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German, 21, holds a 1.91 ERA and 37/14 K/BB ratio over 33 innings at the Low-A level this season. He was not ranked by MLB.com among the Dodgers’ top 30 prospects.

France loses his spot on Houston’s 40-man roster with the club claiming young outfielder Dustin Harris off waivers. The 31-year-old righty returned to the big leagues last week, and wound up allowing six runs over 6 2/3 innings of work over three relief appearances. He’s likely to pass through waivers unclaimed given his struggles since undergoing shoulder surgery back in 2024.

Stowers will rejoin Miami’s lineup as their everyday left fielder following a three-week absence at the outset of the season while recovering from a hamstring strain. The 28-year-old corner outfielder wrapped up a minor league rehab assignment on Friday night with Triple-A Jacksonville, finishing 3-for-17 over five games. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats following last year’s impressive 25-homer breakthrough campaign.

Crow seems destined to be a Statcast darling, thanks to the extreme spin rates on his sweeper, which is typically north of 3,000 rpm. The 25-year-old performed admirably in his major-league debut on Friday, allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings against the Marlins. He struck out four and only issued one walk. He should get a more look at some point later this season but might make sense out of the bullpen for Milwaukee considering their starting pitching depth.

Pauley appears to be fine since he was spotted taking ground balls during pregame warmups following an early exit from Friday’s game against the Brewers with left oblique discomfort. It’ll be Javier Sanoja taking over at third base in his absence.

Slaten has resumed throwing after hitting the shelf earlier this month with a right oblique strain. Cora added that he’ll likely require a minor league rehab assignment instead of jumping right back into Boston’s bullpen later this month.

Simpson finds himself atop Tampa Bay’s lineup for the sixth time in his last seven games since April 10. He’ll have the challenge of facing Pirates ace Paul Skenes in this one. The 25-year-old speedster has put together a phenomenal start to the year, batting .342/.368/.397 with four RBI and seven steals in 19 games. There’s some slight regression coming based on an unsustainably high .368 BABIP, but he still projects as an elite fantasy contributor in the batting average and stolen base departments. He won’t provide much else, but he should still return strong value for a player typically drafted after pick 150 earlier this spring.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay decided to shake up his lineup card on Thursday by moving McNeil to the top of the order with Nick Kurtz hitting third behind red-hot Shea Langeliers. The 34-year-old veteran has gone 2-for-7 with a pair of doubles during that span and is probably going to continue leading off against right-handed starters with Lawrence Butler going to the bottom of the order.

Antonacci makes his third consecutive start in left field after spending his big-league debut at second base earlier this week. The contact-oriented 23-year-old rookie has gone 1-for-10 with a pair of walks in three games since being called up. Amazingly, he hasn’t struck out during that span. He’ll likely face an adjustment period, like most top prospects, as he gets used to everyday life in the big leagues. However, his extensive minor league track record suggests he’s going to start hitting and be an impactful fantasy contributor in deeper mixed leagues this season.

Barnett returns to the majors after posting a pedestrian 6.85 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 18/11 K/BB ratio across 22 1/3 innings over five starts last year for the Athletics. The 25-year-old figures to pitch in long relief spots.