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.
Injury Updates
The following players have started or participated in rehab assignments this week:
- RHP Shelby Miller
- RHP Tyler Glasnow
- OF Oneil Cruz
- C Danny Jansen
- RHP Edward Cabrera
- LHP Shane McClanahan
- 1B Vinnie Pasquantino
- OF Roman Anthony
- INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa
- INF Trevor Story
- RHP Justin Martinez
- INF Maikel Garcia
- INF Marcelo Mayer
- LHP Carlos Rodón
- C Samuel Basallo
- LHP Yusei Kikuchi
The following players have been placed on the IL this week:
- RHP Griffin Jax — right elbow discomfort
- INF Cooper Pratt — right hamstring strain
- RHP Caleb Kilian — left oblique strain
- RHP Nathan Eovaldi — right posterior elbow inflammation
- 1B Kyle Stowers — left hamstring strain
- OF Riley Greene — right hamstring strain
- RHP Garrett Whitlock — right elbow inflammation
- RHP Justin Slaten — right elbow inflammation
- RHP Abner Uribe — right forearm flexor strain
- INF Colt Emerson — left wrist tendon inflammation
- 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. — concussion
- OF Tyler Soderstrom — left hip inpingement
- OF Masataka Yoshida — left hamstring strain
Finally, the following players have seen their IL status change this week:
- RHP Jack Leiter — transferred to IL60
- LHP Blake Snell — activated
- INF Matt Chapman — transferred to IL60
- RHP Chris Bassitt — activated
Recent Transactions
The following players have been DFA’d:
- INF Jorge Mateo (ATL); signed by TB
- C Jake Rogers (BOS); signed by CWS
Trade updates:
- OF Harold Rivas was sent to the Baltimore Orioles a player to be named later in exchange for C Adley Rutschman
The following players have been claimed or signed via free agency:
- OF Austin Hays (signed by SD)
- RHP Craig Kimbrel (signed by KC)
- LHP Drew Rom (acquired by ATH via MIL)
- RHP Troy Watson (acquired by SEA via DET)
Notable promotions/demotions:
- INF Davis Schneider — optioned
- INF Charles McAdoo — promoted
- INF Carson Williams — optioned
- OF Jhostynxon Garcia — optioned
- LHP Ricky Tiedemann — promoted; later optioned
- OF Joshua Baez — promoted
- C Edgar Quero — optioned
- LHP Logan Allen — recalled
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