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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Rafael Devers to SFG
  • Kristian Campbell to DH
  • Abraham Toro to 1B
  • Kyle Harrison/Jordan Hick to BOS
• Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound
• Jurickson Profar to bat 2nd upon return
  • Alex Verdugo cooked?
• Tylor Megill to IL (elbow) – where do you hold?

SURGING STARTING PITCHERS (12-tm Player Rater)

• Jameson Taillon 4th on Player Rater in L30
• Andrew Abbott 5th
• Drew Rasmussen 8th

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6/13/25

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2-START PITCHERS FOR WEEK 13

• Brandon Pfaadt at TOR, at COL
• JP Sears HOU, CLE
• J.T. Ginn HOU, CLE
• Grant Holmes NYM, at MIA
• Zach Eflin at TBR, at NYY
• Dean Kremer at TBR, at NYY
• Lucas Giolito at SEA, at SFG

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6/8/25

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Notable Transactions/News/Rumors

• Tony Gonsolin to the IL
• Bryce Harper to the IL
• Zebby Matthews to IL 
• Hunter Greene to have “extended stay” on IL

FAAB

• Jac Caglianone
• Dominic Smith
• David Fry
• Christian Encarnacion-Strand
• Ronny Mauricio
• Ryan Ritter
• Jerar Encarnacion
• Daniel Johnson
• Kyle Teel
• Eduardo Rodriguez
• David Festa
• Michael Soroka
• Brandon Walter recalled, Whitley DFA’d
• Jonathan Rodriguez up, Noel down
• Justin Wrobleski
• Ian Seymour called up (Rays corner)
• Atlanta Closing Situation
  • Pierce Johnson, Dylan Lee
• Rangers Closing Situation
  • Chris Martin

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6/5/25

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6/5/25

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STARTING PITCHER (12-tm Player Rater)

• Hunter Brown
• Carlos Rodón
• Tarik Skubal
• Nathan Eovaldi
• Max Fried
• Kris Bubic
• Paul Skenes
• Garrett Crochet
• Zack Wheeler
• Joe Ryan
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Notables Missing/Standouts to Discuss: Nick Pivetta, Dylan Cease, Bailey Ober, Tyler Mahle, Merrill Kelly 켈리, Hunter Greene

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6/3/25

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Corbin Burnes fully cooked this yr?
  • Tyler Mahle tangent
• Jac Caglianone called up
• Ronny Mauricio called up

Outfield (12-tm Player Rater)

• Aaron Judge
• Pete Crow-Armstrong
• Kyle Tucker
• James Wood
• Corbin Carroll
• Seiya Suzuki

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6/1/25

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5/30/25

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2-START PITCHERS FOR WEEK 10

• Luis Severino MIN, BAL
• Jacob Lopez MIN, BAL
• Tomoyuki Sugano at SEA, at ATH
• Richard Fitts LAA, at NYY
• Cade Horton at WAS, at DET
• Brady Singer MIL, ARI
• Logan Allen로건 at NYY, HOU

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5/28/25

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TOP 5s AROUND THE INF (12-tm Player Rater)

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• Elly De La Cruz
• Bobby Witt Jr.
• Trea Turner
• Geraldo Perdomo
• Francisco Lindor
• Notables Missing/Standouts to Discuss: Mookie Betts, Gunnar Henderson, Zach Neto, Oneil Cruz, Jacob Wilson윌슨, Javier Báez, Corey Seager, Ezequiel Tovar, Dansby Swanson

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5/25/25

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