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The move prevents Torres from becoming a minor league free agent and protects him from being gobbled up in next month’s Rule 5 Draft. The 28-year-old has spent time at both the keystone and outfield in recent years. He batted 328/.441/.464 with nine homers and 26 steals in 104 games for Triple-A Memphis this past season.

It sounds like his placement on the injured list was done more so out of a cautious approach than an absolute necessity and had it been later in the season Springer may have attempted to play through the injury. Look for him to return before the end of April barring any setbacks.

The 29-year-old southpaw opted to explore the free agent market rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, but ultimately, he made the decision that a return to the Blue Jays made the most sense for him. He’ll continue to function as extra pitching depth at Triple-A Buffalo.

The Orioles have announced Trevor Rogers as Tuesday’s starter, even though the southpaw was supposed to work on Monday, which leaves that spot open for Kremer’s potential return. He last worked at Wednesday at Triple-A Norfolk and would be on regular rest. The question now is whether they’ll move to a six-man rotation or if Cade Povich will get bumped upon Kremer’s return. Kremer is now lined up for two starts next week (vs. Diamondbacks, at Guardians) and is worth a look as a streaming option in all leagues.

It had been assumed that Kelly would slot into the Diamondbacks’ rotation at some point next week and now we have official word that it’ll be on Tuesday. Fantasy managers may want to take a wait-and-see approach before inserting him right into lineups.

Busch has been slumping badly at the dish, slashing a woeful .118/.220/.157 with zero homers, two RBI and a 12/7 K/BB ratio through his first 59 plate appearances. Hopefully a day off to clear his head will do him some good. Matt Shaw will start in his place at first base and will bat ninth for the Cubs against Brayan Bello and the Red Sox on Sunday.

On the heels of a strong spring, the 29-year-old slugger got off to a decent start at Triple-A Buffalo, slashing .257/.372/.371 with one home run, five RBI and a 9/5 K/BB ratio over his first 43 plate appearances. It’ll be interesting to see what type of playing time he sees with the Jays, though the most likely scenario has him working on the short side of a platoon with most of his action coming against southpaws. He’ll serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh against Twins’ right-hander Taj Bradley on Sunday.

Springer suffered the injury as he fouled a ball off of his foot during Saturday’s contest against the Twins. He’s going to miss at least a couple of weeks of action while recovering. Eloy Jimenez was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday to take his place on the Jays’ active roster.

Cannon is expected to work in a bulk role for the White Sox on Sunday against the Royals after Grant Taylor serves as the club’s opener. Cannon was knocked around in his first two starts at the Triple-A level, posting an 8.31 ERA and a 1.85 WHIP over 8 2/3 innings. He’s not a recommended streaming option for Sunday’s matchup against the Royals.

The 29-year-old hurler will add a fresh arm to the Angels’ bullpen while they figure out what to do with their rotation spot that was vacated with the demotion of George Klassen. Sandlin was off to a strong start through five appearances at the Triple-A level, posting a 1.42 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 4/3 K/BB ratio over 6 1/3 innings.

The Halos gave the 24-year-old hurler an opportunity to run with a spot in their starting rotation, but he stumbled to a 13.50 ERA, 3.86 WHIP and a 6/10 K/BB ratio over 4 2/3 innings through his first two starts. He’ll return to the rotation at Triple-A Salt Lake where he’ll attempt to get back on track.