MLB Player News

Gallagher passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last week by Cleveland after they gobbled up backstop Christian Bethancourt off waivers from the Rays. The 30-year-old backup catcher got into 56 contests last season for the Guardians and shouldn’t have any trouble latching on somewhere else as emergency catching depth.

Weathers struck out five and only issued two walks. He gave up three hits with a fourth-inning solo shot from Pete Alonso accounting for the only damage against him until the sixth inning. The 26-year-old southpaw has performed extremely well early on in his Yankees debut, posting a strong 3.03 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 45/10 K/BB ratio across 38 2/3 innings. The big questions is whether he remains in the rotation once Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón are ready to make their season debuts this month. He’ll face the Rangers his next time out at home on Thursday.

It’s challenging to classify Bradish’s early-season as a disappointment, but he certainly hasn’t pitched like a certifiable upper-echelon fantasy starter. The most concerning development is that he’s pitched beyond the fifth inning just twice in seven starts to open the year. Not to mention that he’s sporting a bloated 5.03 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 35/21 K/BB ratio across 34 innings during that span. He served up homers to Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham in this one and has allowed homers in three consecutive starts since April 20. He’ll aim for better results his next time out against the Athletics on Friday.

Evan Carter takes over in center field and will occupy the leadoff spot in his absence. No surprise here after Nimmo made an early exit from Friday’s series opener with right hamstring tightness. The 33-year-old reaggravated the existing issue, which first cropped up earlier this week during Wednesday’s game against the Yankees. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Adolis García is shifting over to center field with Felix Reyes and Garrett Stubbs in the corners. Crawford is presumably day-to-day heading into Sunday’s series finale. The 22-year-old rookie is hitting .269/.340/.376 with eight runs scored, zero homers, six RBI and two steals in 28 games.

Vanasco gets his opportunity with the Tigers after veteran Will Vest landed on the shelf with a forearm injury. The 27-year-old righty is certainly deserving after recording a sublime 28/4 K/BB ratio across 15 consecutive scoreless innings to open the season at the Triple-A level. He last pitched in the big leagues when he made four appearances between the Dodgers and Tigers back in 2024.

There is no timetable for Vest to return at the moment. The 30-year-old high-leverage arm hits the shelf after Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Friday that he’s been pitching through an injury. He’s struggled to an inflated 6.17 ERA across 11 2/3 innings of work this season.

Curet has been removed from Detroit’s 40-man roster to make room for reliever Ricky Vanasco to come up from Triple-A Toledo. The 23-year-old was claimed off waivers from the Phillies last month.

Kyle Finnegan, who notched a save on Thursday in place of Jansen, seems like the clear favorite to take over temporarily as Detroit’s closer since Will Vest is hitting the injured list with forearm inflammation. The 38-year-old veteran stopper hasn’t pitched since surrendering a walk-off homer to Matt Olson in a blown save against the Braves on Wednesday. It’s possible this turns into an injured list situation if Jansen isn’t ready to pitch early next week. Certainly, Finnegan should be picked up in all fantasy leagues.

It’s the next step in the lengthy process as the Seidler family finalizes a reported $3.9 billion agreement to sell the club to a new ownership group led by Feliciano and Jones. The two sides were reportedly close to a deal earlier this month and it appears that the sale is going through. It’ll be finalized at the upcoming owners meeting in June. Pete Seidler spearheaded a group that purchased the club back in 2012 and he served as chairman until his passing in November, 2023. His family began exploring a potential sale of the club last year.