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Misiorowski’s role heading into the postseason remains a bit unclear following his late-season struggles. However, the hard-throwing 23-year-old and fellow former top prospect Robert Gasser are expected to factor greatly into Milwaukee’s pitching plans with veteran Brandon Woodruff (lat) out of the mix. Jose Quintana, Quinn Priester and Chad Patrick are also on the roster as starting options in the best-of-five series against the division-rival Cubs. The other notable development is Andrew Vaughn getting the nod with Rhys Hoskins being left off the roster entirely.

The deal, which was agreed upon last week, is now official. The versatile 30-year-old infielder is likely to see most of his action with the Red Sox as a pinch runner or defensive replacement, due to his overall limitations offensively. He can continue to be ignored for fantasy purposes.

Rodríguez is in the process of recovering from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery and is expected to miss most, if not all, of the 2026 season. Even if he does make it back at the end of the season, he’s unlikely to immediately factor into the mix for saves, so there’s no reason to be looking his way in redraft leagues. Placing him on the 60-day injured list frees up a spot on the Giants’ 40-man roster so they could make the signing of Luis Arraez official on Tuesday.

The deal, which was agreed to at the end of January, is official now that Arraez has passed his physical. Randy Rodriguez was placed on the 60-day injured list to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster. The 28-year-old infielder chose the Giants in large part because they were willing to let him play second base regularly, so expect them to give him plenty of runway at the position to start the season, regardless of how he performs defensively.

The 21-year-old slugger underwent surgery in October to remove a bone spur from his wrist. While it delayed his usual offseason routine, Eldridge said he has been swinging a bat since mid-December and won’t have any restrictions in spring training. Eldridge and Rafael Devers are expected to cover the first base and designated hitter spots in the Giants’ lineup for the upcoming season.

Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam of MassLive.com report that it will be a one-year, major league contract while Jeff Passan of ESPN adds that it will be for $6 million. The 30-year-old righty made 23 appearances (18 starts) between the Brewers, White Sox and Cubs in 2025, posting a 4.85 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and an 88/33 K/BB ratio over 102 innings. He’ll give the A’s a capable veteran option to fill out the back end of their Opening Day rotation.

The 30-year-old southpaw underwent his Tommy John surgery in June, so a return in June, or even July, puts him on the earliest possible end of his timeline. He’s on track to start throwing off of a mound in March, so it sounds like he may be ahead of schedule, but June still seems like an optimistic estimate. Either way though, the Diamondbacks should be expecting to get a major boost to their bullpen for the second half of the season.

The 24-year-old hurler underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery last June. It’s possible that he’s being a bit optimistic with that return date, but it sounds like everything has gone smoothly in his recovery to this stage. Getting him back at all in 2026 would provide a welcomed late-season boost to the Diamondbacks’ bullpen.

Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com notes that it will be a one-year, major league contract. No word yet on the financial terms of the deal. Heim slashed just .213/.271/.332 with 11 homers and 43 RBI in 433 plate appearances with the Rangers in 2025. With Sean Murphy expected to be sidelined until May, Heim could break camp with the Braves as the primary backup behind Drake Baldwin.

Mills finished out last year in the Dodgers organization, though he didn’t get into a game. The right-hander showed some promise with the Red Sox in 2022, but he had Tommy John the following year and hasn’t pitched in the majors since. He had a 3.12 ERA and a 49/30 K/BB in 52 innings for Boston’s Triple-A team last season.

Weems, 33, has pitched 160 major league innings since debuting in 2020, amassing a 5.51 ERA with a 161/80 K/BB. He gave up seven earned runs and failed to strike out a batter in 4 1/3 innings for Houston last year.