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Anderson has looked like the top pitching prospect in the entire minors this season, reeling off nine consecutive scoreless inning with 17 strikeouts and three walks over a pair of starts at the Double-A level. His ability to generate whiffs and fill up the zone with his entire four-pitch arsenal was on display in this one as he generated 14 swinging strikes and threw 48 of 70 pitches for strikes. The 21-year-old southpaw, who was selected third overall in last year’s MLB Draft, appears likely to ascend rapidly towards Seattle with a chance to arrive in the majors later this year. He’ll be the top-ranked pitching prospect on all dynasty rankings lists by midseason.

Phillips has missed all of 2026 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 31-year-old will likely be eased into work after missing the first three months of the campaign, but should be a high-leverage option in the second half of 2026. Just keep in mind that save chances won’t be guaranteed.

The Cubs need room on the active and 40-man roster, so Wilson is out to clear space for Jake Woodford. Wilson will hit the waiver wire, and teams could show interest in the 28-year-old as a potential multi-inning relief option.

Woodford opted out of his deal with the Brewers earlier in the month, and the 29-year-old finds an MLB deal not long after. He’ll get a chance to help the Cubs’ pitching staff as a potential multi-inning bullpen option in the middle frames.

Halvorsen will be out of action until at least the All-Star break because of the ailment. The 26-year-old’s spot in the bullpen will be filled by Jordan Romano.

Romano will get a chance to make his debut with the Rockies after signing with the club a month ago on a minor-league pact. The 33-year-old was once one of the better closers in baseball, but he’s been ineffective to put it mildly over the last few seasons. Even if he somehow earned some save chances, fantasy managers should look elsewhere.

Sullivan is up with Tomoyuki Sugano being placed on the injured list with back spasms, and the 23-year-old will make a start against the Giants on Sunday. If that goes relatively well — and even if it doesn’t, it’s the Rockies — there’s a good chance Sullivan will make another start with Sugano unavailable until after the break.

There was conflicting reports as to whether Sugano would need to be placed on the injured list, but the Rockies won’t take any chances. Sugano will likely be back — if there are no setbacks, of course — after the All-Star break. Sean Sullivan is up to take Sugano’s spot in the rotation, for now.

Alfonso gets the nod with the Dodgers sending struggling backstop Chuckie Robinson Jr. to Triple-A to make room. Alfonso will be the backup to Dalton Rushing with Will Smith on the injured list, and isn’t likely to see a ton of playing time while with the club.

Flaherty got five strikeouts today, including four with a fastball that averaged 93.6 mph. This makes six straight outings in which he’s averaged 93 mph with his fastball, after he did that just three times in his first 11 starts. Not coincidentally, he has a 2.45 ERA in his last six starts, compared to 5.94 previously. With the win, Flaherty improved to 2-8 this season and 10-23 since joining the Tigers. He’ll likely face the Phillies on Friday.

It was still a 3-0 game entering the ninth, but A.J. Hinch trusted Montero over Kenley Jansen today, apparently. Montero didn’t give him any reason not to, retiring nine of the 10 batters he faced. He got zero strikeouts and not even a single missed swing, but none of the nine balls in play against him turned into hits. The one batter to reach against him did so by walking. Montero could be a candidate for more three-inning saves as a reliever, though it’s also quite possible he’ll return to the rotation at some point.