Welcome back to another week of Rumor Roundup, where we dive into all the recent talk, transactions, and trends from around the league, balancing both fantasy baseball implications and real-world baseball analysis through the lens of a front office.
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The Blue Jays promoted infielder Charles McAdoo earlier in the week, and while he doesn’t necessarily “wow” you with the numbers, he did not disappoint in his MLB Debut. The 24-year-old was slashing .250/.357/.432 with a 112 wRC+, fueled by a massive 14% walk rate through 50 games at the Triple-A level. McAdoo collected his first career hit in the majors – a solo home run (98.5 EV / 369 FT) – against the Jays’ division rival Orioles yesterday. He plays an average third base, can steal a base if necessary, and features good enough bat speed to impact high velo arms. He was also notoriously a bat that succeeded in same-handed matchups (vs. RHPs) in the minors.
McAdoo will look to continue that success today at Camden Yards.
Injury Updates
The following players have started rehab assignments this week:
- RHP Hunter Brown
The following players have been placed on the IL this week:
- RHP Edward Cabrera — right middle finger blister
- RHP Jake Irvin — right shoulder strain
- RHP Logan Henderson — low back strain
- 1B Nolan Schanuel — left ankle inflammation
- RHP Garrett Whitlock — left knee inflammation
- RHP Jordan Leasure — right flexor strain
- 1B Munetaka Murakami — right hamstring strain
- LHP Andrew Nardi — left rib cage stress reaction
Finally, the following players have seen their IL status change this week:
- RHP Max Kranick — transferred to IL60
- OF Luis Robert Jr. Jr. — lumbar spine disc hernia
- LHP AJ Minter — activated
- OF Heston Kjerstad — activated
- OF Jung Hoo Lee — activated
Recent Transactions
The following players have been DFA’d:
- RHP Craig Kimbrel; acquired by Tampa
- OF Andrew McCutchen
- OF Matthew Lugo
- RHP Simeon Woods Richardson
- RHP Kyle Nicolas
The following trades have been executed:
- Washington acquires LHP Carson Palmquist via Colorado in exchange for cash considerations
Promotions/demotions:
- RHP Chase Petty — demoted
- OF Rikuu Nishida — promoted
- RHP Tobias Myers — demoted
- INF Jacob Gonzalez — promoted
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