MLB Weekend Roster Roundup: Correa, Gray, Hellickson, Velasquez

ROSTER MOVES BY TEAM
(June 29th-July 1st)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

• ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: 1B Christian Walker, RP Silvino Bracho, RP Jimmie Sherfy
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: INF Deven Marrero (strained oblique)
  • Optioned: Jimmie Sherfy
    • Sherfy was optioned on Friday, recalled on Saturday and optioned on Sunday.

• ATLANTA BRAVES | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: SP Max Fried 
    • Fried pitched 6.2 shutout innings with 11 K on Saturday
  • Designated for assignment: OF Peter Bourjos

• CHICAGO CUBS | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Brian Duensing (shoulder fatigue)
  • Promoted: RP Dillon Maples 

• COLORADO ROCKIES | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: OF Raimel Tapia
    • Tapia played CF and batted 7th on Sunday.
  • Optioned: SP Jon Gray
    • Gray, the Rockies’ Opening Day starter, was optioned to Triple-A.

• LOS ANGELES DODGERS | Depth Chart
  • Optioned: SP Walker Buehler
    • Buehler will make his next start in High-A.
  • Promoted: RP JT Chargois

• MIAMI MARLINS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: SP Sandy Alcantara, SP Pablo Lopez
    • Alcantara made his Marlins’ debut on Friday (5 IP, ER)
    • Lopez made his MLB debut on Saturday (6 IP, 2 ER)
  • Optioned: RP Ben Meyer

• MILWAUKEE BREWERS | Depth Chart
  • Optioned: SS Orlando Arcia
    • Brad Miller played SS and batted 1st on Saturday and Sunday.
  • Promoted: RP Aaron Wilkerson

• NEW YORK METS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: SP Corey Oswalt
    • Oswalt made his 1st career MLB start on Friday (2.2 IP, 6 ER)
    • Seth Lugo was moved to the bullpen.
  • Optioned: RP Gerson Bautista

• PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: SP Vince Velasquez (forearm contusion)
  • Activated from 10-Day DL: RP Pat Neshek
  • Promoted: RP Mark Leiter Jr., RP Jake Thompson
  • Optioned: RP Zac Curtis, RP Hector Neris

• PITTSBURGH PIRATES | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: SP Chad Kuhl (strained forearm)
  • Promoted: INF Max Moroff

• SAN DIEGO PADRES | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: INF Carlos Asuaje
    • Asuaje played 2B and batted 6th on Sunday.
  • Designated for assignment: OF Matt Szczur
  • Activated from 60-Day DL: INF/OF Allen Cordoba
    • Cordoba was optioned to High-A.

• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | Depth Chart
  • Acquisition: RP Tyler Webb (claimed off waivers from Padres)
    • Webb was optioned to Triple-A.
  • Transferred to 60-Day DL: SP Alex Reyes

• WASHINGTON NATIONALS | Depth Chart
  • Activated from 10-Day DL: SP Jeremy Hellickson
  • Optioned: RP Sammy Solis
  • Transferred to 60-Day DL: 1B Ryan Zimmerman
  • Reinstated from Restricted List: C Raudy Read
    • Read was optioned to Triple-A.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

• BALTIMORE ORIOLES | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: RP Paul Fry (contract purchased), RP Ryan Meisinger (contract purchased)
  • Optioned: SP Jimmy Yacabonis, RP Yefry Ramirez
  • Transferred to 60-Day DL: RP Darren O’Day 
    • O’Day will undergo season-ending hamstring surgery.
  • Designated for assignment: INF Corban Joseph
    • Joseph cleared waivers and was outrighted to Double-A.

• BOSTON RED SOX | Depth Chart
  • Added to 25-man roster: INF/OF Steve Pearce
    • Pearce played 1B and batted 4th in his Red Sox debut on Friday.
  • Optioned: INF/OF Tzu-Wei Lin

• CLEVELAND INDIANS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: RP Marc Rzepczynski (contract purchased)
  • Optioned: SP Adam Plutko
  • Released: SP Shawn Morimando

• HOUSTON ASTROS | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: SS Carlos Correa (lower back soreness), retroactive to 6/26.
  • Reinstated from Paternity List: 1B/3B Yuli Gurriel
    • Gurriel played 3B and batted 3rd on Sunday.
  • Promoted: RP Cionel Perez
  • Optioned: RP Cionel Perez

• LOS ANGELES ANGELS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: INF Kaleb Cowart
  • Optioned: OF Michael Hermosillo

• MINNESOTA TWINS | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: C/INF/OF Willians Astudillo (contract purchased), SP Adalberto Mejia
    • Astudillo played 3B and batted 6th in his 1st MLB start on Sunday.
  • Placed on 7-Day DL: INF/OF Taylor Motter (concussion)
  • Optioned: RP Alan Busenitz
  • Designated for assignment: SP Felix Jorge

• NEW YORK YANKEES | Depth Chart
  • Promoted: INF Brandon Drury, RP David Hale (contract purchased)
    • Drury played 1B and batted 7th on Saturday.
  • Optioned: P Luis Cessa, RP Giovanny Gallegos

• TAMPA BAY RAYS | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: SP/RP Wilmer Font (strained lat)
  • Promoted: RP Hunter Wood

• TORONTO BLUE JAYS | Depth Chart
  • Placed on 10-Day DL: RP Ryan Tepera (elbow inflammation)
  • Promoted: INF/OF Darnell Sweeney (contract purchased), RP Jake Petricka

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FUTURE EXPECTED MOVES

• CLE: SP Carlos Carrasco will return from the 10-Day DL on Friday July 6th, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com.
• DET: OF Leonys Martin (strained hamstring) will be placed on the 10-Day DL on Monday July 2nd, according to Evan Woodbery of MLive. OF Mikie Mahtook is likely to be recalled from Triple-A.
• LAA: DH Shohei Ohtani and SP Garrett Richards are both likely to return from the 10-Day DL during the team’s upcoming series versus the Mariners (Tuesday July 3rd-Thursday July 5th), according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. Richards made a rehab start on Friday. He’s lined up to return on Wednesday.
• MIL: OF Lorenzo Cain expects to return from the 10-Day DL on Wednesday July 4th, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
• MIN: SS Jorge Polanco will be reinstated from the Restricted List on Monday July 2nd, according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune.
• OAK: 3B Matt Chapman could return from the 10-Day DL on Tuesday July 3rd, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• PIT: SP Nick Kingham will be recalled from Triple-A on Monday July 2nd, according to Liz Bloom of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• STL: OF Dexter Fowler will be placed on the Paternity List and OF Tyler O’Neill will be recalled on Monday July 2nd, according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com.