Here is the latest on injuries and roster moves involving MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects:
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No. 33 Chase DeLauter, OF, Guardians
Injury: Left-side core muscle injury
Expected return: TBD
DeLauter is 7 weeks post bilateral core muscle repair performed by Dr. William Meyers. He is responding well to his current rehab program and has returned to full baseball activity without setbacks. Chase will continue with his current rehab program and will begin game activity within the next several weeks. The 23-year-old suffered the injury while doing pregame defensive work on Feb. 28. After being diagnosed with a sports hernia, DeLauter had a bilateral repair to also stabilize his right side. (Last updated: April 30)
No. 3 Walker Jenkins, OF, Twins
Injury: Left ankle stiffness
Expected return: At least early June
Jenkins has lingering left ankle soreness and will remain out for at least a few more weeks. The Twins' top prospect first suffered a sprained left ankle during Spring Training. He missed much of camp but returned in time to open the season on the active roster of Double-A Wichita. However, he experienced recurring discomfort and was placed on the injured list after two games. The soreness has continued for Jenkins, who received a cortisone shot recently in hopes of dissipating it. A club spokesperson said Jenkins is not expected to play before the end of May. (Last updated: April 29)
No. 27 Charlie Condon, 3B/OF, Rockies
Injury: Broken left wrist
Expected return: Mid-to-late May
Charlie Condon, the third overall pick in the 2024 Draft and Colorado's No. 2 prospect, sustained a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist while diving to make a catch in the outfield on March 11. More precisely, it’s a radial styloid process fracture. Player development director Chris Forbes said Condon would visit with noted Scottsdale, Arizona hand specialist Dr. Donald Sheridan on Monday, with hopes that Condon will be cleared to begin strengthening exercises. The club projects a mid to late May return to action if all the benchmarks are met. (Last updated: April 28)
No. 57 Luke Keaschall, 2B, Twins
Injury: Nondisplaced fracture of his right forearm
Expected return: TBD
Keaschall does not need surgery on his fractured right ulna bone, but it’s probably going to be a couple of months before the dynamic rookie is playing in games again, according to the Twins. The 2023 second-round pick will have weekly X-rays to make sure his nondisplaced fracture stays nondisplaced and will be re-evaluated in late May. (Last updated: April 28)
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No. 26 Kevin McGonigle, SS/2B, Tigers
Injury: Ankle
Expected return: TBD
After playing all nine innings on Opening Day for High-A West Michigan, McGonigle will miss time on the IL with an ankle injury. The 2023 Draft's No. 37 overall pick doubled twice and collected four RBIs in his season debut after slashing .309/.401/.452 across two levels in his first professional season in 2024. (Last updated: April 8)
No. 32 Rhett Lowder, RHP, Reds
Injury: Right elbow injury
Expected return: TBD
The Reds are being cautious with their second-ranked prospect after an MRI on his elbow showed no structural damage. Lowder said he didn't feel like he was recovering well from bullpens in January but feels great now that he's working with fellow rehabbing players. Manager Terry Francona declined to give a timetable for Lowder's return but said in mid-February that the team was hopeful that he could return by Opening Day, which came and went without a substantial update. (Last updated: March 27)
No. 41 Kumar Rocker, RHP, Rangers
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
Expected return: TBD
The Rangers hope Rocker will only miss a couple of starts with a mild right shoulder impingement. The 25-year-old Vanderbilt product told the team his shoulder was bothering him after his April 23 start. Rocker had shoulder surgery in September 2021, just months before Texas took him in the Draft with the third overall pick. In his first full season in the big leagues, Rocker has a 3.00 ERA at home, but a 15.75 ERA on the road. (Last updated: April 24)
No. 42 Quinn Mathews, LHP, Cardinals
Injury: Shoulder soreness
Expected return: TBD
The No. 4 left-handed pitching prospect in baseball was placed on the 7-day IL with left shoulder soreness on April 13. The timeline for his return depends on how his shoulder responds to treatment, according to MLB.com's John Denton. Mathews has gone 0-2 with a 6.10 ERA over 10 1/3 innings spanning three starts for Triple-A Memphis this year, most recently on April 11. (Last updated: April 14)
No. 44 Jeferson Quero, C, Brewers
Injury: Right shoulder rehab, strained hamstring
Expected return: TBD
Quero went on the Minor League IL on March 31 after suffering a strained hamstring. He has been cleared to resume baseball activities and will not need surgery for the hamstring issue, which occurred as the 22-year-old was completing his comeback from last year's shoulder surgery. (Last updated: April 22)
No. 45 Blake Mitchell, C, Royals
Injury: Broken right hamate
Expected return: TBD
Mitchell is playing in extended spring training games at the Royals' complex in Arizona in his return from a broken hamate sustained in Spring Training that landed him on the 7-day IL on April 4. The eighth overall pick in the 2023 Draft spent most of last season at Single-A before getting into five games at High-A. Mitchell's final 135 wRC+ between both spots was tops among Royals full-season Minor Leaguers and best among qualified full-season teenaged catchers, and he amassed a .232/.368/.424 slash line across both levels during the regular season before getting a couple hits in eight at-bats for Quad Cities in the postseason. (Last updated: April 17)
No. 58 Angel Genao, INF, Guardians
Injury: Right shoulder sprain
Expected return: June
Genao sustained a right shoulder sprain during Spring Training. He's progressed well and is focusing on light shoulder strengthening and passive mobility. (Last updated: April 1)
No. 66 Travis Sykora, RHP, Nationals
Injury: Labrum surgery
Expected return: May
After a breakout 2024 campaign in which he struck out 129 batters with a 2.33 ERA in 85 Single-A innings, the 6-foot-6 right-hander underwent minor labrum surgery on his hip over the winter. He is expected to return to action in the Minors in May. (Last updated: Feb. 13)
No. 69 James Triantos, 2B/OF, Cubs
Injury: Leg tightness
Expected return: TBD
Triantos was removed from the Triple-A Iowa game on April 17 after experiencing tightness in his leg. He hasn't played since. The 2021 second-round pick had gone 12-for-52 in 13 games this season before being sidelined. Triantos posted a .300/.346/.427 slash line last season between Double-A and Triple-A. (Last updated: April 21)
No. 87 Cam Collier, 3B, Reds
Injury: Left thumb surgery
Expected return: 4-6 weeks
The Reds' No. 4 prospect will begin the season on the injured list after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb while applying a tag in a game vs. the Cubs on March 2. His hand has since been immobilized, and Collier is scheduled for surgery on March 13. The operation will be performed in Arizona by hand surgeon Dr. Donald Sheridan. (Last updated: March 9)
No. 95 Theo Gillen, OF, Rays
Injury: Calf
Expected return: TBD
Starting the 2025 season back at Single-A Charleston, Gillen began the year on the 7-day injured list. After being drafted in the first round last summer, the then-18-year-old took 26 at-bats for the RiverDogs. (Last updated: April 13)