Why we like him
The deciding factor is his elbow stint: Oviedo is on the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain and was given an estimated Aug. 4, 2026 return, which explains why he has 0 appearances in the last 15 game weeks. When healthy he looked like a real mid-rotation piece coming back from Tommy John, going 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA in nine 2025 starts and recording 42 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings, so the upside for a strikeout-capable back-of-rotation starter is there. For fantasy purposes treat him as a medium-confidence dart: Sorare's 21.4-point projection maps to a plausible ceiling if Boston slots him into the rotation, but with 0 appearances in the last 15 game weeks and an uncertain workload on his first outings, his floor is capped unless the club clearly announces a rotation role or opts for a limited bullpen ramp-up.