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Santana was signed to a minor league contract last month when the Red Sox were dealing with multiple injuries to their outfield regulars and didn’t end up making it back to Boston. The 31-year-old journeyman got into 38 games last year in the majors.

He’ll retreat to the bench for the first time this month against LHP Framber Valdez. The Rockies will bat Connor Norby second in Rumfield’s absence. Rumfield is hitting .271/.372/.406 against left-handed pitching this year, losing a bit of the power he shows against righties.

He was scratched yesterday in his second game off the IL, so this is encouraging. We’ll continue to monitor the situation, but Winn can be started in deeper leagues with daily transactions.

With Ceddane Rafaela on the injured list, the Red Sox are shifting Jarren Duran to center field tonight. Nate Eaton could get a more defined role if the Red Sox don’t find Duran’s defense palatable in center and White remains out.

He missed two games this time, as compared to three last week, and seems likely to continue to miss games here or there going forward ahead of the postseason. Rutschman is a tough start in weekly leagues right now. Fire him up in daily transactions leagues if you can against RHP Seth Lugo.

It’s his fifth straight game missed. Cagianone is dealing with a mild flexor strain and, if a day off won’t solve it, he probably shouldn’t be counted on to play the rest of the weekend either. John Rave continues to play in his absence in right field.

He had been claimed by the A’s in mid-August off a DFA and will now be subject to claims again after the A’s claimed Hunter Bigge off waivers. The back of bullpen 40-man roster world is cutthroat. Rashi, 30, allowed a run in two innings with the Athletics before being sent down to Triple-A Las Vegas.

He’ll likely finish 2026 out as an up-and-down reliever for West Sacramento. Bigge had a 6.98 ERA and 1.45 WHIP for the Rays in 19 1/3 innings in the majors; he hadn’t pitched in the bigs since May. Bigge’s main problem is control as he has walked 14 in his big league stint and 20 in 29 1/3 innings with Triple-A Durham.

The 30-year-old veteran can refuse the assignment if he likes. Fairchild went unclaimed on DFA waivers and will likely surface in either Tacoma or a different Triple-A city for the next few weeks.

It’s a great story as it will be Martin’s MLB debut at age 30 after 12 years in the minors. There’s little fantasy impact to be found here — Martin could steal some bases but doesn’t figure to find regular playing time.

The 28-year-old has been worth negative-one BBWAR this year while hitting .260/.318/.416 with eight homers and a stolen base in 299 plate appearances.
Sánchez missed about a month with an ankle sprain at the end of June continuing in to July. He still has some power, but his speed declined this year (one stolen base compared to 13 in 2025) and his defense has been abysmal. It’s possible he’s claimed on waivers. He is arbitration eligible next offseason, but it would be surprising if a team wanted to pay him more than $6.8 million he made this year.