With less than three weeks to go until Opening Day, the starting pitching position is already littered with landmines for Fantasy Baseball players to avoid. The two latest hits came Friday, when George Kirby (shoulder) and Gerrit Cole (elbow) were diagnosed with injuries that will keep them out for the start of the season – if not longer.

Seattle Mariners star pitcher George Kirby's shoulder injury is fully an indictment of Jerry Dipoto and the entire Seattle front office.

GM Justin Hollander said the Mariners plan to shut down George Kirby to get the inflammation out. He will be reassessed in a week.