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1 day ago | 
baseballhq.com | Brian Rudd |Mark Gannon |Alain De Leonardis |Brian Entrekin
Cleveland GuardiansShane Bieber made his first rehab start in the Arizona Complex League on May 31, recording 5 K in 2.1 scoreless IP. He will make his next start with AA-Akron on Friday, as he continues to work his way back from Tommy John surgery last April. If Bieber continues to progress, he's looking at a late-June return to the rotation. If everyone is healthy when Bieber is ready, either Logan Allen or Slade Cecconi will be pushed aside.
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baseballhq.com | Mark Gannon |Alain De Leonardis |Brian Entrekin |Sara Sanchez
San Francisco GiantsThe Giants top prospect, left-handed hitting 1B Bryce Eldridge, could be one of the next top prospects to make their major league debut this season. The twenty-year-old Eldridge was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento from Double-A Richmond on June 3.
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3 days ago | 
baseballhq.com | Alain De Leonardis |Brian Entrekin |Sara Sanchez |Brian Rudd
Atlanta Braves“Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not ‘This is misfortune,’ but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’ –Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsThink it’s tough juggling work, family, whatever kink you have going on, and a half dozen or more fantasy teams? Try successfully expanding the world’s greatest empire while fending off murderous plots and also writing some of the most profound philosophical musings of all time.
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2 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Mark Gannon |Brian Entrekin |Alain De Leonardis
San Francisco GiantsThe evolution of the 2025 Giants starting rotation continues, with 23-year-old RHP Hayden Birdsong joining twenty-six-year-old RHP Landen Roupp in the rotation. At 29-20 and just 1.0 game behind the Dodgers in the NL West, the Giants look to be making solid moves to field the best possible rotation.
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2 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Brian Entrekin |Alain De Leonardis |Brian Rudd
Boston Red SoxAfter being a late entrant in Boston’s second base competition, Marcelo Mayer missed out on a role with the major league club and headed to AAA-Worcester to start the season. In Triple-A, Mayer has strengthened his case for a big-league call-up with a strong start to the year (.267/.341/.473 in 170 PA). A recent notable change may have tipped Boston’s hand at a potential opening for Mayer to join the Red Sox.
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2 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Brian Entrekin |Alain De Leonardis |Brian Rudd |Mark Gannon
AthleticsThe hype train was in full force a couple of weeks ago for Nick Kurtz and rightfully so, as he was destroying Triple-A pitching. The early time at the big league level has not gone as smoothly for Kurtz. He’s hitting .219 over 22 games with one home run and six RBI. Kurtz has an ISO below .100 with a 37% strikeout rate. He is barreling the ball nearly 10% of the time with a 45% hard-hit rate, which is promising, but the swing-and-miss problems have been killing his overall production.
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3 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Mark Gannon |Brian Entrekin |Alain De Leonardis
Colorado RockiesAfter receiving inconsistent playing time in 2024, Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman has started 39 of the Rockies' first 42 games, including the last 28 in a row. He has appeared in 25 games as a catcher, with the rest at DH. With Goodman now starting at C four or five times per week, backup C Jacob Stallings' playing time has been somewhat limited. He has seen 70 PA thus far this season, while Goodman is up to 161 PA.
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3 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Brian Entrekin |Alain De Leonardis |Sara Sanchez
Tampa Bay RaysTampa Bay has been operating without several outfielders, with Josh Lowe, Jonny DeLuca, Jake Mangum, and Richie Palacios currently sidelined. Of these outfielders, Lowe looks to be the closest to a return. Lowe began a rehab assignment with the Florida Complex League on May 6, which was transferred to AAA-Durham on May 8. Reports suggest Lowe could return as soon as this weekend’s series in Miami.
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3 weeks ago | 
baseballhq.com | Brian Entrekin |Alain De Leonardis |Sara Sanchez |Brian Rudd
Seattle MarinersThe Mariners entered the season with one of the best, if not the best, crops of starting five pitchers from top to bottom. Last season, the rotation stayed intact for the most part and provided plenty of quality innings. Things have changed this season, as injuries have already piled up for the Mariners. They have lost Logan Gilbert and George Kirby for over a month, and now, Bryce Miller mentions some physical limitations.
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1 month ago | 
baseballhq.com | Mark Gannon |Alain De Leonardis |Brian Entrekin
Arizona DiamondbacksDiamondbacks 2B Ketel Marte, who has been on the IL since April 5 with a strained hamstring, is expected to return to the Diamondbacks lineup during their weekend series starting May 2 in Philadelphia. Despite the loss of Marte, who was off to a great start (.346/.469/.462 in 32 PA), the Diamondbacks are still the third highest scoring team in the National League through the first month of the season.
