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Rashi

The Athletics claimed Rashi on waivers after he was designated for assignment by the Twins on August 7th. Now, he’ll provide depth for their beleaguered bullpen.

The Twins were faced with a 40-man roster crunch on Friday, so Rashi gets the boot to free up a spot for the promotion of Kalen Culpepper. Rashi has shown enough at the Triple-A level that he could garner some interest on waivers.

Rashi is merely a depth addition for Minnesota after being removed from Arizona’s roster last week. The 30-year-old has posted a serviceable 5.40 ERA across 20 innings in the majors over the last two seasons. It’s worth noting that he’s compiled some impressive numbers at the Triple-A level in recent years, but that success hasn’t translated into a permanent role at the highest level.

The 30-year-old hurler has struggled in three appearances with the Diamondbacks this season, but holds a terrific 1.03 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and a 26/12 K/BB ratio over 26 1/3 innings at Triple-A Reno in the notoriously hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. It wouldn’t be surprising to see another team come calling on waivers.

Rashi loses his spot in Arizona’s bullpen with veteran starter Merrill Kelly (back) coming off the injured list to make his season debut on Tuesday against the Orioles.

Before being non-tendered and re-signed to a minor league deal over the winter, Rashi pitched 16 1/3 innings for the Diamondbacks last year as a 29-year-old rookie, amassing a 4.41 ERA. He’ll rejoin the bullpen.

The most interesting name among this batch of cuts for the Diamondbacks is Ryan Waldschmidt. He had started to gain some steam in fantasy circles as a sleeper candidate, but he was always facing an uphill battle at earning a spot on the Diamondbacks’ Opening Day roster. The 23-year-old hit .240 (6-for-25) with one homer, five RBI and one stolen base during Cactus League play. He should get an opportunity with the Snakes at some point in 2026.

The 29-year-old right-hander debuted with the Diamondbacks in 2025, compiling a 4.41 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and a 22/8 K/BB ratio over 16 1/3 innings in his 10 appearances while notching a pair of saves. He’ll get a chance to fight for a spot in the team’s Opening Day bullpen.

Henry was DFA’d earlier in the week. Rashi, 29, made his major league debut for the Diamondbacks last season, posting a 4.41 ERA and picking up a couple of surprise saves in 16 1/3 innings. Still, that he throws 90 mph and still struggles with his command doesn’t bode well.

Rashi picked up a save in his last appearance before he was sent to Triple-A. In his first appearance back on Tuesday, he pitched the final two innings to close out the game against the Rangers with a two-run lead. Andrew Saalfrank remains in line to work most save chances, but was held out Tuesday after pitching in two of the last three days.