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Murfee hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since the 2023 season after suffering a setback over the summer in his recovery from last year’s Tommy John surgery. The 30-year-old righty represents a worthwhile gamble for the rebuilding White Sox, especially if he comes back healthy and they can flip him to a contending team at some point down the road.

Montes is back in Seattle’s lineup after coming off the bench during two consecutive games over the weekend due to a left hip injury that he suffered on a collision with the right-center field wall last Friday. The 21-year-old top prospect is at DH and hitting eighth. He’s gone 3-for-14 with one homer and three RBI in five games since being called up last week.

Happ is back in left field and hitting sixth following a two-game absence from Chicago’s lineup due to left knee discomfort. He was able to come off the bench for a pair of at-bats during Monday’s series opener. It doesn’t appear to be a serious concern moving forward.

Harris heads to the Bay Area prior to Tuesday’s game against the Cardinals after being claimed off waivers from the Red Sox last week. The 28-year-old infielder has gone hitless in six at-bats over six games between the Red Sox and Athletics this season.

Morgan heads back to the minors without having made his big-league debut after spending more than one week on San Francisco’s bench. There’s a chance he’s back at some point before the season wraps up. He’s had a pair of stints with the Giants without ever getting into a game this season.

Madrigal heads to Tampa Bay as an emergency stopgap with shortstop Taylor Walls hitting the injured list with a hip flexor strain. The 29-year-old defensive specialist got into 15 games for the Angels earlier this season, hitting .273 (12-for-44) with one stolen base. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats.

Walls expressed optimism while speaking to reporters that it’ll be a minimum stay on the injured list. The 30-year-old defensive specialist’s absence creates some issues for the AL East-leading Rays heading towards postseason as they’ll turn to journeyman Jorge Mateo as a temporary stopgap. They have former top prospect Carson Williams stationed at Triple-A Durham, but he simply hasn’t shown enough at the plate in the majors to be a realistic option.

Bigge winds up losing his spot on Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster with the club needing to free up a spot for veteran infielder Nick Madrigal. The 28-year-old righty posted an inflated 6.98 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 14/14 K/BB ratio across 19 1/3 innings in the majors earlier this season.

Weiss added that Elder will require a 3-4 week recovery timetable and could potentially return during the playoffs. The 27-year-old was expected to be bumped from Atlanta’s rotation with Reynaldo López returning from the injured list later this week. He’ll finish the regular season with a respectable 4.11 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 121/49 K/BB ratio across 149 innings over 26 starts. He’ll factor into Atlanta’s pitching plans at some point in the postseason, but he can be safely dropped in all fantasy formats.

Jung has made a slower than expected recovery from a calf strain that put him on the shelf back in late July. The 28-year-old would add some much-needed offensive production at the hot corner if he’s able to make it back for the final two weeks of the season. He offers enough in the over-the-fence pop and batting average departments to be impactful in deeper mixed leagues down the home stretch.

The Brewers are prioritizing some extra rest for Bauers as he continues to play through shin splits, in addition to other assorted bumps and bruises. The decision makes sense with lefty David Peterson toeing the rubber for Chicago in this one. It’ll be Andrew Vaughn covering the cold corner and getting a chance to do some damage in his place.