Tanner Houck (elbow) progresses to facing hitters

Playing time has been hard to come by for Jackson with Baltimore fully stocked in the outfield while also needing to find space for Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Coby Mayo on the infield dirt. He loses his roster spot with Samuel Basallo returning from the injured list.

The prototypical hot-and-cold slugging prospect, Báez has gone 0-for-17 with seven strikeouts across four games since blasting three homers in his big-league debut last weekend. The 23-year-old top prospect isn’t exactly an all-or-nothing free-swinger, but he’s going to strike out at least a quarter of the time as he acclimates to everyday life in the majors. The central question for fantasy managers is whether he can do enough damage when he’s on a hot streak to justify riding out the cold spells. He’s one of the more intriguing long-term fantasy prospects in the game, but there might be some initial turbulence as he faces big-league arms for the first time.

Guerrero is on track to return from the concussion injured list for Saturday’s showdown against the Yankees. The 27-year-old first baseman figures to play a pair of minor league rehab games on Thursday and Friday before the Blue Jays decide to bring him back. It’s an extremely encouraging sign that he’s progressed to full baseball activities just a couple days after landing on the injured list.

Clement receives some time off after waking up with an illness on Wednesday morning. The versatile 30-year-old should be ready to return in a couple days.

Mack is back handling the catching duties and hitting eighth following a three-game absence due to right shoulder soreness. The 23-year-old defensive wizard will likely have to manage the issue over the final five-plus weeks of the season, but he doesn’t appear to be headed to the injured list any time soon.

Wilkinson will make his major-league debut against his former organization in Cleveland on Wednesday evening. The 23-year-old southpaw, who earned the nickname “Tugboat” several years ago in the minors, came over from the Guardians in the Patrick Bailey trade back in May. He’s not a recommended streaming option outside of extremely deep fantasy leagues, but he’s an interesting arm with enough strikeout potential to envision a future where he’s an impactful rotation piece. He’s posted a pedestrian 5.15 ERA along with a 43/17 K/BB ratio across 43 2/3 innings for Triple-A Sacramento this season.

Abner heads to Triple-A Sacramento as organizational relief depth after being jettisoned from Arizona’s roster over the weekend. The 24-year-old southpaw recorded a lackluster 6.28 ERA across 14 1/3 innings for the Diamondbacks earlier this season.

The paperwork move opens up a spot on San Francisco’s 40-man roster for lefty Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson with Bader expected to miss the rest of the season with a foot injury. The 32-year-old was on the injured list with plantar fasciitis before suffering further damage to his foot in a scooter accident last month.

It’s merely a procedural move as Susac is done for the rest of the season after suffering a fractured left kneecap earlier this month.

The 23-year-old Pecko will start against the Angels in his major league debut tonight. He had a 4.94 ERA and a 71/28 K/BB in 74 2/3 innings for Sugar Land.