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The deal is now official. Bader remains an elite defender in center field and still possesses 20-homer, 30-steal upside for fantasy managers, if his health cooperates. That’s not an insignificant risk as he was limited to just 98 contests this past season between the Yankees and Reds due to a series of oblique, hamstring and groin injuries. At just 29 years old, Bader remains in his physical prime, but it’s unclear whether he’ll manage to avoid the injured list, which limits his appeal to deeper mixed leagues. He’s a borderline top-75 fantasy outfielder heading into 2024 almost entirely due to injury risk.

Enns hit the injured list earlier this month following a scary-looking foot infection. The encouraging news here is that 34-year-old southpaw is doing better and should only need a handful of rehab outings to get back up to speed before returning to Baltimore’s relief mix.

White, who has been battling plantar fasciitis recently, draws his first start since April 7 with Michael Harris II on the bench against Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez.

Reyes receives his first promotion to the big leagues after spending six seasons in Philadelphia’s system since 2021. The unheralded 25-year-old has hit .333/.345/.654 with six homers in 18 games at the Triple-A level this year. He’ll likely fill a bench role for the Phillies and is unlikely to play enough to matter in fantasy leagues.

Johnson returns to Philadelphia’s bullpen with closer Jhoan Duran hitting the injured list with an oblique strain. The 27-year-old righty was shelled for five runs over 1 1/3 innings earlier this week in his season debut. He’s likely ticketed for low-leverage work.

At this point, someone should probably encase Mason Miller in bubble wrap. It’s been a brutal start to the season for elite closers, with Duran the latest to hit the injured list. The hard-throwing 28-year-old stopper is likely facing a multi-week absence, even in a best-case scenario, after logging five saves to accompany a microscopic 1.35 ERA across 6 2/3 innings of work this season. There should be an official timeline from the Phillies at some point soon. Orion Kerkering has the stuff to close games and José Alvarado’s previous closing experience make him a potential option in certain matchups. However, Brad Keller is the logical choice to take over the ninth inning in Philadelphia, which makes him worthy of a roster spot in all fantasy leagues.

Kemp showed some promise as a rookie last year, but he’s played sparingly this season, going just 2-for-20 at the dish in 10 games. The 26-year-old should benefit from playing every day in the minors as opposed to languishing on Philadelphia’s bench.

The procedural move opens up a spot on Philadelphia’s 40-man roster to make some moves at the big-league level. León was shipped to the minors back in mid-March after being claimed off waivers from the Astros last November.

Bido winds up with his seventh different organization in the last five months. The latest stop on the 30-year-old swingman’s bizarre odyssey takes him to the Windy City where the rebuilding White Sox need someone to soak up innings in a long relief role.

Berroa remains on the shelf recovering from last year’s Tommy John surgery and won’t be an option for Chicago’s relief mix until the second half of the year.

Castro has been dealing with a lingering hand issue after being hit by a pitch earlier this week. Edouard Julien takes over at second base to face Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan. It’s possible Castro winds up requiring a trip to the injured list if he’s not ready to go by the end of the weekend.