MLB Player News

Dillard broke the news on his own personal Twitter account. He signed a minor league contract with the Rangers back in December that did not include an invitation to major league camp. The 37-year-old righty pitched for the Brewers over parts of four MLB seasons, posting a combined 4.70 ERA in 84 1/3 total innings.

Raleigh was removed from Wednesday’s game with “right-side discomfort,” but Mariners manager Dan Wilson said the move was precautionary. However, Raleigh also missed three games with right-side tightness last week, so this is clearly an ongoing issue. There’s a chance that the Mariners will place their All-Star on the injured list until this issue subsides fully. Mitch Garver will catch and bat eighth on Thursday.

Yelich was activated off the injured list on Tuesday after missing a month with a groin strain. Unfortunately, his back felt tight after one game, and he has now missed the last two contests. Given his history of back injuries, his absence today is a bit concerning. William Contreras will be the DH with Gary Sanchez catching, but there is a chance that we will see Yelich head back to the injured list.

Ekness has been stellar for the Marlins with a 1.69 ERA in his first 5 1/3 innings. However, he has thrown 49 pitches over the last two days, so the Marlins will send him down to keep the fresh arms up in the bullpen. He will certainly get another chance soon.

With Robby Snelling (elbow) landing on the 15-day injured list, Braxton Garrett will be called up to fill his rotation spot. The 28-year-old has pitched to a 2.30 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and 32/15 K/BB ratio in 31 1/3 Triple-A innings this season. He struggled in 37 innings in 2024 before undergoing elbow surgery and missing the entire 2025 season. He could be worth a stream in deeper formats.

The Twins needed a spot on the active roster for Zebby Matthews, so Adams was sent down. The 26-year-old has a 7.36 ERA in 3 2/3 innings out of the bullpen this season.

This was announced yesterday and is now official. Matthews will get a chance to hold down Taj Bradley’s spot in the rotation while Bradley is out with a pectoral strain. Matthews was a fantasy darling last season, but he struggled in 16 starts for the Twins and has posted a 4.72 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, and 33/11 K/BB ratio across 34 1/3 innings over seven starts for Triple-A St. Paul this season. We’d leave him on waiver wires for now.

Soto had to leave Wednesday’s game after fouling a ball off his ankle, but the Mets were never overly concerned with the injury and it appears he won’t miss any time. Get him back into your lineups as you would normally.

Kreidler was 3-for-14 with two home runs in his five games with the Twins earlier this season. He will most likely resume a super utility role off the bench.

This is a bit of a surprise since Wallner figured to be a core member of the Twins’ lineup this season, but the 28-year-old is hitting .167/.259/.292 with a 39 percent strikeout rate, so he wasn’t providing enough value to be on the active roster. There is a chance that he can hit well enough to return over the summer, but he needs to get the swing-and-miss back to the levels that allowed him to hit .250 with 14 home runs in 76 games in 2023.

The 24-year-old is now hitting .348/.435/.598 with nine home runs and 25 RBI in 39 Triple-A games. The power is intriguing, and a clear improvement from his 15 home runs in 128 games last year. He does have a 13 percent swinging strike rate and 72.6 percent contact rate overall; however, both of those were improvements on what he did last year. The bigger news is that Morales has been playing more first base lately, and the Nationals don’t have a clear first baseman at the MLB level. We could be on promotion watch.