MLB Player News

The unfortunate reality of MLB is that picking your team up by throwing 5 1/3 innings in relief will more than likely get you sent down the next day. At least Dobnak has his guaranteed deal, so he doesn’t lose any money in the equation. He’ll clear waivers, and he should be back at some point.

Caissie has been a borderline mixed-league relevant fantasy outfielder, delivering top-75 range value in his Marlins debut, hitting .239/.297/.459 with 12 homers, 50 RBI and four steals across 246 plate appearances. The 24-year-old former top prospect homered twice during a three-game minor league rehab assignment and had left the yard three times in his final seven games prior to hitting the shelf with a calf strain back in early July. He was never been a huge power threat as a prospect, but he’s probably going to reach 20 round-trippers in his first extended opportunity at the highest level. That’ll work for fantasy managers.

Pauley retreats to the minors with rookie Owen Caissie back from the injured list. The 25-year-old has hit .190 (19-for-100) with one homer, 12 RBI and one steal in 41 games at the highest level this season.

Mayo gets the nod to face Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez with Taylor Ward hitting second. It’s a bit of a different look for Baltimore, but one of their former top prospects has earned the opportunity by hitting .267 (8-for-30) with two homers in 11 games since last month’s All-Star break.

Hiraldo joins Baltimore’s relief mix after starter Dean Kremer was shipped to the Twins on Friday night. The 30-year-old has been out with a shoulder issue since early April. He’ll operate in a low-leverage capacity for the Orioles.

Fairchild gets his chance in Seattle with Luke Raley hitting the shelf with a forearm strain. The well-traveled 30-year-old signed a minor league deal with the Mariners last month after going 3-for-19 at the dish during a 14-game stint with the Guardians earlier this season. He’ll occupy a bench role.

Raley has been snake-bitten by injuries this season and heads to the injured list after missing a couple games with an ongoing forearm issue. There won’t be a clearer idea concerning how much time he’ll miss until he undergoes further evaluation and imaging.

Arias finds himself at second base for the second consecutive contest. It’s a common practice for organizations to expand a prospect’s defensive horizons before reaching the majors to open up additional avenues to at-bats. Technically, the Red Sox still have Trevor Story, who is coming off sports hernia surgery, at shortstop. They’ve also been linked to several available options ahead of the trade deadline. Arias has experienced a stratospheric rise this season and hasn’t stopped hitting since arriving in Worcester a couple weeks ago. His time is coming, but it probably isn’t going to be until next year.

Cholowsky, the first-overall selection in last month’s draft, offers one of the highest realistic fantasy floors of any collegiate hitter in recent memory. The 21-year-old shortstop won’t help much in the stolen base department, but he should hit for a respectable batting average with plenty of over-the-fence pop. He should be on a relatively quick path the big leagues as Chicago’s surefire shortstop of the future.

It’ll be prospects Omar Alfonzo and Luis Cruz heading to the Yankees in the deal. The 29-year-old reliever is on the move for the second consecutive trade deadline after struggling to a pedestrian 4.54 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 39/18 K/BB ratio across 39 2/3 innings for New York. His high-leverage experience, along with a change of scenery, give him some value for the Pirates as they attempt to cobble things together at the back-end of their relief mix.

That rehab outing is conditional on whether he’s traded before then. Holmes is presumably ready to jump back into a contending team’s rotation for the final two months. However, that’s only if he’s dealt, which he acknowledged is pretty likely. He also divulged that there haven’t been any contract extension talks with the Mets. The odds seem extremely high that he’s on the move prior to Monday’s deadline, but it’s never a guarantee. The 33-year-old is coming off a fractured fibula that put him on the injured list back in mid-May.