Rangers outright Jarred Kelenic to Triple-A

The move is now official. Perales will operate in a multi-inning relief role out of Washington’s bullpen and figures to make his big-league debut following starter Matt Waldron during Wednesday’s game against the Rockies. The 23-year-old top prospect possesses impressive raw stuff, but is still dealing with persistent control issues. The hope among scouts and evaluators was that he would be able to improve his command and stick as a starter long-term. He’s posted a respectable 3.64 ERA and 97/55 K/BB ratio across 96 1/3 innings at the Triple-A level this season. Perales, who came over from the Red Sox in the Jake Bennett trade last offseason, is an interesting prospect, but isn’t quite ready to make a sustained fantasy impact at this stage in his trajectory.

Just last night, Cruz said he was healthy, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone “downplayed the idea that the reliever is battling fatigue.” However, Cruz had been struggling with increased usage, leading to a drop in velocity and a lack of effectiveness on his signature splitter. It turns out, he was battling through an elbow injury after all.

Fulmer was designated for assignment by the Angels after making three appearances in which he registered a 1.09 WHIP and a 4/2 K/BB ratio over 3 2/3 scoreless innings. He will immediately join the Yankees bullpen.

Weiman allowed five runs (three earned) in nine innings for the Angels this season with an 8/1 K/BB ratio. The 30-year-old will continue to serve as organizational relief depth.

The Angels claimed Martin off waivers from the Rays just over a week ago. The 25-year-old had posted a 3.97 ERA in 11 1/3 innings for the Rays in the first half of the season and will now join the Angels’ bullpen.

Morgan had a 4.50 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, and 26/13 K/BB ratio across 22 innings over 18 appearances with the Padres this season. He was on the injured list with a knee issue earlier in the summer but was acivated on August 12th and optioned to Triple-A.

This is a tough blow for the Padres and Estrada, who was just activated off the injured list on July 29th after missing time with a knee injury. The 27-year-old had also missed time in April with an elbow issue, so this is his third trip to the IL already this season. No word yet on how long he is expected to be out.

Houser had to leave Tuesday’s start in the second inning, and this is brutal timing for the Giants with Carson Whisenhunt (elbow) likely set for surgery. Houser had been pitching well since moving to the bullpen, so hopefully this is not a long-term injury for the 33-year-old.

Rays closer Bryan Baker was also off on Tuesday, but he had thrown three days in a row prior to that, so the team was likely being cautious with their closer. Baker has an MLB-leading 38 saves, so there is no controversy here. What is worth noting is that Kevin Kelly had not pitched in the last two days, but he was used for two innings in this game, which allowed Wells to get the chance to close out his fifth save of the season.

DeLuca has been playing every day since Victor Mesa Jr. went on the injured list, and he’s gone 19-for-64 (.297) in August with five runs scored, five RBI, and three steals. He could be a deeper league asset in fantasy if he’s going to continue to play this often.