Bryan Abreu

Hader has been limited to playing catch after experiencing biceps inflammation in his ramp up. If he's pain-free when he gets back on the mound, then there might be some chance of him being available on Opening Day. Still, it seems more likely that he'll miss at least the first week or two of the season. Bryan Abreu is the Astros' fallback in the closer's role.

He's continued to play catch after biceps inflammation sprung up in early February, but the fact that we're now almost in March and Hader doesn't really seem to be progressing is ominous. Fantasy managers that draft Hader -- and at this point we'd continue to break tier ties against Hader -- should consider pursuing Bryan Abreu as a contingency plan later in their drafts.

Abreu could start the season as Houston's closer, with Josh Hader's (bicep) status unclear, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic.