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Astros activate Ronel Blanco for season debut

Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

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Astros activated RHP Ronel Blanco from the 60-day injured list.

Blanco draws the starting assignment for Monday’s series opener against the Marlins at Daikin Park. It’ll be his season debut after missing the first four months working his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery. It’ll be his first start back in the majors since last May. The 32-year-old has had moments of fantasy relevance at earlier points in his career, but he doesn’t offer a ton of strikeout upside, and is more of a wait-and-see option in deeper leagues.

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The Seattle Mariners called up top pitching prospect Kade Anderson, who is expected to start against the Chicago Cubs this Saturday. Eric Samulski emphasizes why he should be added in all fantasy formats.

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Ronel Blanco

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Astros optioned RHP Ronel Blanco to Triple-A Sugar Land.

Blanco has really struggled during his time with the Astros this season, posting a 7.71 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and a 20/12 K/BB ratio over 23 1/3 innings in his five appearances (four starts). Miguel Ullola was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land to take his place on the active roster.
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Ronel Blanco yielded three runs in 4 2/3 innings Friday in a no-decision versus the Padres.

Blanco departed with a 4-3 lead after Fernando Tatis Jr. homered with two outs and none on in the fifth. One more out would have gotten him a win, but manager A.J. Hinch just didn’t trust him to face Jake Cronenworth. Blanco has a 6.98 ERA after four starts, so he’s not promised much at this point. He’s in line to face the Giants on Wednesday, making him a streaming option in deep leagues.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Ronel Blanco gave up three runs in 4 2/3 innings and got a no-decision in the Astros’ 5-4 win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Blanco gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. The Astros had the lead in the fifth inning, but with Blanco making just his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery, he was pulled with two outs in the fourth inning after reaching 82 pitches. It might be some time before the organization lets Blanco throw enough pitches to work deep into games. He’s lined up to face the Padres on the road next Friday.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Ronel Blanco allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings and took the loss against the White Sox on Sunday.

Blanco gave up four hits, walked three and struck out four. He fell to 0-1 with the loss. It was just Blanco’s second start since returning from Tommy John surgery, but he now has an 8.10 ERA. He could be worth using later this season, but fantasy managers would be wise to let him iron out the kinks first. Blanco is lined up to face the Rangers at home next weekend.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

In his first start back from Tommy John, Ronel Blanco gave up four runs through 4 2/3 innings and struck out eight against the Marlins on Monday.

He allowed just two hits, but unfortunately, those were both two-run homers that followed walks. Blanco averaged 94.0 mph with his fastball, which is up a tad from 93.4 mph during his breakthrough 2024 and 93.2 mph in his nine starts prior to surgery last year. He doesn’t warrant an immediate pickup in shallow leagues after this, but it was a promising outing that suggests he might be of some use once he settles in. He’ll likely face the White Sox on the road on Sunday.
Ronel Blanco

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Ronel Blanco (elbow) will be activated from the injured list to start for the Astros on Monday against the Marlins.

The 32-year-old right-hander has been shelved since undergoing an internal brace procedure last June and is finally ready to contribute at the big league level once again. Tatsuya Imai will be pushed back to Tuesday with Peter Lambert getting the ball for Wednesday’s series finale.
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Jeremy Peña (calf) will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Sugar Land.

Lance McCullers Jr. (shoulder) and Ronel Blanco (elbow) are scheduled to pitch in the same rehab contest. The 28-year-old shortstop hit the injured list with a mild calf strain last week and figures to return to Houston before next week’s All-Star break. He was just starting to really find his stride at the dish prior to the injury, hitting .319 (29-for-91) with three homers, 13 RBI and five steals in the month of June.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Astros sent RHP Ronel Blanco (elbow) on a rehab assignment to Rookie League-FCL.

Blanco underwent an internal brace procedure last June and, if everything goes right in his rehab, could be available to the Astros at some point in August or September. The 32-year-old is just beginning pitching in games so it will likely take quite a bit of runway before he’s fully stretched out and ready to contribute at the big-league level again.
Ronel Blanco

HOU Starting Pitcher #56

Astros transferred RHP Ronel Blanco to the 60-day injured list.

The Astros needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster to promote Taylor Trammell from Triple-A Sugar Land, so this accomplished that feat. Blanco is still in the process of recovering from Tommy John surgery and isn’t expected to return until late in the second half of the season.
Ronel Blanco

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Astros placed RHP Ronel Blanco on the 15-day injured list.

It’s merely a procedural move as Blanco is still working his way back from Tommy John surgery last June. The 32-year-old righty could potentially make it back to Houston’s rotation before the regular season wraps up.

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Joe Musgrove has joined the Padres to throw a bullpen session ahead of his next rehab start.

There was some thought that Musgrove would come off the IL this weekend, but that he gave up five runs in his last rehab start seemed to put the kibosh on that. It sounds like he’ll pitch again in the minors before getting a rotation spot.
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Ron Marinaccio

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Twins signed RHP Ron Marinaccio to a minor league contract.

Marinaccio was designated for assignment by the Reds on Monday and opted for free agency after clearing waivers. The 31-year-old former Yankees reliever has a 4.79 ERA in 33 relief appearances for three teams this year. He has a career 3.98 ERA and a 197/92 K/BB in 183 innings since debuting in 2022.
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Nolan Schanuel

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Angels placed 1B Nolan Schanuel on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 21, with a strained right intercostal muscle.

Christian Moore is up to replace him, so we’ll likely see a lot of him at second and Vaughn Grissom at first. No word yet on what kind of absence we’re looking at for Schanuel, who has hit .276/.351/.385 in 446 plate appearances, but he can be dropped in shallow leagues.
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Wade Meckler

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Angels placed OF Wade Meckler on the seven-day concussion injured list, retroactive to Aug. 21.

Meckler was hit in the helmet by a pitch in Thursday’s game. Gustavo Campero was called up in his place and is starting in left field tonight.
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Christian Moore

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Angels recalled 2B/OF Christian Moore from Triple-A Salt Lake.

Moore gets another chance with Nolan Schanuel hurt and hopefully will stick as a regular for the rest of the season, even if Schanuel does make it back. The 2024 first-rounder was hitting .302/.431/.512 with 11 homers and 15 steals in 86 games at Salt Lake. He probably doesn’t need to be grabbed in shallow mixed leagues, but those in deeper formats could give him a shot.
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Gustavo Campero

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Angels recalled C/OF Gustavo Campero from Triple-A Salt Lake.

Campero, 28, was exclusively an outfielder during his time in the majors with the Angels in 2024 and ’25, but he’s gone back to catching in the minors this year and hit .313/.389/.525 over 69 games, most of them in Double-A. Alas, the Angels already have three catchers on the roster, so Campero is likely being viewed mostly as a part-time outfielder again now. He’s starting in left field tonight.
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Ben Brown

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Ben Brown felt good Saturday after throwing live batting practice Friday and is close to beginning a rehab assignment.

He’s due for one more live BP session first. Brown, on the shelf since late June with a neck strain, is hoping to rejoin the Cubs as a starting pitcher next month, though depending on how his rehab goes and how the rest of the rotation is doing, he could be brought back as a reliever instead.
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Tyler Glasnow

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Tyler Glasnow will come off the injured list to face the Braves on Tuesday.

It’ll be Glasnow’s first MLB start since May 6 after 3 1/2 months off with back problems. He won’t be on a specific pitch count after throwing 77 pitches in his last rehab start, and it should be safe to start him in mixed leagues.
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All-Star Justin Wrobleski will serve as a middle reliever upon rejoining the Dodgers, manager Dave Roberts said.

Wrobleski went on the IL six days ago with forearm inflammation, but he’s feeling better and threw a bullpen session today. The switch to the pen comes after he overtook his previous career high in innings and struggled in his last four starts, surrendering 19 earned runs over 19 2/3 innings. He could come off the IL in early September, but it looks he’ll be a two- or three-inning guy when it happens.
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Edwin Díaz, on the IL with neck inflammation, threw a bullpen session Saturday.

Díaz is eligible to return on Sept. 2 and should be ready then or shortly thereafter. Manager Dave Roberts did say he’d be used in lower leverage spots initially. Tanner Scott will likely keep closing until Díaz can string together a few strong innings.
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