The Angels are inching upward in the power rankings. It’s pointless, I know. Fangraphs is slightly less bullish on the Angels. Mike Trout is the Angels nominee this year for the Roberto Clemente Award.
Here are the playoff tiebreaker rules in case anyone is interested.
The Yankees selected the contract of outfielder Estevan Florial and placed Jasson Dominguez on the ten day IL with a torn UCL. Dominguez will be having surgery. The Braves selected right-hander Jackson Stephens. The Cubs are calling up outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. The Royals selected the contract of catcher Logan Porter. The Padres selected right-hander Nick Hernandez.
The injury that Jose Quintana had earlier in the season was a benign lesion on his ribs that required bone graft surgery. Josh Donaldson gets another chance. This time it is with the Brewers.
The Braves just reinstated Kyle Wright from the 60 day IL. The Rockies just designated Cole Tucker for assignment to make room for Kris Bryant. The Royals did the same to Tyler Cropley to make room for Logan Porter. The Cubs just placed Adbert Alzolay on the 15 day IL with the dreaded forearm strain.
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