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“I think I won’t be playing for a few days,” Mayer told reporters. “I’ve still got to take some live BPs, hit off the Trajekt, a little bit, kind of get my wrist exposed to that stuff.” Mayer did note that his wrist is in a “great spot,” but it’s understandable that the team wants to take every precaution with the 23-year-old after he underwent wrist season in August. Mayer is more of a long-term play for fantasy players, but his talent makes him a player that’s worth monitoring for 2026 as well.

Jackson was hitting .239/.295/.511 in 95 plate appearances at Triple-A with seven home runs and 15 RBI. He will likely back up Victor Caratini, who now becomes a must-roster catcher in two-catcher leagues.

This is a brutal blow for Jeffers, who was having his best season ever. The 29-year-old was slashing .295/.408/.541 in 147 plate appearances with seven home runs and 26 RBI. He will be sidelined for a couple of months and could see his power diminished when he does return. Sadly, he doesn’t need to be held in fantasy leagues.

The Twins needed to clear space on the 40-man roster for Orlando Arcia, so Topa will be the one who goes. The 35-year-old at one point seemed like a good bet to be part of the Twins’ closer committee, but he has pitched to an 8.05 ERA in 19 innings for them this season. However, he did have a 3.90 ERA in 60 innings out of the bullpen for Minnesota last season, so there’s a chance that some team puts in a claim to grab him off waivers.

Royce Lewis is headed to the minors, but we will not be getting top prospect Kaelen Culpepper up in Minnesota. Instead, it will be the veteran Arcia. The 31-year-old was hitting .318/.376/.556 in 39 games at Triple-A with eight home runs, 27 RBI, and three steals. That came with a 42.5 percent hard-hit rate and a solid 19 percent strikeout rate. He has played primarily second base and shortstop in the minors this season, but has four starts at third base as well. The Twins could use him to spell Luke Keaschall and Brooks Lee when they get a day off, and he could start at third base against lefties.

Just a week after optioning Matt Wallner to the minors, the Twins will do the same with Lewis. The 26-year-old is hitting .163/.261/.279 in 119 plate appearances with three home runs, 13 RBI, and three steals. That also comes with a 31 percent strikeout rate. Lewis has plenty of promise, but the 26-year-old has failed to produce consistently or stay healthy at the MLB level. Tristan Gray started at third base on Monday and could get a chance to fill that role regularly.

Mederos was acquired from the Angels this offseason for international signing bonus pool money. The 24-year-old has pitched to a 4.81 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, and 21/13 K/BB ratio in 24 1/3 innings across nine appearances (four starts). He should provide some length out of the bullpen for the Braves.

Dodd has been on the injured list since April 23rd with spine inflammation, so it’s good news that he wasn’t sidelined for longer. The 28-year-old has allowed one run on three hits in four innings for Atlanta this season.

After a solid MLB debut, it’s been downhill for Ritchie, who now has a 4.91 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, and 21/16 K/BB ratio in 25 2/3 MLB innings. Many people had added him in hopes of a solid two-start week this week, but he will only get one start. It seems that it will be Martin Perez, who will start on Sunday and get a sneaky good two-start week.

Bummer was in the final year of his $9.5 million contract, so the Braves will eat about $6 million by cutting him. The left-hander dealt with a shoulder injury last year and then posted a 7.63 ERA over 15 1/3 innings this season. His velocity is down about three mpr from where he was in 2024, prior to the shoulder injury. Someone may give him a minor-league offer in hopes of getting his velocity back up.

Within one week, the Braves have lost Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy to injuries and Jonah Heim to waivers. That’s a drastic loss of catching depth. For the next month or so, it seems like Sandy Leon will be the starting catcher, with Tromp also mixing in a couple of times a week. That’s a big blow to both the offense and the pitching staff in Atlanta