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Notable Transactions/News/Rumors

• Yasiel Puig not signed
• Franchy Cordero to KC
• Edward Olivares
• Carter Kieboom not starting?
• Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hurts side
• Freddie Freeman to be ready for opening day
• Jose Martinez & Yonny Chirinos returned
• Blue Jays not in Toronto

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07/16/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Yasiel Puig to ATL
• Jacob deGrom back MRI comes back fine
• Byron Buxton sprained foot, says he’ll be ready
• Julio Rodriguez hairline fracture in wrist
• Nick Solak holding down LF w/Calhoun out (Grade 1 hip flexor strain)
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has edge for 3B role

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07/14/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Byron Buxton hurt
• 11 umps opted out
• Willie Calhoun (hip)
• Jordan Hicks opts out

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07/09/20

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2020 PITCHING LEAGUE LEADERS

• W AL/NL – J: Lynn/Bailey; Buehler/Fried P: ClevDog/Castillo; Castillo/Stripling
• K AL/NL – J: Darvish/Ray; Verlander/Eovaldi; P: Strasburg/Woodruff; ClevDog/Montas
• SV AL/NL – J: Giles/Colome; Bradley/Lorenzen P: Rogers/Hand; Neris/Hudson
• ERA AL/NL – J: Hendricks/Weaver; Morton/Ohtani P: SGray/Urias; Giolito/Maeda
• WHIP AL/NL – J: Bieber/Heaney; Flaherty/Stripling P: Kluber/Civale; Soroka/Disco

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07/07/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Everyone has COVID

HITTING LEAGUE LEADERS

• HR AL/NL – Justin picks Cruz/Soler; Arenado/Suarez | Paul picks Olson/K.Davis; Schwarber/Conforto
• SB AL/NL – J: Mallex/Merrifield; Villar/Dyson | P: Buxton/Mercado; Hampson/Edman
• AVG AL/NL – J: JD/Fletcher; Cain/Kendrick | P: Arraez/Astudillo; J.Turner/Winker
• R AL/NL – J: Bregman/Semien; Cutch/Nimmo | P: Kepler/Moncada; Albies/Akiyama
• RBI AL/NL – J: Devers/Chapman; Harper/Bell | P: Cruz/Gallo; Story/Moose-Cast

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07/02/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Jose Quintana hand injury
• Scott Kingery, Héctor Neris, Tommy Hunter & Ranger Suarez on IL w/undisclosed ailments
• Brandon Drury also on IL with a completely unknown and impossible to figure out ailment
• Jordan Hicks to IL (TJ recovery)
• Jorge Mateo Trade

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06/30/20 

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS 

• Opt-outs: Joe Ross, Ryan Zimmerman, Mike Leake, Ian Desmond 
• Matt Kemp to COL on minors deal 
• Drafting prospects  

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Notable transactions/News/Rumors

• Ryan Zimmerman may not play
• John Brebbia TJ
• Wander Franco on taxi squad
• Aaron Judge hitting off tee

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