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    Angels designate Nick Madrigal for assignment

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    Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment.

    Madrigal has been cut loose by Los Angeles with Jorge Soler returning from the injured list. The 29-year-old defensive specialist hit a respectable .273 (12-for-44) with two RBI and one steal during a 15-game stint with the Angels.
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    Madrigal elected free agency from the Angels on Thursday rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Salt Lake. The 29-year-old infielder hit .273 (12-for-44) with no homers, two RBI, one stolen base and a 7/3 K/BB ratio over 52 plate appearances during his time with the Angels.
  • FA 3rd Baseman #17
    Rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Salt Lake, the 29-year-old infielder has opted to peddle his wares on the open market instead. Madrigal hit .273 (12-for-44) with zero homers, two RBI, one stolen base and a 7/3 K/BB ratio in 52 plate appearances during his brief time with the Angels.
  • LAA 3rd Baseman #17
    Madrigal, 29, was designated for assignment on Monday as Jorge Soler returned from the injured list. He’ll return to an everyday role at the Triple-A level until another need arises with the Angels.
  • LAA 2nd Baseman #2
    Peraza takes a seat after being involved in an awkward collision with teammate Jo Adell in shallow right field during Monday’s series opener. It’ll be Nick Madrigal taking over at second base in his absence.
  • LAA 3rd Baseman #17
    Madrigal’s RBI hit was a grounder to second that the first baseman tried and failed to make a play on and on which the pitcher made no attempt to cover first. Madrigal then stole second afterwards for his first steal in two tries in 12 games since being called up. Madrigal is hitting the ball quite a bit harder than usual and yet has still struck out just twice in 39 plate appearances for the Angels. He might be on his way to reestablishing himself as a legitimate big leaguer, but it probably won’t be with enough homers and steals to make him much use outside of particularly deep formats.
  • LAA 2nd Baseman #5
    He’s considered day-to-day. Nick Madrigal will start in his place at second base and will bat eighth for the Angels against Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers on Friday evening.
  • LAA 3rd Baseman #17
    It was Madrigal’s fourth start in eight games since he was called up last week, and he’s now 6-for-15 in the span. Somewhat interesting is that Madrigal has hit balls 111.6 mph this spring and 113.6 mph in Triple-A this year. Previously, his hardest-hit ball was 106.9 mph for the Cubs in 2023. Maybe it’s enough to turn him back into a viable major leaguer, but he also has to stay healthy, which has been a big issue.
  • LAA 2nd Baseman #11
    Madrigal gets the nod to join Los Angeles’ infield mix with Nolan Schanuel hitting the injured list with an ankle issue. The 29-year-old contact-oriented second baseman has plenty of big-league experience having appeared in 285 career games between the Cubs and White Sox since 2020. He doesn’t offer any semblance of over-the-fence power or stolen base upside at this stage of his career. He can be ignored in all fantasy formats.
  • LAA 2nd Baseman #11
    The Angels thinned out their battle at second base on Saturday morning when they optioned Christian Moore and Kyren Paris to Triple-A Salt Lake and in the evening Nick Madrigal joined them. That leaves just Adam Frazier, Oswald Peraza and Vaughn Grissom remaining to fight it out. Madrigal performed well during the spring, hitting .333 (7-for-21) with three RBI.
  • LAA 2nd Baseman #4
    The move paves a relatively unobstructed path for veteran Adam Frazier to open the year as the Angels’ starting second baseman. Technically, Oswald Peraza, Nick Madrigal and Vaughn Grissom remain in the mix but they’ve struggled this spring and make more sense in bench roles. Los Angeles took Moore with the eighth-overall pick back in 2024, one spot before Pittsburgh grabbed baseball’s current top prospect Konnor Griffin. The 23-year-old second baseman has hit just .198/.284/.370 with seven homers in 53 games at the highest level and has struggled to emerge as an everyday option.

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    Blue Jays sent RHP Lazaro Estrada outright to Triple-A Buffalo.

    Estrada passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment over the weekend. The 27-year-old rookie compiled a lackluster 5.54 ERA across 13 innings of work over eight appearances for the Blue Jays earlier this season.
  • PIT 3rd Baseman #3
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    After missing two games following a beaning, Nick Gonzales is starting at second base on Monday.

    Gonzales is in the cleanup spot today. He’s playing second because Brandon Lowe is getting a partial day off as a designated hitter. Nick Yorke is starting at third in Gonzales’s usual spot.
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    Red Sox selected the contract of RHP Wyatt Olds from Triple-A Worcester.

    Olds, 27, is in the majors for the first time after six years in the Red Sox system. Possessing a 95-98 mph fastball but subpar control, he had a 5.33 ERA and a 74/28 K/BB in 50 2/3 innings out of the pen for Worcester.
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    Red Sox optioned LHP Raymond Burgos to Triple-A Worcester.

    Burgos was asked to throw three innings on back-to-back days in his first stint with the Red Sox earlier this month. Yesterday’s indifference to his health might have been even worse, as he was allowed to continue on the mound after a rain delay in excess of 2 1/2 hours against the Pirates. Maybe the team can have him start both games of a doubleheader next time he’s recalled.
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    Thanks to a scoring change, Kyle Harrison has had five of the eight runs he surrendered Tuesday against the Padres declared unearned.

    We had a feeling this would happen. Harrison gave up five runs in the second inning after Jihwan Bae missed the catch at second base on what would have been a 5-4 double play and potentially could have been a 5-4-3 triple play. While throwing miscues on double plays don’t result in errors (“the double play can’t be assumed”), missed catches that would have completed double plays can still be errors, and this one seemed to fit the bill. As a result of the change, Harrison’s ERA drops from 3.47 back down to 2.99.
  • NYM 3rd Baseman #7
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    Brett Baty is out of the Mets lineup against a right-hander Monday for the first time since May 2.

    It has nothing to do with Christopher Morel’s addition, since Morel isn’t starting, either. The Mets are just going with the vets today, with Jorge Polanco, Marcus Semien and Luis Robert are starting. Baty had a big grand slam against the Braves a week ago, but he’s still just 4-for-29 this month. He’s at .175/.230/.404 in 61 plate appearances since the break.
  • TB Right Fielder #25
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    Victor Mesa Jr. remains out of the Rays lineup for Monday’s game versus the Orioles.

    Mesa probably wouldn’t have started against the lefty on Sunday if healthy, but he’d be in there tonight against right-hander Brandon Young if not for his hamstring issue. Ryan Vilade is starting in his place.
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    Trea Turner is back at shortstop on Monday after missing one game with a knee contusion.

    Turner left Saturday’s game after fouling a pitch off his right knee and didn’t play Sunday. He’s batting second tonight.
  • PIT Center Fielder #15
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    Pirates activated OF Oneil Cruz from the 60-day injured list.

    He’s back, except he’s not starting tonight against lefty Framber Valdez. Cruz, who missed more than two months with a hand fracture, went 3-for-22 over six games on his rehab assignment. Although he’s clearly not at his best just yet, it’s probably worth getting him back into fantasy lineups anyway and hoping he steals some bases right away. His return figures to push Jake Mangum to a corner and result in some DH time for Bryan Reynolds and Esmerlyn Valdez. Ronny Simon, who had been DHing a lot, was sent down to open up a spot.
  • PIT 2nd Baseman #63
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    Pirates optioned INF/OF Ronny Simon to Triple-A Indianapolis.

    This is a little bit of a surprise, if only because Simon had been playing pretty regularly since being called up 12 days ago. He hit .290/.333/.323 in nine games.