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For a franchise haunted by physics, altitude, and analytics, hiring DePodesta feels like an experiment ripped from a sabermetric fever dream — the Rockies’ first real attempt to conquer the mathematical challenges Coors Field presents. The 52-year-old executive takes over as the Rockies’ top decision-maker after spending the past decade in the NFL as the Cleveland Browns’ chief strategy officer. DePodesta’s revolutionary work with the Athletics two decades ago — immortalized in Michael Lewis’ best-selling book Moneyball — helped redefine how modern front offices operate at the time. He later served as the Dodgers’ general manager from 2004–2005 and as the Mets’ vice president of player development and scouting from 2010–2016. DePodesta faces a daunting challenge in trying to conquer Coors Field’s unforgiving offensive environment and rebuild an organization that hasn’t had a winning season since 2018 and has to contend with a loaded NL West division.

The 22-year-old just keeps hitting and climbing up prospect lists. He’s now up to nine home runs and 39 RBI on the season to go along with a .313 batting average and a .960 OPS. There’s no room at the inn for Ramírez with the Cubs right now, but the Cubs are also reportedly interested in trading for an ace starting pitcher. Ramírez may need to be involved in those talks.

Clifford is slashing .252/.327/.473 with seven home runs, three steals, and 21 RBI in 37 games at Triple-A this season. However, he’s also striking out 36 percent of the time with a 13.5 percent swinging strike rate. That will need to be rectified if we’re going to feel better about his ability to hit MLB pitching.

The 24-year-old Morales is hitting .325/.421/.528 with seven home runs and 20 RBI in 37 games at Triple-A. Morales was a second-round pick back in the 2023 MLB Draft and is a .290 career hitter in 1,067 minor league at-bats. He’s blocked at third base by Brady House right now, but he has started some games at first base and could also DH if the Nationals decided to give him a call.

It’ll be Manoah’s second appearance for the Angels after he threw a scoreless inning Friday against the Blue Jays. He gave up five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings in his one minor league start before being activated from the injured list last week.

Pinch-hitting for Zack Short in the sixth, Workman homered off Nick Mears with a man on to make it a 5-3 game. He hit that fly 383 feet and then had an impressive flyout at 106 mph in his second and final at-bat. That one had an xBA of .840. A left-handed hitter, Workman wasn’t going to start against the lefty Noah Cameron tonight, but he was doing well enough in Triple-A (.358/.413/.590) that he really should get a look here with Kerry Carpenter out. He’ll probably start at least a couple of games during the Mets series that begins Tuesday.

Jansen closed out a bullpen game which featured six Tigers pitchers, with none of them throwing more than 2 1/3 innings. It’s Jansen’s seventh save of the year and 483rd all-time.

He was lifted after Kevin McGonigle singled to start the fifth. John Schreiber, though, was able to strand the runner. Cameron hadn’t pitched since Apr. 30 because of back tightness. His latest subpar effort leaves him with a 5.55 ERA. The league is batting .300 against him. It seems quite possible that he’ll be replaced by Stephen Kolek after Cole Ragans comes off the injured list.

Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino combined to go 7-for-11 from the top three spots in the Royals order tonight, but everyone else was 1-for-21 in the 6-3 loss. Garcia is hitting .285/.353/.437 on the season, but because the Royals aren’t hitting, it hasn’t led to a ton of fantasy value just yet.

Great news for Florida State League hitters. The 19-year-old Hernandez was simply overwhelming them with 50 strikeouts and 13 hits allowed in 28 innings. His ERA stood at 0.96.

The third run he scored was the winning run in the 12th, though he achieved that by grounding out softly with the bases loaded to end the 11th. Before that, Ramos collected his fourth homer and 10th double. His .743 OPS ranks second to Casey Schmitt on the Giants, and he’s first on the team with 17 runs scored and tied with Schmitt for first in RBI with 18. It’d be nice if he played better defense in left, but he hasn’t been one of the Giants’ problems this season.