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Marc Church

TEX Starting Pitcher #30

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Rangers sent RHP Marc Church outright to Triple-A Round Rock.

It’s a notable development for the Rangers that Church passed through waivers unclaimed and will remain with the club as relief depth after being jettisoned from their 40-man roster earlier this week. The 25-year-old made five relief appearances last year and will continue pitching at Triple-A Round Rock.

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Erik Miller

SF Relief Pitcher #68

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Giants placed LHP Erik Miller on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 1, with a low back strain.

Miller hits the shelf after recording a pair of saves to go along with a strong 3.18 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 17/6 K/BB ratio across 11 1/3 innings this season. The 28-year-old southpaw doesn’t figure to miss a ton of time, but back issues can be complicated, and often recurring, matters to deal with.

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Hold Skubal in fantasy for now amid elbow surgery

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Eric Samulski dissects Tarik Skubal's move to the 15-day IL for an elbow surgery and looks at past examples to explain why he's going to wait a week before making any concrete fantasy decisions.

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Will Brennan

SF Left Fielder #7

Giants optioned OF Will Brennan to Triple-A Sacramento.

Brennan gets caught up in a roster crunch as San Francisco brings up top prospect Bryce Eldridge and a couple other players from Triple-A Sacramento. The 28-year-old outfielder has gone hitless in nine at-bats for the Giants this season.

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Jerar Encarnacion

SF Right Fielder #19

Giants designated OF Jerar Encarnacion for assignment.

Encarnacion has always been a fascinating talent given his massive frame and stratospheric raw power. He’s struggled to gain any traction at the highest level in recent years and the Giants are finally moving on to give top prospect Bryce Eldridge a sustained opportunity in the majors. The 28-year-old slugger was hitting just .176 (6-for-34) with zero homers in 35 plate appearances over 17 games this season.

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Josh Simpson

SEA Relief Pitcher #37

Mariners recalled LHP Josh Simpson from Triple-A Tacoma.

Simpson was up with the Mariners, but didn’t end up making an appearance, earlier this season. The 28-year-old lefty made 31 relief appearances for the Marlins last year in his first taste of the big leagues. He’ll operate in middle relief situations for Seattle while veteran lefty Gabe Speier is on the shelf with a shoulder injury.

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Gabe Speier

SEA Relief Pitcher #55

Mariners placed LHP Gabe Speier on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 3, with left shoulder inflammation.

No word yet regarding how much time Speier will miss, but shoulder ailments tend to result in lengthy trips to the injured list. The 31-year-old lefty holds aa strong 2.92 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 12/5 K/BB ratio across 12 1/3 innings over 15 appearances this season.

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Cole Wilcox

SEA Relief Pitcher #43

Mariners optioned RHP Cole Wilcox to Triple-A Tacoma.

Wilcox heads back to the minors after posting a pedestrian 5.40 ERA and 15/12 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings over 11 appearances this season.

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Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19
Roman Anthony made an early exit from Monday’s game against the Tigers with an apparent injury.

Anthony was checked on by Boston’s training staff following an awkward swing during his first at-bat of the contest. He appeared to be dealing with some apparent right hand or wrist discomfort. He managed to remain in the contest initially before being replaced by Masataka Yoshida in left field. There should be an update on his status shortly. It’s obviously an extremely concerning development for the Red Sox, and fantasy managers.
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Mookie Betts

LAD Shortstop #50

Mookie Betts (oblique) is scheduled to take live batting practice on Thursday.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added that Betts could start a minor league rehab assignment soon, if everything goes well during that session. The 33-year-old fantasy stalwart has been working his way back from an oblique strain that put him on the shelf back in early April.

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Source: Fabian Ardaya

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Shohei Ohtani

LAD Starting Pitcher #17

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed Shohei Ohtani will pitch and hit on Tuesday against the Astros.

Ohtani has been slumping at the dish recently but he’s been phenomenal on the mound of late. The Dodgers have carefully monitored his workload, preventing him from DH-ing while pitching twice in recent weeks. He’ll be a full-go from a two-way standpoint during Wednesday’s start at Daikin Park, which is a nice bonus for fantasy managers.

Source: Fabian Ardaya

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Tommy Edman

LAD 2nd Baseman #25

Tommy Edman (ankle) is still dealing with residual soreness.

The Dodgers aren’t in a rush to get Edman back from the injured list so they’re going to take their foot off the metaphorical gas pedal and slow down his ramp-up process. The versatile 30-year-old is working his way back from offseason ankle surgery and is unlikely to make his season debut until some point in June.

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