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    Braves recalled RHP Owen Murphy from Triple-A Gwinnett.

    Murphy has been recalled to fill a role out of the bullpen. The 22-year-old has a 1.29 ERA over his last five starts at Triple-A, but he is off the fantasy radar as a reliever.
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    Murphy gave up three runs (two earned) over 2 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Rangers on Saturday. He’ll return to the rotation at the Triple-A level where he’ll stand ready for the next time the Braves have an injury or require a spot starter.
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    Murphy gave up five hits, walked two and struck out two. He started what was essentially a bullpen game for the Braves. Murphy managed to pitch into the third inning, but gave up three runs in his third big league appearance. He’s one of the Braves’ top pitching prospects, but Murphy is unlikely to have much fantasy value in a bullpen role.
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    Murphy allowed two runs during his lone inning of work in relief during his big-league debut against the Mets last week. The 22-year-old is one of Atlanta’s top pitching prospects but he’s extremely unlikely to make a fantasy impact this season, especially since he’s likely to continue pitching out of the bullpen for now. He figures to gobble up innings behind fellow rookie JR Ritchie during Sunday’s first-half finale against the Cardinals.
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    Murphy made his MLB debut Monday, and he allowed two runs — one earned — over an inning of work. The 22-year-old will head back to Triple-A with Connor Thomas giving Atlanta a fresh arm. Murphy will likely be back before the end of the summer.
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    The 22-year-old has a 3.88 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 65/20 K/BB ratio in 60 1/3 Triple-A innings this season. He has a good fastball and slider combination and could conceivably push for a spot in Atlanta’s rotation if he pitches well. However, he will just be a bulk reliever for now, and AJ Smith-Shawver (elbow) is about two weeks away from returning to the Braves’ rotation, which will give Murphy another hurdle to overcome. We’d keep him on waiver wires in fantasy leagues for now.
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    A tough break for one of the Braves’ top prospects. Murphy, 20, had a 1.54 ERA and a 60/12 K/BB ratio for high-A Rome this season. He’ll likely be sidelined until at least the middle of 2025.
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    Jim Callis of MLB.com reports that Murphy will receive a signing bonus of $2.5569 million, which is notably below the assigned slot value for the No. 20 overall pick of $3.4092 million. Murphy was considered to be one of the more polished high school arms in the Draft.

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    Murphy is also a hitter who hit 18 homers, but the Braves are selecting him as an arm, and for good reason. There are two plus pitches in his right arm in his fastball and slider, and he also can mix in a curveball and change that flash average. He is considered one of the more polished arms, and he has a chance to throw strike with all four offerings. The Braves have done wonders with this type of profile, and Murphy could be starting for Atlanta by the end of 2025.

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    Ryan Thompson struck out two in a hitless inning for Triple-A Ren on Sunday.

    Thompson is about ready to return from a strained back, but he’s ineligible to do so because of the decision to move him to the 60-day IL at the beginning of the month. He won’t be able to come off the IL until the postseason, and it doesn’t currently look like the Diamondbacks will be taking part.
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    Nelson Rada went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two walks as Triple-A Salt Lake’s left fielder on Sunday.

    If the Angels still have high hopes for the 21-year-old Rada, they’re not really showing it while batting him sixth and playing him in a corner in Triple-A. He ends the year at .278/.376/.362 with three homers and 43 steals. It’s a lot more difficult to imagine him making it in the majors as a platoon starter against righties if he’s not a center fielder.
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    Charlie Condon had a three-run homer and a bases-loaded walk Sunday for Triple-A Albuquerque.

    Rockies fans were robbed of a Condon callup by the horrible decision to not trade but extend Mickey Moniak in August. Condon ends the year with a .273/.390/.514 line, 27 homers and 98 RBI in 130 games for Albuquerque. He still might have a chance to make the Rockies out of spring training, but that Moniak belongs at DH and isn’t going anywhere won’t help matters.
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    Hyeseong Kim went 0-for-4 on Sunday to conclude the Triple-A season with a .262/.330/.345 line in 85 games.

    Oklahoma City will be in the PCL championship, so Kim isn’t done for the year just yet. Still, his regular season is done. He had a .794 OPS in 37 Triple-A games and a .699 OPS in 71 major league games last year, but he’s at .674 in Triple-A and .651 in 43 major league games this season. He’ll likely enter the final guaranteed season of his three-year, $12.5 million contract out of the Dodgers’ plans. They’ll probably be willing to take on a portion of the $5.25 million he’s still owed if someone else wants to give him a chance.
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    Cooper Ingle doubled twice and scored twice for Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

    Ingle’s introduction to the majors in June couldn’t have gone much worse, but he ends the Triple-A season with a fantastic .297/.424/.528 line and 20 homers in 471 plate appearances. That .952 OPS leads all qualified International League hitters, Ingle did go back to catching in the minors after being looked at a left fielder and DH during his brief time in the majors. It doesn’t seem like he has a future behind the plate in Cleveland, but his bat should make him of some use next year.
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    Enrique Bradfield Jr. homered and tripled for Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

    Bradfield ended up playing in 88 games for Norfolk and hitting .262/.352/.363 with four homers and 36 steals. Durability remains an issue for the 2023 first-round pick, and his lack of exit velocity makes him look like a low-ceiling offensive prospect. Still, he plays a mean center field and is a force on the basepaths. The Orioles will almost certainly have to add him to the 40-man this winter, even if he doesn’t project as a quality regular at this point.
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    Hunter Barco allowed only an unearned run over five innings for Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.

    He struck out two. Expectations were that we’d be seeing quite a bit more of Barco in the majors this season, especially after he opened the year on the Pirates’ active roster, but he was sent down after four appearances in April and made just three more over the course of the season. In Triple-A, he ended up with a 3.79 ERA and an 80/41 K/BB over 14 starts and seven relief appearances. He’s gone from looking like a potential fourth or fifth starter to more of a middle relief guy now.
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    Jhostynxon Garcia hit his 10th homer Sunday for Indianapolis to finish the Triple-A season with a .271/.334/.454 line.

    Neither the Pirates nor the Red Sox got what they wanted from the García-Johan Oviedo swap in year one. Garcia did spend a little time int he majors, but he went 8-for-48 with no homers and a 16/1 K/BB. With Esmerlyn Valdez having overtaken hm as a right-handed corner outfield option, his future is rather cloudy right now.
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    Joe Jiménez averaged 92.2 mph with his fastball in his third and final appearance with Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.

    He allowed a run in two-thirds of an inning. Jiménez hasn’t pitched for the Braves since 2024 because of knee troubles. He’s giving it a go now, but it remains to be seen if Atlanta will activate him. His velocity is down about two mph from where he was two years ago.
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    Robert Suarez tossed a scoreless inning for Triple-A Gwinnett in his rehab appearance Sunday.

    Suarez, out since late June with a forearm strain, averaged 96.9 mph with his four fastballs, down about two mph from his season average of 98.8 mph. Sunday’s game was Gwinnett’s last of the season, so Suarez will not be able to make any additional appearances before coming off the IL.