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Hoglund will now be protected from the Rule 5 draft. A first-round pick in 2021, Hoglund has a chance to make appearances for the team formerly known as Oakland in 2025.

Stefanic was designated for assignment and sent outright to Triple-A, and after testing free agency, he’ll return to the A’s organization on a minor league pact. He’ll need to be added to the 40-man roster if the club wants to promote him to the majors again.

Pauley gets the call to replace Leo Jiménez (head) after Jiménez was placed on the 7-day IL. Pauley has struggled in his previous action with a .173/.225/.293 slash in 81 plate appearances, but he’ll get another shot to help the Miami bench with Jiménez unavailable.

Jiménez will need to miss at least a week with his head injury. The 25-year-old will be replaced on the active roster by Graham Pauley, with Pauley getting a promotion from Triple-A Jacksonville in the corresponding transaction.

The move opens up a spot on the 40-man roster for Rece Hinds, with Hinds being acquired in a corresponding move earlier Thursday. The 22-year-old will be out at least through the All-Star break with his UCL sprain, and there’s a chance he may not be able to pitch again in 2026.

Bolton cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Astros on Monday. He could elect free agency, but is just as likely — if not more so — to remain in Triple-A with Houston.

Murray is getting the boot from the active roster and will be replaced by Alimber Santa on Friday. Murray will likely be up-and-down for the remainder of 2026.

McCambley has pitched well in Triple-A Jacksonville with a 2.36 ERA over 26 2/3 innings, but it’s worth noting he’s walked 17 batters in that timeframe against 32 strikeouts. The 27-year-old has a good chance of getting an opportunity with the Cincinnati staff in 2026.

Hinds was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Sunday, and he’ll get a chance to revitalize his career in Miami. The 25-year-old has been awful in 2026 with an 18/1 K/BB and a .121/.161/.212 slash, but he has shown flashes of brilliance in previous seasons. Still, it’s hard to have much faith in him as a fantasy option if/when he gets a call.

Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said that Jones would make “at least one” more start, but he is eligible to come off the injured list on May 25th. He threw only 52 pitches in his last outing, so the team would likely try to push him closer to 65 on Saturday, and then he could return with a pitch count around 75 pitches. However, it doesn’t seem like the Pirates feel they have to rush him back. His return could depend on how he pitches on Saturday and how other Pirates starters, like Carmen Mlodzinski, look over the weekend. Regardless, we’re only one or two weeks away from Jones returning, so now is the time to stash him in fantasy leagues.

Beeter has been sidelined since April 26th due to forearm soreness, but all his imaging came back clean. He began a rehab assignment last week and is now ready to return to his late-inning role. Before the injury, Beeter had posted a 3.48 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 9/8 K/BB ratio over his first 10 1/3 innings while notching a pair of saves. Since he has been hurt, Richard Lovelady has recorded three saves and been a solid late-innings option for the Nationals as well. It would be likely that the two would form some sort of tandem in the short term.