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Giants promote Drew Cavanaugh for MLB debut

Drew Cavanaugh

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Giants selected the contract of C Drew Cavanaugh from Triple-A Sacramento.

Cavanaugh, 24, is in tonight’s lineup and might play over Eric Haase most of the time until Daniel Susac returns. He was hitting .311/.449/.550 with nine homers in 54 games between Double- and Triple-A this year, and like Susac, he was a reason why the Giants were comfortable moving on from Patrick Bailey.

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Drew Cavanaugh

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Drew Cavanaugh went 2-for-2 with two walks in his return to the starting lineup Sunday against the Angels.

Cavanaugh was scratched due to illness on Friday, though he appeared off the bench both in that game and again on Saturday. The four times on base today pushed his OBP up to .392 in 53 plate appearances. He doesn’t have any extra-base hits yet, but he’s contributing.
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Drew Cavanaugh was scratched from the Giants’ starting lineup on Friday night due to illness.

Cavanaugh was set to start behind the dish and bat ninth for the Giants on Friday evening, but he was feeling a bit under the weather as game time approached so the club made a last minute switch. Daniel Susac will catch in his place against Grayson Rodriguez and the Angels. Cavanaugh is considered day-to-day.
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Drew Cavanaugh went 2-for-2 with two walks as the Giants’ No. 9 hitter against the Mariners on Friday.

Not only did Cavanaugh stick around over veteran Eric Haase with Daniel Susac coming off the IL today, but he got the start over Susac to open the second half. The 24-year-old is hitting .265/.390/.265 in 42 plate appearances since joining the Giants on June 26. He’ll probably spend the rest of the year dueling with Susac for playing time

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Mets recalled RHP Jack Weisenburger from Triple-A Syracuse.

Weisenburger has a 2.08 ERA in 4 1/3 innings with the Mets this year, will work low-leverage relief innings, and sounds like a tasty German meal. What’s not to love? He takes Chris Devenski’s spot on the roster.
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Mets designated RHP Chris Devenski for assignment.

Called up on August 28, Devenski had a 13.50 ERA in 5 1/3 innings with the Mets this year. The 35-year-old will likely clear waivers and be outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse. After that he’ll get to decide if he wants to stay with the organization.
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Dansby Swanson

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Cubs manager Craig Counsell said the team is planning to activate Dansby Swanson (oblique) off the 10-day injured list next weekend in Cincinnati.

He’ll go on a short rehab assignment to Triple-A Iowa and then return to close out the series and be ready for the playoffs. The Cubs have mostly played Pedro Ramírez while Swanson has been sidelined, but $100 million shortstops will be lineup fixtures and Ramírez will likely see his role reduced after hitting .192/.259/.342 with three homers and zero stolen bases over his last 20 games.
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Yankees recalled RHP Bradley Hanner from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

He allowed four runs over three innings of work in his first stint with the club this year. Hanner will likely be back in a low-leverage role.
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Rafael Flores Jr.

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Rafael Flores Jr. is batting fourth and playing first base for the Pirates against the Cubs on Friday.

It’s his eighth appearance as a first baseman this year, but probably one of the last with Ryan O’Hearn activated off the injured list. Nevertheless, Flores has slugged .549 in his last 23 games and has worked his way into more playing time at catcher.
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Andrew Fischer hit his 47th homer of the season for Double-A Biloxi on Thursday.

It’s the most homers hit by a minor-leaguer this century, and the fifth-most dating back to 1963’s creation of the player development contract. He has 27 bombs in 69 games with Biloxi. Fischer, now the fifth-rated prospect on MLB Pipeline for the Brewers, has some swing-and-miss but the light-tower power makes him a very intriguing fantasy prospect.
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Ronny Simon

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Pirates optioned INF/OF Ronny Simon to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Simon has hit .281/.324/.313 in limited time with the Pirates this year, but loses his roster spot to Ryan O’Hearn coming off the injured list. He’ll likely be the first player called up if the Pirates lose someone else to injury over the final weeks of the season.
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Ryan O'Hearn

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Pirates activated 1B/OF Ryan O’Hearn from the 10-day injured list.

Pittsburgh’s lineup is back to full strength as they try to keep pace with the NL Wild Card leaders. O’Hearn can be plugged back in to the lineup in daily transaction leagues and seems like he’ll be safe to use in the final few weeks of the season.
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Justin Steele

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Justin Steele (elbow) allowed four hits and two runs over two inning at Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, striking out three out of the bullpen.

It seems both the Cubs and Steele came to the conclusion that he won’t get built up enough to help as a starter in the postseason, so he is attempting to come back as a relief weapon. His four-seamer was sitting at 89.3 mph, so that’s not ideal. We’ll see if he can make it back before the end of the season.
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Carlos Correa

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The Athletic’s Chandler Rome believes Carlos Correa (ankle) could return for the final six games of the season.

Correa and manager Joe Espada have both hammered home the point that he’ll need a rehab assignment if he returns; it sounds like this weekend will be huge for Correa at the Astros spring training facility. If it goes well, he could go on rehab assignment next week and return for the final week of the season.
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