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    Cardinals place Ryne Stanek on paternity list

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    Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list.

    Congrats to Stanek. He’ll rejoin the club in the near future.
    - Christopher Crawford
Swanson red-hot in 'unfathomable' turnaround
James Schiano highlights Dansby Swanson's offensive surge over the past 13 games with the Cubs, which includes nine homers, 29 RBIs, and a place in the history books.

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  • STL Relief Pitcher #55
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    Stanek returns to a 5.12 ERA in 31 2/3 innings pitched. He’s not really part of the Cardinals late-game plans at this point. Congrats to him on the new child.
  • STL Relief Pitcher #65
    Soriano received his opportunity with both Riley O’Brien, JoJo Romero and Ryne Stanek presumably unavailable for workload reasons after each of them threw over 30 pitches during a two-game span over the weekend. The 27-year-old righty was charged with preserving a two-run lead and managed to work around a two-out single by Nick Gonzales to slam the door.
  • STL Relief Pitcher #61
    Ryne Stanek set him up with a hitless eighth. It seems clear that the only reason Stanek was the Cardinals’ choice to close initially was that O’Brien was still ramping up after his spring calf injury. O’Brien has two saves now and has yet to allow a run in 5 1/3 innings this season.
  • STL Relief Pitcher #61
    The Cardinals indicated that part of the reason O’Brien opened up in a setup role was that he was behind after his calf injury this spring. The results didn’t really agree with that assessment, but all seems right now anyway. The Cardinals used Ryne Stanek in the seventh and Jojo Romero in the eighth tonight, so they were clearly intending for O’Brien to close. He’s probably not a lock to record all of the team’s save chances, but he is the best bet in their pen and should be picked up wherever he’s available.
  • STL Relief Pitcher #55
    After Riley O’Brien and Jojo Romero worked scoreless seventh and eighth innings, respectively, Stanek was expected to get the ninth. However, the Cardinals expanded their lead from two runs to four in the bottom of the eighth, causing the team to sit him down and get up Svanson. Svanson went on to allow a single, a walk and another single while getting two outs. Stanek took over then and gave up hits to Carson Williams and Nick Fortes to tie the game before retiring Ben Williamson to finish the inning. For the optimist, it’s good that Stanek was the Cardinals’ preferred closer for the second straight game, and the blown save was more about Svanson’s performance than Stanek’s. Still, Stanek is probably the Cardinals’ third-best reliever at best — he posted a 5.09 ERA the last two years — and it’s not like he has a history of closing that somehow should provide him with an edge here. Probably half the reason he was the first choice in the ninth is because the Cardinals hope it will get them a better prospect in return when they try to move him in July.
  • STL Relief Pitcher #55
    Matt Svanson, who had been a popular sleeper candidate for saves in the Cardinals’ bullpen, came on in the sixth inning of this one and allowed three runs while recording only one out. After the Cardinals took the lead in the sixth inning, it was JoJo Romero to start the seventh, turning it over to Riley O’Brien for four outs and then ultimately to Stanek to get the final three. It wasn’t the smoothest of outings, as he issued three walks in the frame, but he struck out Joshua Palacios with the bases loaded to close it out. He could be worth a look if speculating on saves in deeper leagues.
  • STL Relief Pitcher #55
    Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom told reporters the deal is now official. The hard-throwing 34-year-old middle reliever fortifies St. Louis’ bullpen after recording an underwhelming 5.30 ERA — 4.40 FIP — 1.57 WHIP and 58/32 K/BB ratio across 56 innings for the Mets last year. He’s been a durable innings-eater, making 55 appearances or more in each of the past five seasons, and has some experience in high-leverage spots. He isn’t a threat to close with the Cardinals but it wouldn’t be shocking if he wound up vulturing the occasional save from Riley O’Brien or JoJo Romero.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #55
    Financial teams have not been disclosed as of yet, but it’d be a surprise if this wasn’t a one-year deal. Stanek forged a disappointing 5.30 ERA in his time with the Mets in 2025, but the 34-year-old still throws hard and can generate whiffs. He’ll have a chance to be a high-leverage option for St. Louis in 2026.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #55
    Stanek, 34, has had several teams showing interest in him as of late, including the Cubs. The 34-year-old right-hander would have a chance to be a high-leverage option for St. Louis in 2026, but it seems a little unlikely he’d be competing for saves.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #55
    The report from North Side Baseball’s Matthew Trueblood here is extra interesting, because it suggests the Cubs are looking for just one more reliever on a major league contract. If that’s the case, one would think they should try to do much better than the 34-year-old Stanek, who has finished with ERAs of 4.09, 4.88 and 5.30 while pitching for contenders the last three seasons. That said, his stuff numbers are still very good, and the Cubs might think they have a fix for him.

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    Brewers placed RHP Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.

    As expected, Woodruff lands on the injured list after re-injuring his right labrum during Saturday’s start against the Diamondbacks. While the Brewers haven’t given a timeline for his return, if it’s similar to the last time he dealt with this same issue, he wouldn’t return until mid-August. Drew Rom was recalled from Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move on Sunday to add a fresh arm to the Brewers’ bullpen.
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    Nationals designate OF Robert Hassell III for assignment.

    The 24-year-old outfielder has spent the entire season at Triple-A Rochester where he has slashed just .215/.304/.289 with two homers, 21 RBI, eight stolen bases and a 67/28 K/BB ratio across 258 plate appearances. Even with his constant struggles at the plate, you’d have to think that there are going to be teams willing to take a chance on the former top prospect on waivers.
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    Nationals selected the contract of RHP Eddy Yean from Triple-A Rochester.

    It’s the first trip to the big leagues for the 25-year-old right-hander. Yean made 39 appearances out of the bullpen at Triple-A Rochester, registering a 3.60 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 45/19 K/BB ratio across 40 innings of work. He’ll function in a middle relief role for the Nationals.
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    Guardians’ president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti told reporters on Sunday that superstar third baseman José Ramírez (hamate) has been hitting off of a tee.

    Antonetti noted that Ramírez has progressed as planned in his recovery from surgery to repair a fractured left hamate bone, but that he still has boxes to check before he’s going to be able to return to game action. The expectation is that he’ll start to face overhead pitching soon. Ramírez was given an initial timeline of 5-7 weeks when he hit the injured list three weeks ago on June 14.
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    Phillies designated RHP Jean Cabrera for assignment.

    The Phillies needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster to bring back Bryan De La Cruz on Sunday and unfortunately for Cabrera he drew the short straw this time. The 24-year-old right-hander has been abysmal in the minor leagues this season, posting a 9.10 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and a 46/32 K/BB ratio over 62 1/3 innings in 15 starts between Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley. It seems likely he’ll pass through waivers unclaimed and remain with the Phillies.
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    Phillies re-signed OF Bryan De La Cruz to a one-year contract; optioned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

    De La Cruz exercised the opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Phillies, so the club did what they had to do in order to bring him back and keep him in the organization as quality outfield depth. The 29-year-old has hit .254/.343/.426 with 12 homers and 51 RBI in 328 plate appearances at Triple-A Lehigh Valley this season.
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    Alejandro Osuna is absent from the Rangers’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers.

    Osuna had started every game this week in left field, so he’ll get a breather for Sunday’s tilt against the Tigers. Josh Smith will start in his place and will bat seventh for the Rangers against right-hander Casey Mize.
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    Salvador Perez (elbow) returned to the Royals’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies.

    The 36-year-old slugger missed each of the team’s previous three games due to soreness in his right elbow. He’s back in there as the designated hitter on Sunday though, batting sixth against Phillies’ right-hander Aaron Nola. Perez owns a disappointing .201/.241/.327 slash line on the season with 10 long balls and 30 RBI in his 340 plate appearances.
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    Samuel Basallo is absent from the Orioles’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Reds in Cincinnati.

    Once again Basallo will take a seat with an opposing left-hander on the mound. Coby Mayo will serve as the team’s designated hitter in his place on Sunday and will bat fifth against Reds’ left-hander Nick Lodolo.
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    Brayan Rocchio is not in the Guardians’ starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s tilt against the Yankees.

    It appears to be nothing more than a routine day off for the Guardians’ shortstop. Daniel Schneemann will start in his place and will bat seventh against White Sox’ southpaw Chris Murphy on Sunday in Cleveland.