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  • OAK Starting Pitcher #45
    Athletics placed RHP Osvaldo Bido on the 15-day injured list.
    No injury designation has been given, but there’s a good chance he won’t be back until 2025 regardless of the severity. The right-hander showed real flashes while in the rotation, and had a 2.36 ERA over his last six starts with Oakland. He won’t be a player drafted highly in 2025, but it’s not hard to see him having some value next year as a streamer.
  • CLE Starting Pitcher #35
    Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Alex Cobb will start Game 3 of the ALDS against the Tigers.
    There had been some question of whether it would be Cobb or Joey Cantillo who would get the start after Gavin Williams said himself that he would be used out of the bullpen this series. Now we know it will be the 37-year-old veteran taking the ball. Cobb pitched just 16 1/3 innings this season for the Guardians after coming over in a deadline deal with the Giants; however, he has allowed just two runs on 13 hits in 11 2/3 career postseason innings while striking out 10 and walking three, so Vogt will turn to that experience over the rookie Cantillo.
  • DET Right Fielder #30
    Kerry Carpenter will be on the bench for the Tigers in Game 2 of the ALDS.
    With the Guardians throwing Matthew Boyd, the Tigers will sit most of their left-handed bats, including Carpenter, Colt Keith, and Zach McKinstry. Justyn-Henry Malloy will DH instead of Carpenter and hit lead-off, while Andy Ibanez will start at second base for Keith and bat third, and Wenceel Perez will start in right field and bat fifth.
  • PHI Starting Pitcher #76
    Phillies RHP Andrew Painter (elbow) will pitch in the Arizona Fall League.
    Painter is the Phillies’ top pitching prospect and was sidelined for all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery last July. He was recently getting rave reviews for his work in bullpen sessions at the end of the season and will now get a chance to face live hitters in game situations during the Arizona Fall League. Given his age and the fact that he missed all of this season, the Phillies are not going to rush him to the big leagues; however, a strong showing in the AFL and a clean bill of health heading into 2025 could put Painter on the map for a mid-season call-up to Philadelphia.
  • CIN Manager
    Reds hired Terry Francona to a three-year contract with a club option for 2028.
    Francona was reported as Reds manager back on October 3rd but we now have the details of the contract, and the move became official with a press conference on Monday. The 65-year-old Francona stepped down as Guardians manager after the 2023 season but returns to the dugout after missing just one year. He has a 1950-1672 career record while managing just three teams over a 23-year career, which is a nice change for the Reds since they went .409-.456 in six years with David Bell as manager and never finished above third-place in the NL Central.
  • NYM Left Fielder #1
    According to Newday’s Tim Healey, it feels “awfully possible” that Mets INF/OF Jeff McNeil would return for the NLCS if the Mets get there.
    McNeil fractured his wrist on September 7th and the original timeline given at that point was that he would be out for four to six weeks. It has been four weeks now, so a return for the NLCS would put McNeil’s return at about the five-week mark, which is keeping in line with the original diagnosis. The 32-year-old received an “improved” x-ray last week and has already begun baseball activities, which makes it more likely that he can return if the Mets continue their magical run.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #67
    Baltimore Orioles LHP Tucker Davidson has elected to become a free agent.
    Davidson was designated for assignment and sent to Triple-A Norfolk, but he rejected the assignment and elected free agency instead. The 28-year-old split time between the rotation and bullpen this season but spent almost the entire year i Triple-A, posting a 3.89 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and 104:46 K:BB ratio in 115 2/3 innings (17 starts) for Baltimore. He will look to get a shot at a big league job with another organization.
  • SD Starting Pitcher #11
    Yu Darvish pitched seven innings of one-run ball Sunday in the Padres’ 10-2 rout of the Dodgers.
    The Padres evened the series at 1-1 as they head home for Game 3 on Tuesday. Darvish struck out only three tonight, but he mostly produced soft contact and was aided by his defense, particularly when Jurickson Profar took a homer away from Mookie Betts. It’s the first time since May 19 that Darvish has completed seven innings. He improved to 5-6 with a 3.88 ERA in 12 career postseason starts.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #0
    Jack Flaherty was charged with four runs in 5 1/3 innings Sunday in the loss to the Padres.
    The first three runs came on a pair of homers in the first two innings. Flaherty did a nice job after that, but he was tagged with more run after being pulled in the sixth. His velocity, down in his final two starts of the regular season, was back up tonight, as he averaged 93.6 mph with his fastball. It’s reason to be encouraged if he gets another opportunity; he’ll be available to work in a Game 5, potentially in relief of Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
  • SD Right Fielder #23
    Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two homers and doubled Sunday against the Dodgers in Sunday’s Game 2.
    Tatis homered and doubled off Jack Flaherty, whom he had already enjoyed great success again during the regular-season games, and then added another homer in the ninth after the game was decided. He’s an incredible 9-for-14 with three homers and two doubles in four postseason games.
  • SD Center Fielder #3
    Jackson Merrill went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI against the Dodgers on Sunday.
    It was still a contest when Merrill hit a two-run homer off Ryan Brasier to make it a 6-1 game in the eighth, and the Padres piled on from there. Merrill is 6-for-14 with three extra-base hits and two walks four games into his first postseason.