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Bligh Madris

DET Right Fielder #40

Bligh Madris, who wasn’t part of the Tigers’ taxi squad for the ALDS, has joined the team in advance of Game 5.

Madris might be the addition if the Tigers opt to take Kerry Carpenter off the roster because of his hamstring injury. That’d be awfully costly, though, since Carpenter would be ineligible for the ALCS if he’s pulled from the roster prior to Game 5.
Brandon Hyde

BAL Manager

The Orioles are moving on from bench coach Fredi González, co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller and major league coach José Hernández.

Brandon Hyde will stick around as manage, but he’ll do so with some new lieutenants. González, the former manager of the Marlins and Braves, had been with the Orioles since 2020.
Matt McLain

CIN Shortstop #9

Matt McLain went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two walks as Phoenix topped Peoria 13-6 in Thursday’s AFL action.

It looks like there won’t be any stopping the Phoenix offense for as long as its two Cincinnati ringers stick around; McLain is 4-for-6 with a homer, two doubles and three walks to date, while Christian Encarnacion-Strand is 4-for-8 with six RBI in two games hitting behind him. Once those two have sufficiently proven they’re healthy, the Reds might shut them down. The early returns are certainly encouraging.
Jerming Rosario

LAD Starting Pitcher

Jerming Rosario struck out four while allowing one run over three innings in a win for Glendale of the AFL on Thursday.

The Dodgers will be looking for Rosario to throw more strikes this fall, and he did manage to walk just one last night. The 22-year-old had a 120/73 K/BB in 108 2/3 innings this year, with nearly two-thirds of those innings coming in Double-A. The control woes have kept him off prospect lists, but the arm is there for him to contribute, and he’d be a candidate to go in the Rule 5 draft in December if the Dodgers decline to add him to the 40-man first.
Kemp Alderman

MIA Outfielder

Kemp Alderman went 3-for-5 and hit a pair of solo homers for Peoria of the AFL on Thursday.

Alderman, a 2023 second-round pick, hit .242/.306/.391 while primarily splitting time between the Marlins’ two A-ball teams this year. He offers big-time power potential, but whether it’ll come with a sufficient OBP to make him a quality regular is still up in the air at this point.
Robert Hassell III

WAS Center Fielder #57

Robert Hassell III collected three hits, including a two-run homer, for Salt River of the AFL on Thursday.

Hassell, the eighth overall pick in the 2020 draft, is coming off another disappointing season, though at least his .729 OPS in 60 games in Double-A was his highest mark that he’s had at any stop since the Nationals got him from the Padres in the Juan Soto deal. The Nats have to decide in the coming weeks whether it’s worth protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. One imagines they will, since they’re not really hurting for spots on the 40-man at this point, but it might come down to how he performs in the AFL.
Kyle Amendt

ARI Relief Pitcher

Kyle Amendt got four outs, including two via the K, to pick up a save for Salt River of the AFL on Thursday.

Amendt has a good chance of surfacing in the Arizona pen next year after posting a 2.86 ERA and a 75/24 K/BB in 44 innings at three levels this season. Since being taken in the ninth round of the 2023 draft, he’s fanned 100 of the 233 batters he’s faced (43%).
Jake Cunningham

BAL Outfielder

Jake Cunningham went 4-for-5 and hit a grand slam for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League on Thursday.

Cunningham, a fifth-round pick in 2023, had a rough first full pro season, hitting just .220/.312/.308 while playing mostly in low-A ball. A nice showing here would definitely help his stock as he presumably starts off at high-A next year.
Jac Caglianone

KC First Baseman

Joe Caglianone finished with four singles and two RBI in five at-bats for Surprise of the AFL on Thursday.

It’s quite possible that if the Royals make another run to the playoffs next year, Caglianone will be a part of it. The sixth overall pick didn’t have a great pro debut in hitting .241/.302/.388 in 29 games for high-A Quad Cities after being drafted, but he’s still as good of a bet as anyone to be the first hitter from the 2024 draft to reach the majors.
Thayron Liranzo

DET Catcher

Thayron Liranzo went 4-for-5 with a homer and two doubles for Scottsdale in Thursday’s AFL action.

The 21-year-old Liranzo excelled offensively after joining the Tigers organization in the Jack Flaherty trade, hitting .315/.470/.562 in 26 games for high-A West Michigan. He’s still a work in progress behind the plate, but the bat might be there for him to play first if it’s decided he needs to move.

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