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Jones’ debut went just about as expected against Jacob Misiorowski. In his first at-bat, Miz blew him away with three fastballs that were all at least 102 mph and then a diabolical 89 mph back-door curveball that was dotted on the corner. It was a true welcome to the big leagues moment. He managed to work a walk in his next plate appearance before striking out again in his final one. There will likely be plenty of both walks and strikeouts for Jones as a big leaguer.

Fried fell victim to one disastrous inning here. The first five hitters reached safely against him in the second via three singles and two walks. Four of them wound up coming around to score despite very little hard contact by the Brewers. Nevertheless, the rest of his start was pretty clean despite him not having his best stuff. His next start is scheduled to come against the Orioles in Baltimore.

Yankees’ skipper Aaron Boone noted that Gil won’t throw for at least the next three weeks due to the issue. Boone also clarified that this is a new injury and not something that that was causing his poor performance during his time with the Yankees.

The dynamic 24-year-old finally gets his shot to put his power and speed on display at the big league level. He draws a tough first assignment though, having to take on Brewers’ right-hander Jacob Misiorowski. He’ll need to make a very strong initial impression, or he’ll be at risk of a return trip to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre once Giancarlo Stanton (calf) is ready to return.

The 27-year-old slugger had missed each of the team’s previous four games due to a bruised left hand that he suffered while fielding a pickoff attempt from Max Fried over the weekend. He’s starting at first base and is slotted in his customary second slot in the Yankees’ lineup against Brewers’ flame-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski.

Castro posted a 3.14 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 14 1/3 innings at Triple-A, but he has just a 10/4 K/BB ratio. He’ll serve as bullpen depth for the Yankees, but could head right back down when Carlos Rodon comes off the injured list.

This move was announced on Wednesday and is now official. Jones intrigues people because he’s a huge man with impressive power and a .258/.366/.592 slash line with 11 homers, 41 RBI, and seven stolen bases in his first 142 plate appearances at Triple-A. However, Jones also has an astonishingly low 59 percent contact rate overall at Triple-A with a 32 percent strikeout rate. It’s incredibly difficult to be a starter at the MLB level if you make that little contact. Jones is 6'6", but he’s not Aaron Judge, despite what comparisons you might see. We would not pick up Jones unless you’re in a five-outfielder league, desperate for power, or in an OPS format. In addition to Jones’ contact issues, Giancarlo Stanton (calf) is not expected to be sidelined too much longer and would most likely take Jones’ spot on the roster.

The Yankees announced on Wednesday that Domínguez would miss “a few weeks” with the injury, so this comes as no surprise. The other issue for Domínguez is that, by the time he’s healthy, Giancarlo Stanton should also be back with the Yankees. Fantasy managers in redraft leagues don’t need to hold onto Domínguez.

Beck threw three innings as a bulk reliever on Thursday, so the Yankees will shuffle him back to the minors to get a fresh arm up for the bullpen.

With Jasson Domínguez (shoulder) heading to the injured list, Jones will finally get an opportunity to show the Yankees what he can do at the big league level. The 24-year-old slugger was hitting .258/.366/.592 with 11 homers, 41 RBI, seven stolen bases and a 32 percent strikeout rate in his first 142 plate appearances at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He’s worth a look in deeper mixed leagues for as long as he remains with the Bombers’, though he could be sent right back out once Domínguez or Giancarlo Stanton are ready to return.