriguez, and I had Framber Valdez, Dylan Cease, and Pablo Lopez on a lot of my teams as "stabilizers." Whoops.

With the fresh fantasy baseball season approaching, it’s time to get you some tiered rankings from my Shuffle Up series. Use these for salary cap drafts, straight drafts, keeper decisions or merely a view of how the position ebbs and flows.

Some early Spring Training decisions have shed light on how the Houston Astros plan to approach their pitching staff in 2026.

What did the top 25 starting pitchers in 2025 have in common? Who could sneak into the top 25 in 2026?

The Washington Nationals signed right-handed pitcher Miles Mikolas to a one-year Major League contract and placed left-handed pitcher DJ Herz on the 60-day Injured List on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni made the announcement.

The Colorado Rockies would love to have some players break out in 2026. One of those who could be is right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander.

Earlier this week, the "Talkin' Baseball" crew with Jomboy was in Arizona to talk with MLB players about the ABS challenge system.