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Trevor Richards

PHI Relief Pitcher #38

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Phillies signed RHP Trevor Richards to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Richards bolsters Philadelphia’s relief corps entering spring training after making just five appearances last year between the Diamondbacks and Royals. The 32-year-old journeyman isn’t far removed from being a durable workhorse with the Blue Jays where he made a whopping 195 appearances over a four-year span from 2021-2024 before the metaphorical wheels came off. He’s a low-risk emergency depth addition for the Phillies.

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Source: Baseball America

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Kyle Isbel

KC Center Fielder #28

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Royals announced OF Kyle Isbel has a Grade 3 tear of a portion of his left plantar fasciitis.

Not good. Isbel was already placed on the 10-day injured list, but it sounds likely he will miss more than just the minimum amount of time. Kameron Misner and Lane Thomas could form a platoon in center field in Isbel’s absence.

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Source: Royals

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Seth Lugo

KC Starting Pitcher #67

Seth Lugo (head) has some swelling in his forehead and said it’s “too early to say” when he’ll get back on the mound.

Fantasy managers should anticipate the possibility that Lugo misses a start or is pushed back a few days after he left yesterday’s game, where he was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Brandon Nimmo. He also mentioned that his left elbow is sore from falling. All and all, this is a positive update considering how scary the injury looked in the moment.

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Source: Anne Rogers

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Jake McCarthy

COL Center Fielder #31
Jake McCarthy (illness) remains out of Colorado’s lineup on Thursday.

It’s cost him two days now. Sterlin Thompson is starting in left field against RHP Edward Cabrera and the Cubs in McCarthy’s place today.
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Salvador Perez

KC Catcher #13
Salvador Perez isn’t in Kansas City’s starting lineup against the Rangers on Thursday.

The ironman sat out both games over the weekend with a minor thumb injury and will get a blow on Thursday after catching last night. It appears he’s still being handled cautiously. Carter Jensen is playing catcher and Lane Thomas has taken over in the 5-hole for Perez in a rare start against a right-hander in Rangers starter Kumar Rocker.
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Maikel Garcia

KC 3rd Baseman #11
Maikel Garcia isn’t in Kansas City’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rangers.

He had played four days in a row before sitting here, so this is probably just some load management for a player that we know is dealing with an injury. Nick Loftin is playing third base and batting eighth in Garcia’s stead.
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Pavin Smith

AZ 1st Baseman #26

Pavin Smith is not in Arizona’s starting lineup against the Marlins on Thursday.

Since being activated from the IL on June 1, Smith has started against righties and been a bench bat otherwise. It hasn’t gone well yet — he’s hitting .120/.281/.120 in his first 32 plate appearances. Gabriel Moreno is grabbing a DH game after catching last night in Smith’s place.

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Hurston Waldrep

ATL Starting Pitcher #30

Braves sent RHP Hurston Waldrep on a rehab assignment to Double-A Columbus.

He had been working in the Rookie-level FCL over the past few weeks, so this qualifies as good news for Waldrep’s chances of getting back to the big leagues in short order. Waldrep had loose bodies removed from his elbow in spring training. He might be able to get back to the big leagues before the end of June if everything goes right.

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Shay Whitcomb

HOU 3rd Baseman #14

Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land.

Whitcomb homered in a spot start for Jeremy Peña on Wednesday, but heads back to Triple-A. It appears the Astros are set to activate someone else tomorrow.

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Daniel Duarte

NYM Relief Pitcher #54

Mets recalled RHP Daniel Duarte from Triple-A Syracuse.

He and Jonathan Pintaro swap places after Pintaro threw three innings last night. The 29-year-old has pitched well at both Triple-A and in the bigs this year. He holds a 3.91 ERA in 23 innings at Triple-A Syracuse, including six starts, so he figures to be a long reliever.

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Jonathan Pintaro

NYM Starting Pitcher #91

Mets optioned RHP Jonathan Pintaro to Triple-A Syracuse.

Pintaro threw the final three innings in a game the Mets were getting demolished in on Wednesday, giving up his first run of the season in the big leagues. His ERA is now 1.35 and he’s struck out five in 6 2/3 innings. He’ll be back up when the Mets need a fresh arm.

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