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A. Engel - CF

CWS

Adam Engel is day-to-day in White Sox camp due to mild inflammation in his right ankle.

Engel has already homered in the early part of the Cactus League schedule, and this ankle issue wouldn't seem to be a long-term concern. White Sox OF prospect Luis Gonzalez got a start in his place on Tuesday.

Added 7:28 pm (EST)

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J. Butler - SF

MIA

Jimmy Butler won't play again on Tuesday night due right knee inflammation.

Welp, this isn't the news we were hoping for tonight and it'll make two straight misses for Jimmy Buckets. Look for Tyler Herro, Kendrick Nunn and Goran Dragic to fill his role and remember that Nunn went off in the last one for 24 points, four triples and seven dimes in 33 minutes.

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K. Calhoun - RF

ARI

Kole Calhoun was sent for an MRI due to inflammation in his right knee.

Results aren't yet available. Calhoun said the knee started bothering him in the offseason, so it's not a good sign that the issue has lingered. The 33-year-old was slated to be the primary right fielder this season, but a prolonged absence could potentially result in a larger role for young Daulton Varsho.

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E. Clase - RP

CLE

Emmanuel Clase allowed a run on three hits in his one-inning Cactus League appearance Monday versus the Royals.

It was the first live appearance in a while for Clase, who missed the entire 2020 season after testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug Boldenone last May. The hard-throwing 22-year-old right-hander will attempt to show this spring that he is ready for a high-leverage role in the Indians' bullpen. He registered a sharp 2.31 ERA and 21/6 K/BB ratio over his first 23 1/3 major league innings with the Rangers in 2019 before getting packaged in the trade that sent Corey Kluber from Cleveland to Texas.

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J. Butler - SF

MIA

Jimmy Butler (right knee inflammation) is questionable to play on Tuesday against the Hawks.

Butler sat out Sunday's game with what Erik Spoelstra said was "minor inflammation." Chances are, the Heat will wait and see how he's feeling closer to game time and not push him so close to the All-Star break. If Butler can't play, Tyler Herro, Kendrick Nunn, and Goran Dragic will fill in his role. Nunn started on Sunday and scored 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting including four 3-pointers with seven assists, three rebounds, one block, and one steal in 33 minutes.

Added Yesterday 5:35 pm (EST)

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J. Butler - SF

MIA

Jimmy Butler (right knee inflammation) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Hawks.

Butler was not listed on Saturday's injury report, so this is a bit concerning. Should he have to sit out Sunday's game, Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo stands to be the players most impacted when it comes to which players initiate things offensively for the Heat. It's possible that Tyler Herro (hip) will be cleared to play, as he is also listed as questionable.

Added Feb 28 1:38 pm (EST)

NBA Injury Report

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Y. Grandal - C

CWS

White Sox manager Tony La Russa said Saturday that Yasmani Grandal twisted his right knee in team drills and is dealing with some inflammation.

La Russa also said that Grandal will not play in the first two games of Cactus League slate. Zack Collins and Yermin Mercedes are expected to start behind the plate in his absence. The 32-year-old switch-hitting catcher shouldn't be sidelined for very long, but it wouldn't be shocking to see the White Sox exercise extreme caution at this early stage of spring training. In addition to being a certifiable defensive wizard, Grandal is one of the most valuable fantasy backstops in the game. There's no reason for alarm, but it's definitely a situation fantasy managers should monitor closely over the next few days.

Added Feb 27 4:55 pm (EST)

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I. Quickley - PG

NYK

Immanuel Quickley erupted for 25 points in 20 minutes in a 140-121 win over the Kings on Thursday, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 12-of-12 from the line with three assists, one rebound, two steals and three triples.

Rumor has it that Coach Tom Thibodeau declined comments after the game to finish editing Elfrid Payton's mixtape in his office. Jokes aside, Payton (hamstring) sat this one out and could miss more time, but all three of Derrick Rose (started and scored 18 points with six dimes), Alec Burks (scored 24 points in 25 minutes) and Quickley feasted against Sacramento's swiss-cheese defense. The rookie has such a bright future and adding him now makes sense with Elfrid on the shelf, but it looks like the Knicks will fill the void by committee which could mean volatile production for all these guys.

Added Feb 25 10:47 pm (EST)

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J. Holiday - PG

MIL

Jrue Holiday (COVID-19) rejoined his teammates and is presumably close to a return.

Holiday has missed the last eight games for the Bucks, so conditioning is likely the final hurdle here. His status for Tuesday vs. the Wolves is unclear, but we should get another update at some point Monday night.

Added Feb 22 10:24 am (EST)

Stephen Watson

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M. Pysyk - D

DAL

Mark Pysyk will play his first game against his former Panther teammates in Florida Monday.

Pysyk played the last four seasons in Florida before signing as a UFA in the off-season with the Stars. “It’s going to be, I think, a little weird to be going back to a place where I spent the last four years,” Pysyk said. “Definitely going to be weird. It’s a new journey now, I’m on this team and hopefully we can go in there and play them three times in a row, and hopefully get three wins. The core group of guys that are there: Barkov, Huberdeau, [Keith] Yandle, those kind of guys, I know about them. As far as the other guys that are there, I don’t know much about them aside from playing them around the league. It’s a different look, and obviously, they’re having more success than we did in the last couple years.” Pysyk has only one goal in 12 games with a plus-three rating with 10 penalty minutes this season so his fantasy value is negligible.

Added Feb 22 8:43 am (EST)

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I. Quickley - PG

NYK

Immanuel Quickley hit 4-of-11 shots (all four makes were 3-pointers) and 4-of-4 free throws for 16 points, two rebounds and five assists in Monday's 123-112 win over the Hawks.

Quickley has now scored 16, 22 and 16 points over his last three games and he might be the key to the Knicks' success, as they won all three of those games. Granted, they came against the Hawks, Rockets and Wizards, but any time these Knicks can get a three-game winning streak they'll take it. If Quickley is on your waiver wire he's worth a close look now that he's hot again.

Added Feb 15 10:51 pm (EST)

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I. Quickley - PG

NYK

Immanuel Quickley said he has enjoyed his backcourt partnership with Derrick Rose.

“For me, individually, it helps on offense and defense,” Quickley said. “On offense it’s somebody else who can make plays, help make the game easier for myself, to score and make the game easier to facilitate." Ian Begley notes that the Knicks are outscoring their opponents by 42 points when Quickley and Rose are on the court, and with Alec Burks struggling it looks like both could play minutes in the lower 20s going forward.

Added Feb 15 10:32 am (EST)

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J. Crowder - PF

PHX

Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder and Deandre Ayton will start Tuesday's game against the Lakers.

There's been a change to the Suns starting lineup, as Crowder has replaced Frank Kaminsky. That's likely to account for the presence of LeBron James, as Crowder offers a level of physicality that Kaminsky lacks. The move into the starting lineup should also improve Crowder's fantasy value, while Kaminsky could be in for a decent night off the bench given how depleted the Lakers frontcourt currently is.

Added 10:01 pm (EST)

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K. Kuzma - SF

LAL

Kyle Kuzma (right heel contusion) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Suns.

Kuzma was a late scratch, and his absence leaves the Lakers down another frontcourt player. Wesley Matthews will see an increase in minutes, but the Lakers will find themselves in a spot that they've hoped to avoid: asking for even more from LeBron James.

Added 9:58 pm (EST)

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J. Petry - D

MTL

Jeff Petry picked up a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Petry picked up a secondary assist on Brendan Gallagher's power play tally that was beautifully set up by Corey Perry to open the scoring at the 9:26 mark of the second period. Just over two minutes later, the 33-year-old unloaded a missile of a shot past Joey Daccord for another power play marker to make it 2-0. Petry finished the game with an even rating, two shots on goal and two blocked shots 21:38 of ice time. The Canadiens defenseman has five points in his last five games and is having one of his best offensive outputs of his career, putting up seven goals and 13 assists in 21 games this season.

Added 9:57 pm (EST)

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W. Buehler - SP

Walker Buehler tossed two scoreless frames in his Cactus League debut Tuesday night against the Giants.

Buehler allowed a two-out double in his opening frame but escaped any damage and then went 1-2-3 with a strikeout in the bottom of the second. It was a 24-pitch outing, 14 of which registered as strikes. The 26-year-old right-hander is currently being selected as the fifth overall starting pitcher off the board in the average Yahoo draft, behind only Gerrit Cole, Jacob deGrom, Shane Bieber, and Trevor Bauer.

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Ch. Buescher - D

Chris Buescher (#17 Ford Mustang) makes his ninth Cup start at Las Vegas on Sunday, where he carries an average finish of 17.2 with one top-10, which came in his most recent outing there last fall.

In that event, Buescher started 16th but powered to a top-10 in the 400-mile race – one of his eight top-10 finishes in the 2020 season. He also ran 14th in the spring race a year ago, one of his four overall top-15s at the 1.5-mile track. Buescher had two Xfinity starts at Vegas with a best finish of ninth in 2014 under Scott Graves. A year later the duo went on to finish 14th in the 2015 race-Roush Fenway Racing

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C. Hutton - G

BUF

Carter Hutton allowed three goals on 19 shots in Tuesday's loss to the New York Rangers.

Tuesday night served as another tough outing for Hutton as he really struggled in his net, especially in the first period. The Rangers blitzed the Sabres goaltender for two goals just 2:36 into the game. Chris Kreider beat Hutton in the second period on a clean look that would serve as the game-winning goal. The 35-year-old owns a 1-5-1 record with a 3.18 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage.

Added 9:53 pm (EST)

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D. Brooks - SF

MEM

Dillon Brooks shot 8-of-19 from the field and 2-of-2 from the foul line in Tuesday’s win over the Wizards, finishing with 20 points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and two 3-pointers in 31 minutes.

After scoring just eight points in Sunday’s blowout win over the Rockets, Brooks had a more productive night in the nation’s capital. That being said, he has now shot less than 50% from the field in each of his last five games. And the inefficient shooting is what is weighing down Brooks’ fantasy value, as he sits outside of the top-100 in both 8- and 9-cat formats. He’s still rostered in 42% of Yahoo leagues, and Brooks’ status as a starter explains why that’s the case.

Added 9:48 pm (EST)

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J. Álvarez - RP

PHI

Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Giants are closing in on a deal with free agent reliever Jose Alvarez.

Alvarez threw only 6 1/3 innings across eight appearances last summer with the Phillies before suffering a season-ending testicular contusion on a hard comebacker in August, but the 31-year-old left-hander boasts a 3.32 ERA and 271 strikeouts in 301 1/3 total innings (343 appearances) since the beginning of the 2015 campaign and would be a nice early-spring addition for San Francisco's bullpen mix.

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