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The Mariners are calling Rodríguez day-to-day, and manager Dan Wilson told reporters after the loss to Los Angeles that the team is optimistic that Rodríguez can avoid a stint on the injured list. The outfielder was confident that he’s avoided a significant injury as well, noting that the swelling has already gone down after he was hit in the ankle by a 98.1-mph one-hopper off the bat of teammate Randy Arozarena while attempting to steal third base. Seattle might be more cautious than that, but it does seem very likely he’s avoided a long-term setback.

The procedural move frees up a spot on the Athletics’ 40-man roster with Clark expected to be sidelined until at least mid-July after suffering a high-grade hamstring strain earlier this month while on a rehab assignment.

If so, Anthony could be sent out for a rehab assignment in the near future. This is good news for his eventual return, but dry swings don’t make it feel like he’s going to be back this weekend. Hopefully more optimistic news follows.

It appears to be just a routine day off. Bell is hitting .223/.288/.346 this year, and has a .585 OPS in the month of May. Hopefully you rode that early-April hot streak if you were using Bell in a deep league.

It doesn’t sound like Woodruff is remotely close to returning yet, but this is another step in the right direction as the Brewers try to get his velocity back in the low-to-mid-90s rather than the 80-mph fastballs that forced him out of his final start in May.

Sandlin, the major piece the White Sox got for taking on Jordan Hicks’ contract, will be making his major league debut after six starts split between Single-A Winston-Salem and Triple-A Charlotte. He had a 0.55 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings during those outings. The inning count is low enough that we’re not counting on him to go long enough to qualify for wins, but he could be effective out of the gate against the Twins if he can command his stuff.

Schultz had some promising starts early on, but pitched to a 5.82 ERA in eight starts with 22 walks in 38 2/3 innings. He’d allowed 19 earned runs in his last four starts before being placed on the injured list, so perhaps his knee was bothering him at some point during that stretch. Should he get healthy again, he’ll be back on the monitor list in most leagues.

Crow probably isn’t more than a streaming option at this point, but figures to take Logan Henderson’s spot in the rotation tomorrow against the Cardinals. Crow has a 2.61 ERA in 10 1/3 innings over his two spot starts so far this year, striking out seven.

The Brewers estimate that Henderson will return in late June. Tough break for fantasy managers, as Henderson had been rock solid since being called up. He currently boasts a 2.74 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. He’s worth holding in most leagues if you have the injured list spot. Shallow league managers with no injured list spots face a tougher decision.

Scholtens had been more-or-less used as a bulk man this year, with two starts and nine appearances, but 37 2/3 innings pitched. He had a 3.82 ERA and a 5.35 FIP, with 30 strikeouts and 11 walks. Tampa will have to find a new bulk pitcher going forward since they signed Craig Kimbrel to Scholten’s empty 40-man roster spot.

It’s a major league contract and Kimbrel will be available to pitch tonight. This move comes with little fantasy value at the moment as Kimbrel has mostly been used as a mop-up reliever for the Mets this year. It’s possible the Rays could squeeze some magic out of him that the Mets couldn’t, though.