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Poulin returns to Washington’s relief corps after spending a couple weeks in the minors. The 29-year-old southpaw has compiled a serviceable 3.28 ERA and 17/16 K/BB ratio across 24 2/3 innings for the Nationals this season.

Carrigg has hit a bit of a rough patch recently, hitting .230 (17-for-74) with zero homers and four steals across 20 games since the start of August. It’ll be Ezequiel Tovar handling shortstop with Mickey Moniak, Jake McCarthy and Zac Veen in the outfield for this one. The 24-year-old rookie offers enough all-around fantasy production to hang onto a roster spot in deeper mixed leagues, but can be cut loose in shallow formats with five weeks left on the calendar.

Abrams is back at DH and hitting leadoff following an extended four-game absence due to a sprained left ankle. The 25-year-old middle infielder, who is expected to transition to second base in the near future, has managed to avoid a trip to the injured list for now. There are serious question marks regarding his defense at shortstop, but he’s been an upper-echelon fantasy contributor this season, recording a career-high 29 homers along with 24 steals in 124 games.

The 25-year-old was a starter for the Rockies until this season, when he shifted into a bulk relief role. He has posted an 8.10 ERA in 50 innings in Triple-A across 17 appearances and two starts. If he gets into a game, it will be his MLB debut.

We’re not doctors, but we did our own research, and cervical radiculopathy is essentially a pinched nerve in the root of the neck that can cause pain and numbness down the shoulder and arm. Oftentimes, the best treatment is just rest, but it can also require a steroid injection. As of now, we don’t know how long Freeland will be sidelined, but there are only five weeks left in the season, so he may have thrown his last pitch in 2026.

Jude mentioned that, “only after much prodding did Bryce Miler acknowledge a lat issue that crept up a month ago in Texas.” A month ago would be before his July 24th start against the Rangers. In the six starts since then, Miller has posted a 7.92 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 15.6 percent strikeout rate in 30 2/3 innings. In his 11 starts prior to that, he had a 2.27 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, and 29.5 percent strikeout rate in 63 1/3 innings. It would be safe to say the injury impacted his performance a little bit. Since Miller also had questions about the health of his elbow coming into this season, he remains a major injury risk going forward unless there is some surgery on the table for him to help alleviate the concern. He can be dropped in all redraft formats right now.

This means Brewer Hicklen will remain with the team after being the 27th man for the doubleheader. Jarvis had been starting at shortstop for the Braves for much of the summer, but his playing time had lessened in recent weeks, and the production simply hasn’t been there. Mauricio Dubon will take over as the primary shortstop in Atlanta for the remainder of the season.

It appears that Rodríguez is simply getting more information right now, and no decision has been made, but it’s an ominous turn of events for the 26-year-old who was performing well when healthy this season. The problem is that Rodríguez has struggled to remain healthy in his MLB career and may not be able to hold up to a full season of catching.

Estrada will be able to manage the team for the remainder of the season, which will finish out his current contract. The Astros will then be looking for a new manager in the offseason. The Astros are just 65-66, but they are also tied for first place in the AL West, so there is still a chance Estrada can end his tenure on a high note.

Morales returned from injury earlier this month and continues to hit. The 24-year-old is slashing .291/.370/.530 in 98 games at Triple-A with 24 home runs, 74 RBI, and five steals. Considering the Nationals are giving regular at-bats to Jose Tena and Jorbit Vivas, it might make sense for them to see what Morales can do as a 3B/DH option the rest of the way.

Clarke was working his way back from a foot injury when he hurt his hamstring in late May. He returned to the field on August 18 and has since gone 6-for-13 with one home run, five RBI, and a 3/4 K/BB ratio. He has not yet attempted a steal, which would be nice to see to verify the health of his hamstring, but there is a chance that Clarke can return to center field for the Athletics by the end of the week, which would push Henry Bolte to a corner outfield spot and may cost Carlos Cortes playing time.