Hey! The Dodgers DFAd Austin Barnes. He is slightly worse than d’Arnaud by bWAR. Meanwhile, Matt Thaiss has over twice the bWAR that Logan O’Hoppe has for the season so far.
We won’t be seeing Ben Joyce any more this season. Let the kids convalesce. Sports Illustrated thinks Luis Rengifo has been benched because of brain farts and crappy offense.
The Pirates claimed infielder/outfielder Michael Helman off waivers from the Cardinals. The Astros designated pitcher Tayler Scott for assignment.
Akil Baddoo made it back up to the bigs and Jace Jung got optioned.
Cardinals pitching prospect Sem Robberse just had Tommy John surgery. The Mariners placed Bryce Miller on the IL with elbow issues and called up Jhonathan Diaz. Jose Quintana is on the injured list with left shoulder impingement.
A total of seventeen players have become eligible post mortem with that recent decision by Rob Manfred.
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