Blue Jays promote José Rodríguez from Triple-A

There haven’t been any rumblings of Rocchio dealing with any sort of injury, so it looks like just a routine day of rest for the 25-year-old shortstop. Angel Genao will start in his place and will bat ninth against A’s right-hander Jack Perkins on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland.

McNeil has been a fixture near the top of the Athletics’ lineup, so he’ll get a well-deserved breather in this one. Tommy White will cover first base in his absence and will bat sixth for the A’s against Guardians’ right-hander Gavin Williams.

The Cubs are just easing Swanson back into action and giving him a day to recover after starting the first two games following his return from the injured list on Friday. He should be available off the bench if needed on Sunday. Nico Hoerner will slide over and cover shortstop while Pedro Ramirez starts at second base and will bat eighth against Reds’ right-hander Rhett Lowder.

A disappointing season for Friedl gets even worse on Sunday as he gets booted from the Reds’ 40-man roster to clear a spot for the return of Carson Spiers. The 31-year-old outfielder should pass through waivers unclaimed, at which point he may opt to hit the open market.

He’ll take the place of the injured Chase Burns (groin) on the Reds’ active roster. The 28-year-old hurler has made five appearances in the minor leagues as he finished his recovery from Tommy John surgery, posting a 3.75 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and a 30/5 K/BB ratio over 24 innings of work. It’s likely that he’ll get to make one start during the final week of the season and could be worth a look as a streaming option in deeper leagues.

It’s possible that Burns suffered the injury during Friday’s start against the Cubs and that’s the reason that his workload was so limited. It’s also possible that the Reds were looking for any reason to shut him down early and curtail his overall workload for the season. Either way, fantasy managers in redraft leagues can cut bait and find an alternative option for the final week of the season.

The Rays had high expectations for the 31-year-old outfielder this season, but he flailed to a miserable .216/.289/.364 slash line with just two homers, five RBI and three stolen bases in his 97 plate appearances at the MLB level.

Williamson had been shelved since early August due to a right hamstring strain. Before landing on the injured list, he had slashed .247/.309/.332 with three homers, 26 RBI and eight stolen bases over his 270 plate appearances. Jake Fraley was designated for assignment in a corresponding move on Sunday.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine day of rest for the 28-year-old slugger, which has to be frustrating for fantasy managers as Pasquantino is coming off of two straight two-hit games and has homered twice in his last four contests. Salvador Perez will cover first base in his absence while Luke Maile draws a start behind the dish and will bat eighth against the Pirates.

He’ll take the place of the struggling Orion Kerkering in the Phillies’ bullpen. The 27-year-old hurler has made six appearances at the MLB level this season, posting an underwhelming 5.63 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 5/3 K/BB ratio over eight innings of work. He’ll function in a middle relief role for Phillies’ skipper Don Mattingly.