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He should be back in the Padres lineup tonight against the Orioles. Fantasy managers in daily transaction leagues can put him back in their lineups as well.

Estrada heads back to the minors with trade deadline acquisition José Soriano joining Toronto’s active roster. The 27-year-old’s latest stint in the majors lasted less than 24 hours.

Anthony has been cleared to resume hitting and is making incremental progress towards returning as he ramps up a hitting progression. The 22-year-old’s timeline remains a bit nebulous as he works his way back from a partially torn tendon in his right ring finger that put him on the injured list back in early May. It sounds like there’s a definite chance he’s back at some point in late August or early September.

Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters Crochet, who has progressed to flat-ground throwing at roughly 60 feet, is at the very outset of his throwing program. He added that he absolutely has a chance at returning this season. The 27-year-old fantasy ace has been on the shelf with shoulder and lat issues since late April. He’s not going to deliver enough volume to be worth stashing in shallow fantasy leagues, especially since he’s unlikely to make it back until some point in mid-to-late September. Yet, he could wind up being a late-season pickup as a streaming option.

Eldridge receives some extra rest to address a lingering thumb bruise, but the expectation is that he’ll be ready to return to the lineup rather quickly. The 21-year-old former top prospect should play everyday for San Francisco over the final two months in the wake of their trade deadline teardown. He offers enough over-the-fence power to be interesting in deeper mixed leagues until further notice.

Tromp will test the free agent waters rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. The well-traveled 31-year-old passed through waivers after being removed from Baltimore’s roster last week.

The Dodgers are going to roll with trade deadline acquisitions Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia as their catching tandem until Will Smith (neck) and Dalton Rushing (elbow) are ready to return from the injured list.

Robinson was up for one game while the Dodgers waited for trade deadline acquisitions Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia to join the club at Wrigley Field.

The Red Sox are going to roll with Eli White and Jahmai Jones as their lefty-mashing specialists, in addition to Nick Sogard seeing regular time at second base, with Gonzalez going to the minors in the wake of their trade deadline moves. The 29-year-old infielder has hit just .185 (12-for-65) with one homer, seven RBI and one steal in 19 games this season.

Watson is essentially the odd-man out in a roster crunch after the Red Sox picked up reliever Erik Miller from the Giants at the trade deadline. The 28-year-old has delivered a respectable 4.53 ERA across 55 2/3 innings in his first shot at the highest level. There should be some interest on waivers.

It’s a massive hit to Kansas City’s rotation depth beyond just the current season. Avila emerged as a decent back-end rotation stabilizer before hitting the injured list with forearm tightness over the weekend. Given the timing of the procedures, fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate either Avila or Kolek returning until the 2028 campaign.