Pitcher Playing Time Changes: July 10, 2026
After a week off for the holiday, I’m back with notable pitcher playing time changes for the last two weeks for starters and relievers. Here are the tables:
Significant Remaining Projected Playing Time Changes, SP, 6/26 to 7/10
| Name | Team | Old % of Team’s Remaining GS | New % of Team’s Remaining GS | % Change | Old Remaining GS | New Remaining GS | GS Change | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bennett | BOS | 5% | 13% | 8% | 4 | 9 | 5 | Holding onto Early’s rotation spot |
| Luinder Avila | KCR | 7% | 13% | 6% | 5 | 9 | 4 | Ragans/Bubic injuries solidify his spot |
| Hunter Greene | CIN | 13% | 18% | 5% | 9 | 13 | 4 | Back from the IL |
| Cole Ragans | KCR | 6% | 0% | -6% | 4 | 0 | -4 | UCL surgery might wipe out 2027 too |
| Kris Bubic | KCR | 14% | 8% | -6% | 10 | 6 | -4 | Rehab assignment put on hold |
| Cristian Javier | HOU | 14% | 8% | -6% | 10 | 6 | -4 | Working out of the bullpen for now |
| Chris Bassitt | BAL | 15% | 9% | -6% | 11 | 6 | -5 | Back surgery pushes return back |
| Connelly Early | BOS | 15% | 8% | -7% | 11 | 6 | -5 | Elbow inflammation |
| Rhett Lowder | CIN | 14% | 7% | -7% | 10 | 5 | -5 | Moved to bullpen, is Triple-A next? |
| Patrick Corbin | TOR | 13% | 5% | -8% | 9 | 4 | -5 | Moved to bullpen |
| Carlos Rodón | NYY | 19% | 10% | -9% | 13 | 7 | -6 | Elbow inflammation |
| Brandon Woodruff | MIL | 16% | 6% | -10% | 11 | 4 | -7 | New shoulder injury, return this season unclear |
Significant Remaining Projected Playing Time Changes, RP, 6/26 to 7/10
| Name | Team | Old Remaining RP IP | New Remaining RP IP | Chg | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Romano | COL | 10 | 34 | 24 | Has taken over as closer(!) since contract selected from minors |
| Jason Foley | SFG | 12 | 30 | 18 | Nearing IL return |
| Jovani Morán | BOS | 18 | 29 | 12 | Back from IL and important in the middle innings |
| Wilber Dotel | PIT | 17 | 28 | 11 | Nearing IL return |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | ATH | 23 | 33 | 10 | Back from IL and could quickly move up the trust tree in that mess of a bullpen |
| Austin Warren | NYM | 31 | 9 | -22 | Strained forearm |
| Jalen Beeks | TEX | 27 | 0 | -27 | Season-ending flexor tendon surgery |
| Anthony Banda | MIN | 34 | 0 | -34 | Season-ending lat surgery |
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