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Harber signed with the Yankees as an undrafted free agent out of the University of North Carolina following the 2024 season. He has had an outstanding season across two minor league levels in 2025, slashing a robust .319/.404/.510 with six homers, 40 RBI and six stolen bases in 235 plate appearances between Single-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley.

Martin is the unfortunate casualty of an overworked bullpen. The right-hander threw three innings on Monday, and then the Rays needed to use the majority of their other fresh relievers on Tuesday after Steven Matz’s short start, so they need to add more fresh arms. Martin should be back up in short order.

The 26-year-old has a 5.63 ERA in 16 innings for the Rays this season. He’ll be up to give them a fresh arm in the bullpen after Steven Matz’s short outing on Tuesday.

He also struck out one while throwing five of his eight pitches for strikes. He sat 95.1 mph on his fastball and topped out at 95.6 mph. He averaged 96.4 mph last season, so the velocity is down, but this was his first rehab outing. Also, the narrow gap between his fastest pitch and his average velocity suggests that Puk was not trying to rear back and let it fly in this first appearance. The 31-year-old will likely need a couple more weeks before he becomes an option in Arizona, but he could quickly become a late-inning complement to Paul Sewald when left-handed hitters are due up.

In 6 1/3 innings since being demoted to Triple-A, Walker has allowed one run on five hits while striking out seven and walking two. In the meantime, nobody has really distinguished themselves in the Giants’ bullpen. He certainly has a chance to pitch himself back into the closer’s role at some point this season.

Márquez has been out since the beginning of May with forearm nerve inflammation. He allowed just one hit on Tuesday while striking out three and not walking a single batter. He threw 23 of his 36 pitches for strikes and should try to push near 50 pitches in his next outing. He will likely need at least two more rehab starts before potentially rejoining the Padres rotation.

Since being demoted, Lewis is 14-for-41 (.314) with seven home runs, 14 RBI, and one steal. He’s likely to get another shot with the Twins pretty soon. Perhaps he could even entice a team like the Red Sox or Mets on the trade market.

The Twins’ top prospect now has 13 home runs and 38 RBI on the season to go along with a .261 batting average and .851 OPS. He hit .280/.4076/.540 in May with seven home runs, 21 RBI, seven steals, and a 22/19 K/BB ratio. It sure seems like he’s ready for his MLB debut.

It was a bit of a slow start to the season for Báez, but the 22-year-old hit .274/.347/.632 in 106 at-bats in May with 10 home runs, 24 RBI, and a 34/9 K/BB ratio. He’s now continued that pace with a four-hit game to begin June. Obviously, the strikeouts are a bit of a concern and will continue to be at the MLB level as well, but he has elite power and has also stolen 11 bases already this year. Even with a low batting average, he has the raw tools to provide fantasy managers with a huge boost in the second half of the season.

Edman has now gone 6-for-16 in five games at Triple-A as he works back from offseason ankle surgery. He has one home run over that time as well, but has not attempted a single stolen base. Obviously, much of Edman’s previous fantasy value has come from his speed, and how often he runs post-ankle surgery will be a major question that could determine whether he’s worth adding off your waiver wires.

Shaw landed on the injured list with mid-back tightness on May 22nd. He’s already back playing center field in Triple-A, which makes it possible he could return to the Cubs by the end of the week.