Jake Fraley (hernia) begins rehab assignment

It felt like an inevitable outcome when Emerson hit the injured list with left wrist tendon inflammation earlier this month. The 21-year-old former top prospect is expected to be ready for the outset of spring training. He wraps up a mostly underwhelming rookie campaign hitting .190/.246/.335 with eight homers, 23 RBI and three steals in 241 plate appearances over 69 games. He’ll take over as Seattle’s shortstop next season with J.P. Crawford slated to hit free agency at the end of the current season.

De Vries has been shut down from throwing for the next month and figures to miss the remainder of the minor league season. The 19-year-old prodigy has hit a robust .290/.378/.458 with 13 homers and 34 steals for Double-A Midland as one of the youngest hitters in the Texas League. He’s going to be an impactful fantasy contributor once he reaches the majors in the not-so-distant future.

Langeliers underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee last month, which was believed to be a season-ending procedure. It sounds like there’s a small chance that Langeliers could make it back before the end of the year, but that would likely only be for a handful of games in late September, if at all. The positive news for fantasy managers is that he should have a normal offseason and be ready for the start of spring training.

Mesa is eligible to be activated from the injured list this weekend. The 24-year-old hit the injured list with a left hamstring strain last week. He should be ready to return after getting a couple tune-up games under his belt this week. He’s homered five times in 23 games since last month’s All-Star break.

Beck heads back to the minors to make room for New York to bring up a fresh arm prior to Tuesday’s series opener against the Astros. The 27-year-old rookie didn’t end up making an appearance after being called up over the weekend.

Thorpe will be making his seventh minor league rehab start since late July. The 25-year-old former pitching prospect threw 83 pitches in his previous rehab outing for Triple-A Charlotte last week. He’s been working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery and should factor into Chicago’s pitching equation in the final month of the season.

Díaz went unclaimed on waivers after being jettisoned from Seattle’s 40-man roster to make room for top prospect Kade Anderson over the weekend. The 29-year-old southpaw made one relief appearance for the Mariners during a brief stint in the big leagues. He has the ability to elect free agency, but will probably stick around to finish out the year at Triple-A Tacoma.

Espada is entering the final five weeks of his expiring contract with the Astros. All signs point to him managing through the end of the season, but his tenure at the helm in Houston appears to be over. The Astros parted ways with general manager Dana Brown earlier on Monday and the incoming head of baseball operations will probably want to choose their own manager. He’s gone 255-238 (.517) during three seasons with the Astros since 2024.

Meyer is running out of time to start ramping up again after hitting the shelf with a neck strain just before last month’s All-Star break. The 27-year-old received a cortisone injection earlier this month. It seems unlikely he’ll make it back as a starter before the regular season wraps up, but there’s always a chance he could pitch in relief. He can be safely dropped in shallow fantasy leagues since it appears highly unlikely he’ll make any sort of impact over the final five weeks.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Greene isn’t back to running at full speed yet, but he’s been ramping up from a physical standpoint recently. The 25-year-old middle-of-the-order force hit the injured list with a hamstring strain back on August 12. He remains without a definitive return timetable, but figures to make it back to Detroit at some point in early September. The Tigers have gone just 2-9 overall since he landed on the injured list.