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Braves acquire backstop Joey Bart from Pirates

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Joey Bart

ATL Catcher #14

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Braves acquired C Joey Bart from the Pirates for RHP Hunter Stratton.

This frees up the Pirates to carry on with Endy Rodríguez and Henry Davis behind the plate. Bart has missed the last five weeks with a foot infection, but he’s about ready to return now after going 4-for-16 with a homer in five rehab games, and that the Braves DFA’d Sandy Léon to make room for him suggests he will come off the IL and join the team right away. Bart seemed to have a breakthrough 2024, hitting .265/.337/.462 with 13 homers in 282 plate appearances, but he hasn’t kept it up in coming in at .251/.345/.346 with six homers in 394 plate appearances the last two seasons. The Braves will have him back up Drake Baldwin for now, but like they did with Jonah Heim, they could move on from Bart once Sean Murphy is healthy.

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Joey Bart

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Braves activated C Joey Bart from the 10-day injured list.

The 29-year-old backstop, who was acquired from the Pirates on Thursday evening, will be active for Friday’s series opener against the Brewers. He’s unlikely to see enough playing time to gain any sort of relevance from a fantasy perspective.
Endy Rodríguez

PIT Catcher #13

Endy Rodríguez went 3-for-3 with a homer and a walk against the A’s on Monday.

It’s exciting to see Rodríguez hitting .268/.423/.482 with three homers in 72 plate appearances for the Pirates. His defensive numbers aren’t great and it’s far from clear if he can stay healthy while catching regularly, but his bat has always been very intriguing. He should keep getting all of the playing time he can handle between catching and DHing.
Henry Davis

PIT Catcher #32

Pirates activated C Henry Davis from the paternity list.

Davis returns to Pittsburgh’s catching mix after a three-game stint away from the club on paternity leave. The 26-year-old former first-overall pick has hit an underwhelming .138/.241/.285 with five homers, 17 RBI and one steal across 142 plate appearances over 45 games this season.
Endy Rodríguez

PIT Catcher #13

Endy Rodríguez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Pittsburgh’s loss to the Marlins on Friday.

Rodríguez homered to right-center against a Sandy Alcantara cutter and managed another double earlier in the game that he scored on. The 26-year-old backstop is now hitting .240/.387/.420 in his first 50 big-league at-bats this season, and while that’s not completely surprising given his prospect pedigree, he may force Pittsburgh’s hand if he keeps hitting like this. Henry Davis is hitting just .138 in 142 plate appearances and Joey Bart (still on the 10-day IL) wasn’t scorching hot when he was healthy either. Perhaps Rodríguez can hit his way back onto the fantasy radar here.
Endy Rodríguez

PIT Catcher #13

Endy Rodríguez (hip) returned to the Pirates’ starting lineup on Friday.

The 26-year-old backstop was pulled from Wednesday’s game due to left hip discomfort and sat out on Thursday as a precautionary measure. He’s back behind the dish and batting seventh for Friday evening’s battle against Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins.
Endy Rodríguez

PIT Catcher #13

Endy Rodríguez was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Dodgers with left hip discomfort.

Rafael Flores Jr. took over behind the plate after Rodríguez went 0-for-3 before departing. The timing is a bit complicated for the Pirates with Henry Davis away on paternity leave for the next couple days. It’s possible the club will have to promote someone from Triple-A Indianapolis on an emergency basis if Rodríguez is unavailable for Thursday’s series finale.
Henry Davis

PIT Catcher #32

Pirates placed C Henry Davis on the paternity list.

Davis will be away from the club for a couple days on paternity leave with Endy Rodríguez handling the bulk of the catching responsibilities.
Henry Davis

PIT Catcher #32

Henry Davis hit his first career grand slam Wednesday off the Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti.

Incredibly, the slam is just Davis’s second ever extra-base hit with RISP; he was a lifetime .105/.185/.121 hitter with 220 plate appearances in those situations. Tonight, though, he managed to sock a 91.0-mph fastball (Arrighetti’s slowest of the game) 389 feet to left for a no-doubter over the Crawford Boxes. Davis struck out in his other three at-bats tonight before being removed for a pinch-hitter in the ninth. He’s at .143/.239/.294 for the season.
Henry Davis

PIT Catcher #32

Henry Davis hit a tiebreaking homer off Trent Thornton in the bottom of the seventh as the Pirates edged the Cubs 2-1 on Monday.

Davis’s fourth homer was a 413-footer to left in his third at-bat of the day. He previously struck out on three pitches and popped up a bunt attempt with no one on base for an out. Davis is hitting just .144/.246/.288 through 119 plate appearances. He has 15 hits in 104 at-bats, which as it happens, is also where he finished at in 2024.
Henry Davis

PIT Catcher #32

Henry Davis went 0-for-3 with a strikeout as the Pirates were shut out by Zack Wheeler and the Phillies on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh.

As a team, the Pirates were only able to muster four hits in the contest, so the fault wasn’t all on Davis in this one. He is having an abysmal season at the plate though, slashing a cringe-inducing .141/.248/.239 with two homers and eight RBI in 106 plate appearances.

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Francisco Lindor

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The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports that Francisco Lindor (calf) will return for Game 2 of the doubleheader on Wednesday against the Cubs.

Lindor has been out since late April with a calf strain, so the Mets will love to have him back. The only issue is that Juan Soto may not have to head to the injured list with a back injury. Soto and Lindor have only played nine games together so far this season.
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Jaden Hill

COL Relief Pitcher #0
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Rockies placed RHP Jaden Hill on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 21, with right shoulder tendinitis.

Hill has earned the Rockies’ last two saves, so this is bad timing for him. The 26-year-old has a 5.06 ERA overall in 26 2/3 innings on the season. Antonio Senzatela and Victor Vodnik are better bets for saves while Hill is out, but no one in the Rockies pen seems worth rostering right now.
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Seth Halvorsen

COL Relief Pitcher #54
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Rockies recalled RHP Seth Halvorsen from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Halvorsen might be the Rockies’ most talented reliever, but he’s had a tough time throwing strikes this year, walking 14 in 16 1/3 innings. He does have a 3.31 ERA anyway, but it’s going to be tough trusting him with leads right away.
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Vince Velasquez

CHC Starting Pitcher #35
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Cubs selected the contract of RHP Vince Velasquez from Triple-A Iowa.

Velasquez made one appearance for the Cubs back in April, his first in the majors since 2023, pitching 2 1/3 scoreless innings before being designated for assignment and clearing waivers. The 34-uear-old has made six starts and four relief appearances for Iowa, amassing a 6.15 ERA and a 40/25 K/BB in 33 2/3 innings. He last worked five days ago, throwing 73 pitches, so if nothing else, he can provide some length in today’s doubleheader.
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Gavin Hollowell

CHC Relief Pitcher #46
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Cubs recalled RHP Gavin Hollowell from Triple-A Iowa.

Hollowell was just sent down yesterday, but the Cubs have had two roster spots open up since. He’s allowed two runs and walked five in 3 2/3 innings for the Cubs this season.
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Tyler Ferguson

CHC Relief Pitcher #64
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Tyler Ferguson is up with the Cubs as the 27th man for Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Mets.

Ferguson made one appearance for the Cubs earlier this month, allowing one run in 1 1/3 innings.
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Eduarniel Núñez

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Cubs designated RHP Eduarniel Núñez for assignment,

Núñez was claimed off waivers from the Orioles and optioned to Triple-A earlier this month. The 27-year-old hasn’t pitched in the majors this year. He had a 7.11 ERA in 12 2/3 innings for the Padres and A’s last season.
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CHC Starting Pitcher #30
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Cubs placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a hamstring strain.

Cabrera injured his hamstring when he accidentally did a split while covering first base on Tuesday night. He looked to be in a lot of pain and had to be removed from the game. The Cubs are sending him for imaging on Wednesday to see how long he will be out for.
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Cubs placed RHP Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain.

The Cubs having to place both Ben Brown and Edward Cabrera (hamstring) on the injured list on the same day is quite a blow. They’ll get Matthew Boyd (knee) back tomorrow, but this rotation will still be super short-handed. The hope is that Brown won’t be sidelined for much longer than his two weeks.
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Nate Eaton

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Nate Eaton will lead off and play left field for the Red Sox on Wednesday against the Rockies.

It makes sense after Eaton went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI in a win on Tuesday. The Red Sox will use that to give Jarren Duran a day off and put Connor Wong at designated hitter. While Duran has 12 home runs and 11 steals in 72 games this season, he’s also slashing just .199/.258/.366 and has just a 67 wRC+.
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