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Edwin Diaz to Throw a Bullpen Session This Week
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Edwin Diaz (elbow) is "coming along really well" and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session this week, manager Dave Roberts told The California Post's Jack Harris. Diaz is still eyeing a post-All-Star break return, but the Dodgers are encouraged with his progress. The hard-throwing reliever last appeared in a game for L.A. on April 19 against the Colorado Rockies before having surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow. "He's been playing catch, he should be throwing a bullpen here this week," Roberts added. The 32-year-old Puerto Rican veteran got off to a rough start in his first year with the Dodgers before needing elbow surgery, allowing seven earned runs on nine hits with five walks, 10 strikeouts, and four saves in six innings pitched over just four appearances. Diaz's fantasy stock for the rest of the year has obviously taken a big hit due to his elbow injury -- he's now rostered in only 78% of Yahoo leagues -- but he deserves to be stashed in most fantasy leagues while he recovers. Diaz is a three-time All-Star who has 257 career saves and the potential to be a high-end closer for fantasy managers to close out the 2026 season. Until he returns, left-hander Tanner Scott figures to continue seeing most of the save chances in L.A.
Source: The California Post - Jack Harris
Source: The California Post - Jack Harris
