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Gasper has been filling in sporadically at designated hitter, but will head back to the minors with Willi Castro and Royce Lewis coming back to the Twins’ lineup on Tuesday.

The trade is now official. Weathers has shown flashes of big-time potential, recording a strong 3.74 ERA — 4.26 FIP — 1.21 WHIP and 117/36 K/BB ratio across 125 innings for the Marlins over the last two seasons. The 26-year-old southpaw has been limited to just 24 starts during that span due to injuries, including forearm and lat issues that cost him nearly five months this past season. He’s an interesting gamble for the Yankees — and a speculative late-round dice roll in fantasy leagues — as a high-upside rotation arm with Gerrit Cole coming off Tommy John surgery and Carlos Rodón working his way back from an offseason elbow procedure. He projects as a high-velocity impact reliever if they decide to move him to the bullpen at some point in the future. Meanwhile, his departure from Miami removes another obstacle from the path of top pitching prospects Thomas White and Robby Snelling.

The clear headliner in the four-prospect return for Miami, Lewis slashed .237/.321/.445 with 22 homers and 26 steals in 527 plate appearances between Low-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley this past season. The 22-year-old center fielder was New York’s 13th-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft.

Jones hit .245/.359/.395 with 11 homers and 51 steals in 549 plate appearances over 124 games between High-A Hudson Valley and Double-A Somerset this past season. The speedy 23-year-old center fielder was New York’s 12th-round selection in the 2024 MLB Draft out of Kansas State University.

It would be unfair to label Jasso as merely a throw-in but he’s the least exciting fantasy-wise of the four prospects heading to Miami in this deal. The 23-year-old corner infielder doesn’t offer any elite tools but he showed well in his first taste of the upper minors this past season, hitting .257/.326/.400 with 13 homers and one steal in 537 plate appearances for Double-A Somerset.

Matheus doesn’t offer a ton of in-game power right now, but he’s flashed an impressive blend of plate skills and speed while working his way through New York’s system. The 21-year-old middle infielder hit .275/.365/.376 with three homers and 40 steals in 520 plate appearances over 123 games between Low-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley this past season.

Craig Mish of the Miami Herald adds that outfielders Dillon Lewis and Brendan Jones and infielders Dylan Jasso and Juan Matheus are heading to the Marlins in the deal. Weathers has shown flashes of big-time potential, recording a strong 3.74 ERA — 4.26 FIP — 1.21 WHIP and 117/36 K/BB ratio across 125 innings for the Marlins over the last two seasons. The 26-year-old southpaw has been limited to just 24 starts during that span due to injuries, including forearm and lat issues that cost him nearly five months this past season. He’s an interesting gamble for the Yankees as a high-upside back-end rotation arm with Gerrit Cole coming back from Tommy John surgery and Carlos Rodón working his way back from elbow surgery. Meanwhile, the Marlins continue clearing the flotsam and jetsam from their rotation mix with top pitching prospects Thomas White and Robby Snelling on the precipice of the big leagues.

No word on the exact financial terms. Tucker’s market is beginning to crystallize, as he’s reportedly weighing a short-term offer from the Mets that would pay roughly $50 million annually, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray, against the long-term security of a deal with the Blue Jays. The defending World Series champion Dodgers remain the true wild card in the Tucker sweepstakes. He’s the kind of hitter whose production travels — park, lineup, and league factors tend to bend around him rather than the other way around. The real decision here isn’t about fit so much as timing: whether it makes sense to circle back to free agency again in the near future or lock in the certainty of a long-term deal now, knowing his bat will almost certainly age well enough to justify either path.

Enlow hasn’t pitched in the minors due to injuries since making two starts for Triple-A Sacramento in the Giants’ system back in 2024. The 26-year-old was a notable pitching prospect after being selected by the Twins in the third round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He’s a lottery ticket arm for Atlanta’s pitching development engine.

Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom told reporters the deal is now official. The hard-throwing 34-year-old middle reliever fortifies St. Louis’ bullpen after recording an underwhelming 5.30 ERA — 4.40 FIP — 1.57 WHIP and 58/32 K/BB ratio across 56 innings for the Mets last year. He’s been a durable innings-eater, making 55 appearances or more in each of the past five seasons, and has some experience in high-leverage spots. He isn’t a threat to close with the Cardinals but it wouldn’t be shocking if he wound up vulturing the occasional save from Riley O’Brien or JoJo Romero.

Dean served as a late-game defensive replacement for the World Series champion Dodgers last postseason before being claimed off waivers by the division-rival Giants in early November. The speedy 29-year-old center fielder makes a ton of sense as a bench outfielder for the Cubs since he’s capable of handling all three spots in a pinch.