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Parker never had a moment of peace in this game. Agustín Ramírez greeted him with a 408-foot home run in the second at-bat of the game, and Parker wound up allowing more base runners than outs he recorded. While his command has been good over his last few starts, it was awful here. The bulk of both his fastballs and curveballs sat in the heart of the plate and it felt like the Marlins jumped on each one. He’ll have a golden opportunity to right the ship in his next scheduled start at home against the Rockies.

Samaniego will get the boot with Jack Anderson joining the Red Sox in his place. Samaniego will likely be back at some point as a middle-inning option over the coming months.

Rolison and Luke Little will both get the chance to help the Chicago bullpen from the left side, according to Birch. The 28-year-old is a former first-round pick who has bounced around organizations since forging a 7.02 ERA with the Rockies.

Little will get the chance to be a bullpen helper for the Cubs. The 25-year-old was an up-and-down option for Chicago in 2025 ,and likely will have the same role in 2026.

That rehab assignment would be with Triple-A Omaha. Estévez was able to throw a bullpen session Thursday, and the 33-year-old has a chance to rejoin the Kansas City bullpen near the start of May after being shelved due to a foot contusion. The question will be what role Estévez has; but fantasy managers shouldn’t be surprised if he’s saving games again relatively soon.

This will be the third rehab start for Dobbins as he recovers from his torn ACL. The 26-year-old should be an option for the St. Louis rotation soon, but fantasy managers should take a wait-and-see approach in redraft formats.

Falter was only able to pitch in two games to begin the season before being placed on the injured list with elbow irritation. The southpaw will likely need a couple of appearances before being ready to potentially help the Kansas City staff near the end of April.

Zastryzny was placed on the 15-day injured list prior to the start of the season, so he won’t be eligible to come off the IL until the end of May now. In addition to a shoulder strain, he’s also dealing with an intercostal issue that could keep him out until the summer begins.

Jones gets the call to replace Christian Yelich (groin) on the roster. The former first-round pick is one of the faster players in baseball and can play several positions, but seems more likely to just be a fill-in than someone who gets considerable playing time in Yelich’s absence.

Yelich’s original injury designation with hamstring tightness, but imaging revealed the strain. The 34-year-old will be out for at least the next week-plus, and it seems more likely than not this will be a longer stint on the injured list than that minimum stint. Greg Jones has called up to take Yelich’s spot on the roster.

He’ll replace Jackson Rutledge after Rutledge was optioned to Triple-A by Washington on Monday. The Nationals don’t have an off day until April 27th, so having Parker up could enable them to use him as a spot starter or perhaps provide length out of their bullpen over these 13 days. In three Triple-A starts this season, Parker has allowed nine runs on 17 hits in 13 1/3 innings while striking out 16 and walking just three.