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O’Conner was the 31st overall pick in the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft and ranked as a top-100 prospect by MLB.com as recently as 2015, but he needed two back surgeries this offseason after appearing in only 20 minor league games in 2016. Somebody will take a chance on him.

Senga receives the dreaded vote of confidence after being lit up for seven runs over 3 1/3 innings during Friday’s meltdown against the Cubs. The 33-year-old was tagged for six hits, including a pair of homers, in the abbreviated outing. It’s easy to write off one wind-fueled poor outing as an aberration, but Senga has coughed up seven runs in back-to-back outings. It would most likely be veteran lefty Sean Manaea, or someone like top pitching prospect Jonah Tong, moving into the rotation if New York decides to make a change. His stuff would certainly play up in shorter bursts out of the bullpen. It’s been a disastrous season for the Mets overall, but they’re sticking with Senga for now.

Benge will take his second consecutive turn as New York’s top-of-the-order table-setter after going 1-for-4 out of the leadoff spot during Friday’s series opener. The 23-year-old former top prospect has been ice-cold at the dish this season, hitting .158 (9-for-57) with one homer and five steals in 17 games. He’s shown some signs of life at the dish recently, but it’s going to take a couple positive weeks for his full-season numbers to climb back to respectability. There are zero long-term concerns here, but Benge is clearly going through some growing pains as he adjusts to everyday life in the majors.

Buttó made the revelation on his Instagram page, adding that it was an extremely rare surgery for an athlete to address a blood clot in his armpit that was limiting his mobility and causing pain while he pitched. There should be an official timeline from the Giants organization at some point soon, but he’s likely facing an extended absence. The positive news is that Buttó is in recovery.

Williams returns to Atlanta as quality organizational depth after a brief stint on the open market. The versatile 29-year-old got into a pair of games for the Braves last weekend while Michael Harris II was away from the club on paternity leave.

Velazquez heads to Arizona as emergency organizational depth after being in Rangers camp as a non-roster invitee this spring. The 31-year-old shortstop has appeared in 275 games in the big leagues since 2018. He hasn’t appeared in the majors since getting into 54 contests for the Angels back in 2023.

Florentino returns to game action for the first time since suffering a left ankle injury during spring training back in February. The 19-year-old phenom blossomed into one of the top fantasy prospects in baseball last year, hitting .290/.400/.548 with 41 extra-base hits, including 16 homers, and 35 steals in 83 games between Low-A Bradenton and the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. It’s a significant develop in dynasty formats as Florentino figures to end the year as a top 10 overall prospect.

Young returns to center field and hitting fifth following a brief one-game absence after being hit by a pitch on the left hand earlier this week. The 26-year-old speedster has gone 1-for-12 over his last three games to leave his batting average at .245 overall with two homers and one steal through 18 games. Dylan Crews is the club’s center fielder of the future, assuming he starts turning things around in the minors, but Young has done a nice job in the role for the past few years.

Martin joins Chicago’s relief mix ahead of Saturday’s game against the Mets after spending a couple weeks down at Triple-A Iowa. The 30-year-old former top pitching prospect has bounced around between several organizations over the past few years, but made a career-high 17 relief appearances for the Orioles last year. He’ll operate in middle relief situations for Chicago.

It’s merely a procedural move after Horton underwent a full Tommy John reconstructive surgery earlier this week. The 24-year-old former top pitching prospect, who previously underwent Tommy John surgery during his collegiate career, is facing a roughly 15–16 month rehabilitation timeline, putting his potential return in the second half of next season.

No surprise here with Tigers lefty ace Tarik Skubal toeing the rubber at Fenway Park. Losing Romy Gonzalez to a shoulder injury, in addition to Rob Refsnyder departing via free agency in the offseason, has led to some serious issues for the Red Sox against southpaws this season. Duran heads to the bench along with Masataka Yoshida and Marcelo Mayer while Trevor Story moves to DH. It’ll be Andruw Monasterio at shortstop, Caleb Durbin at the hot corner and Isiah Kiner-Falefa at the keystone. It’s not great.