Taijuan Walker Opts Out Of Angels Contract
Veteran right-hander Taijuan Walker has been granted his release by the Angels, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports that Walker, who signed a minor league deal with the Angels a few weeks ago, had an opt-out in that deal, which he triggered.
Walker, 33, was released by the Phillies earlier this season after being shelled for 25 runs (23 earned) on 36 hits and 11 walks with 17 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings. The resulting 9.13 ERA put an end to a disappointing stint with the Phils, who’d signed him to a four-year, $72MM contract ahead of the 2023 season. Walker posted decent numbers in 2023 and 2025 but was clobbered in 2024 and 2026. His time in Philly drew to a close with a 5.12 ERA, a 16.9% strikeout rate, a 9.1% walk rate and a 42.9% ground-ball rate in 402 2/3 innings.
In three starts with the Angels’ Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City, Walker pitched well. He tallied 11 innings and held opponents to four runs (three earned) on 11 hits and four walks with nine strikeouts. The Halos’ rotation is a mess right now, but apparently they didn’t see enough in those three starts to plug Walker into the staff. They’re currently going with Jose Soriano, Reid Detmers, Walbert Ureña and Grayson Rodriguez. Righty Jack Kochanowicz hit the injured list with elbow inflammation this weekend after surrendering seven runs (six earned) in just one-third of an inning against the Dodgers in his most recent start.
Walker will once again explore free agency in search of new opportunities. Even if the Angels prefer other in-house options to step into the fifth spot in the rotation, there are plenty of other clubs around the league whose starting staffs have been ravaged by health troubles. The Blue Jays, Cubs, Tigers, Twins and Marlins are just a few of the teams that have multiple rotation arms on the injured list at the moment.
Rotation depth is always in demand, so Walker should find another opportunity, even if it means taking another minor league deal and trying to earn his way onto a big league roster with continued solid performance in Triple-A. Any team that signs Walker would only owe him the prorated league minimum for any time spent on the major league roster. The Phillies are on the hook for the rest of his $18MM salary.
Cardinals To Option Victor Scott II
The Cardinals are optioning center fielder Victor Scott II to Triple-A Memphis today, as first reported by KMOV’s Tamar Sher. Fellow outfielder Nathan Church will return from the 10-day IL today and take Scott’s roster spot, per Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat. Church will presumably see the bulk of action in center field.
It’s the first time that Scott, 25, has been optioned since the 2024 season. He spent all of 2025 in the majors and has been a regular player in 2026 despite nonexistent offensive output. He’s hitting .194/.276/.258 (57 wRC+) through 184 turns at the plate thus far. Scott only has six extra-base hits (two homers, four doubles).
Scott has swiped nine bases but been caught four times; that’s already as many times as he was caught stealing in all of ’25, when he swiped a total of 34 bags. His 29.7 ft/sec sprint speed is still elite, sitting in the 98th percentile of big leaguers, but it’s down half a foot from last year’s 30.2 ft/sec, which tied him for tops in the game. Scott’s 8.7% walk rate is almost average, and his 23.9% strikeout rate isn’t egregious, but he has the sixth-worst hard-hit rate among the 235 players to tally at least 150 plate appearances this season.
Defensively, Scott still grades out quite well, though not to the same extent as in 2025. Last year, he was credited with 12 Defensive Runs Saved and 16 Outs Above Average in 1087 innings. This year, through 471 innings in center, OAA has credited Scott as a positive but not elite defender (3), while DRS has dinged him at -2.
If Scott stays in the minors for at least 20 days, this will burn the second of his three minor league option years. It’s unlikely to impact his potential free-agent and arbitration timelines, as he’s already less than three weeks from reaching two years of MLB service time. If Scott spends the rest of the season in Triple-A, he wouldn’t reach two years of service, thus giving St. Louis an extra season of club control, but it feels likely that he’ll be back at some point, whether because he hits his way onto the roster or because the Cardinals incur an injury in the big league outfield mix.
Church, also 25, has struggled at the plate in his own right, but not to the same extent. He’s taken 156 plate appearances and turned in a .247/.282/.390 slash (88 wRC+) with five homers, six doubles, a 3.8% walk rate and a 21.2% strikeout rate. He’s also making hard contact at lower-than-average levels, but not quite at the same bottom-of-the-scale levels as Scott. Church also has the more productive Triple-A track record; he slashed .335/.400/.521 in 242 plate appearances there last year. Scott’s only Triple-A work came back in 2024, when he hit .210/.294/.303 (58 wRC+) in 362 trips to the plate.
The rest of the Cardinals’ outfield mix seems largely set. Lars Nootbaar is back after missing the first couple months of the season and should see regular action in left, plus occasional time in center. Jordan Walker, in the midst of a full-fledged breakout, is entrenched in right field. (Nootbaar could play right field if the Cards give Walker a day off or a DH breather.) Nelson Velazquez, Jose Fermin and Bryan Torres can all mix in occasionally. Fermin and Torres have minimal opportunities in an infield with Alec Burleson, JJ Wetherholt, Masyn Winn and Nolan Gorman getting regular work (though Gorman isn’t hitting enough to justify regular at-bats for the remainder of the season).
The Opener: Guzman, Rivero, Scott
No pitcher has endured Coors Field longer than Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland. The veteran tossed five frames on Sunday, moving past Aaron Cook for the franchise lead in innings pitched (h/t DNVR Rockies on X).
1. Guzman coming up for the Angels
The Angels are expected to recall infield prospect Denzer Guzman, first reported by Taylor Blake Ward of Baseball America. MLB Pipeline has Guzman ranked at No. 7 in the Angels’ system. The shortstop briefly debuted last season, joining the club for the final two weeks of the year. Guzman hit .190 with a couple of home runs over 13 games. He’s off to a tremendous start at Triple-A this season. The 22-year-old Guzman is slashing .336/.403/.571 with 12 homers and nine stolen bases for Salt Lake. Guzman is unlikely to play much shortstop with Zach Neto penciled in every day, but he’s seen time at third base in the minors.
2. Rivero’s career day
The Angels salvaged the final game of a series against the Dodgers on Sunday, hanging 13 runs on their in-state competition. Light-hitting catcher Sebastian Rivero led the way with a monster day at the plate. The backstop went 5-for-5 with 6 RBI in the blowout win. Rivero came into the game hitting .133 as a part-timer behind regular starter Logan O’Hoppe. He had amassed 8 RBI in his career across parts of four MLB seasons before Sunday’s matchup. On a day Neto and Mike Trout combined to go 1-for-12, it was the bottom of the order that did the damage against Emmet Sheehan and company. Jo Adell went 4-for-5, and both Nick Madrigal and Jose Siri reached base four times.
3. Cardinals sending Scott down
The Cardinals are expected to option outfielder Victor Scott to Triple-A, first reported by Tamar Sher of KMOV St. Louis. Nathan Church will likely be stepping into Scott’s roster spot, per a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Church is currently rehabbing a shoulder injury. Scott has a 57 wRC+ through 61 games. The 25-year-old didn’t provide much with the bat last season, but came through with 34 steals and 12 Defensive Runs Saved in center field. Scott has nine steals this season. His work with the glove has slipped, as he has a -2 DRS across 471 2/3 innings. Church has spent time at all three outfield spots this season. He’d be a candidate to take over in center field, with Lars Nootbaar also chipping in.
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Astros Notes: Brown, Allen, Ullola
Hunter Brown will make his fourth and possibly final minor league rehab start on Wednesday, Astros manager Joe Espada told the Houston Chronicle’s Matt Kawahara and other reporters yesterday. Brown will pitch for Triple-A Sugar Land for the third time during his rehab assignment, with the first of his four outings coming with Double-A Corpus Christi on May 24.
As expected, Brown’s pitch count has slowly increased with each start, going from 35 to 44 to 57. Espada had previously hinted that the Astros could activate Brown after just three rehab outings, though an earlier return probably would’ve required the use of a piggyback pitcher behind Brown if he was limited to something in the realm of 70 pitches. As such, the right-hander will get a bit more time to fully build his arm strength before returning from the 60-day injured list.
Brown emerged as the ace of Houston’s rotation in 2025 and hit the ground running this year with an 0.84 ERA over his first two starts. A Grade 2 shoulder strain then sent Brown to the IL in one of the first of what has been many major injury blows to the Astros roster. Brown is one of seven pitchers and 10 overall players still on Houston’s injured list, so it isn’t any surprise that the Astros have a 30-37 record.
That said, the Astros have gone 13-9 in their last 22 games, as the team has gotten a little healthier. Yordan Alvarez‘s MVP-level numbers have helped carry the lineup, while Spencer Arrighetti, Peter Lambert, and Kai-Wei Teng have all pitched well in filling in the many holes in the rotation. An in-form Brown returning to the top of that rotation would be another major boost to the Astros’ chances of digging themselves out of their early-season hole.
Just as Brown is getting nearer a return, however, yet another player is facing an injury scare. Nick Allen made an early exit from today’s 5-0 loss to the Athletics due to left hamstring discomfort, which arose after the infielder singled in the third inning. “I was trying to leg out a double there and kind of felt something grab on me, a little bit on the left hammy, lower left side,” Allen told MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart and other reporters.
Allen said he’ll undergo testing to determine the extent of the injury but downplayed the seriousness of the discomfort. The backup infielder already missed a couple of weeks earlier this year dealing with back spasms, but Allen has already played in 37 games this season, as the Astros’ various injuries opened the door for playing time at second base, third base, and shortstop. Allen is providing his usual light offense (.266/.304/.344 in 70 plate appearances) and his glovework isn’t quite up to its usual stellar standard, but Allen has been a useful depth piece for the shorthanded roster.
In another piece from McTaggart, he notes that the Astros have transitioned pitching prospect Miguel Ullola into a full-time relief role. Ullola is a classic case of a pitcher with great stuff that he hasn’t been able to harness — over 471 2/3 career innings in the minors, Ullola has an impressive 30.54% strikeout rate but also a 15.75% walk rate, resulting in an uninspiring 4.45 ERA.
Ullola doesn’t turn 24 until later this month so it is possible he might get another look as a starter down the road. But after six seasons of inconsistency, “you start narrowing it down when they get to Triple-A,” Espada said. “He’s started [86] games already, so now we start getting a better feel for what he’s going to be and how can impact our roster.”
Houston added Ullola to the 40-man roster last November to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft, and the move to the bullpen might be the final step in getting the right-hander to the majors. Ullola was charged with three runs over two-third of an inning today, but he hadn’t allowed a run in his previous five relief innings. As usual, switching to relief pitching has delivered a velocity bump, as Ullola’s already plus fastball has touched 97.3mph since going to the pen.
Jameson Taillon Leaves Game Due To Hamstring Strain
Jameson Taillon‘s start tonight was cut short in the second inning, as the right-hander was removed due to what the Cubs later revealed as a left hamstring strain. Taillon allowed a run on a walk and two hits in his first inning against the Giants, but after walking Matt Chapman to lead off the second inning, Taillon requested a visit from the team trainer and then left the mound.
More will be known about Taillon’s status when manager Craig Counsell meets with the media postgame, but it isn’t a good sign that Taillon’s injury has already been termed as a strain. A trip to the 15-day injured list might be inevitable, though a lower-grade strain might see Taillon return in a fairly minimal amount of time.
Taillon has a 5.19 ERA over 67 2/3 innings, and a league-leading 20 home runs is the root cause of his struggles. While Taillon has never been great at keeping the ball in the park, this season’s spike in homer rate is eye-opening. Taillon’s hard-hit ball rate is actually around league average, yet his dismal 14.5% barrel rate indicates that opposing batters are maximizing the damage when squaring up against the righty’s offerings.
As much as the results haven’t been there for the 34-year-old, he has at least been able to take the ball for 13 starts, providing the Cubs with some innings in an injury-ravaged year for the team’s pitching staff. Now it seems like Taillon may be the latest Wrigleyville hurler bit by the injury bug, just after Edward Cabrera was activated from the 15-day IL on Friday and Matthew Boyd may be just days away from returning from left meniscus surgery.
Cade Horton was also lost to a Tommy John surgery and Justin Steele‘s return from a TJ surgery has been delayed until some time in the second half of the season. Despite all these rotation ailments, the bullpen has perhaps been hit even harder by a variety of major and minor injuries, leaving the Cubs scrambling for arms basically since Opening Day. The Cubs overcame their lack of healthy and effective pitching to go 27-12 in their first 39 games, but they’ve since lost 19 of their last 26 games heading into tonight’s matchup with San Francisco.
Monday’s off-day provides some chance for a rotation reset, and perhaps a chance for Taillon to undergo further evaluation on his hamstring strain. Chicago’s rotation currently consists of Shota Imanaga, Colin Rea, Ben Brown, Cabrera, and possibly Boyd taking Taillon’s place if Boyd doesn’t require a third rehab start. Javier Assad could be a candidate to be a stretched out for rotation work as well, should Boyd need more ramp-up time.
Athletics Interested In Kris Bubic
Royals left-hander Kris Bubic is a player of interest for the Athletics in advance of the trade deadline, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes. Bubic is a free agent after the season, and thus a logical trade candidate if the 27-39 Royals can’t get back into contention.
The first order of business is Bubic’s health, as the southpaw hasn’t pitched since May 14 due to soreness in his throwing elbow. Bubic downplayed the severity of the problem at the time of his placement on the 15-day injured list, and while he is already beyond the 15-day minimum, he has been throwing bullpen sessions and seems to be on track with a standard throwing progression.
Any sort of elbow issue is of particular concern given Bubic’s injury history, as he has pitched only 213 innings since the start of the 2023 season due to a Tommy John surgery and a rotator cuff strain. After the TJ procedure shelved Bubic for most of the 2023-24 seasons, he returned to the rotation in great form and earned an All-Star nod last year before the rotator cuff issue prematurely ended his season in late July.
Things haven’t gone quite as smoothly in Bubic’s latest return to action, as he posted a 4.11 ERA over his first nine starts and 50 1/3 innings of the 2026 campaign. Bubic is still striking out a decent number of batters, but his 12.6% walk rate is well above his previous career average of 9.4%. Batters are also chasing Bubic’s pitches far less than they did in 2025, and having a lot more success against both his sweeper and his low-90s fastball.
Still, even if Bubic projects as more of a mid-rotation or even a back-end starter than a frontline arm, that still makes him a valuable rental commodity. Bubic has roughly $3.88MM remaining on his $6.15MM salary, so he is a fit in any team’s budget. Assuming Bubic is back in Kansas City’s rotation within a couple of weeks, the A’s and plenty of other teams figure to be scouting the veteran’s readiness in the lead-up to the August 3 trade deadline.
There is so much parity given the American League that it may take well over a month for most teams to fall within “buyer” and “seller” categories, and naturally several teams might do a bit of both. At 31-34, the Athletics aren’t that far ahead of the Royals in the standings, so there’s no guarantee the West Sacramento club will still be in buyer mode once the deadline rolls around.
If the A’s do remain in the hunt, rotation help is an obvious need. Today’s 5-0 shutout of the Astros was a rare gem for a pitching staff that entered Sunday’s action with a collective 4.66 ERA, ranking 26th of 30 teams. Injuries to Luis Severino and Aaron Civale further thinned what was already a shaky rotation to begin with, and a move to acquire Bubic (or another prominent starter) for immediate help doesn’t seem likely since the Royals are probably still hoping to turn their season around.
The Athletics’ current starting five consists of Jeffrey Springs, J.T. Ginn, Jack Perkins (who has 70 2/3 MLB innings to his name) and two rookies in Gage Jump and Kade Morris. The highly-touted Jump tossed 6 1/3 shutout frames today and has a 2.45 ERA over his first 13 1/3 innings, but the A’s may not want to lean too hard on the idea of Jump keeping up this production throughout a playoff race.
Sutter Health Park has proven to be a daunting challenge for most starting pitchers, but Bubic could be a decent fit for the hitter-friendly venue. Bubic has done a good job at keeping the ball in the park over his last four seasons, though naturally pitching at Kauffman Stadium has helped him in the regard. Bubic has a 45.7% grounder rate over his career, with this season’s 43.8% number a little below that norm.
Rangers Release Sam Haggerty
The Rangers have released utilityman Sam Haggerty, according to his MLB.com transaction tracker. The veteran was designated for assignment on Friday. He’s now on the open market.
The Rangers still owe Haggerty the remaining money on his $1.25MM deal. Another team can add him and pay him the prorated league minimum while he’s on the roster. That figure would be subtracted from Texas’ total.
The 32-year-old Haggerty slashed .159/.213/.182 in limited playing time this year. He’s typically punched out at a slightly above-average clip, but his strikeout rate has jumped to 34.0% in 2026. Haggerty’s two steals were largely the extent of his offensive contributions. He no longer has high-end wheels, though he still ranks in the 75th percentile for sprint speed.
Haggerty has experience at all three outfield spots and every infield spot except shortstop. He’s only played center field and left field with the Rangers this season, but his versatility could attract another club. Haggerty was a league-average hitter as recently as last season. He delivered a 98 wRC+ in 64 games with Texas. The veteran chipped in a dozen stolen bases. The performance was enough to earn a seven-figure commitment from the Rangers over the winter.
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Tigers Notes: Skubal, Verlander, Mize, Jansen
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal made a rehab start today for High-A West Michigan. The two-time Cy Young winner put on a masterclass for his minor league teammates, tossing five scoreless innings on 54 pitches (44 strikes). He struck out six and gave up just a pair of singles. As ESPN’s Jeff Passan pointed out, it’s only been a month since Skubal went for NanoScope arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow. Whether his quick recovery says more about the surgical technology or Skubal himself, it’s remarkable either way.
Following his start this afternoon, Skubal went to the bullpen to throw some more pitches (per The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen). In other words, he wasn’t removed after 54 bullets because that’s all he could throw. That’s a good indication that Skubal’s next start could be for the Tigers. Before his rehab outing, manager A.J. Hinch suggested he might only need the one tune-up start as long as all went well. It certainly seems as if all did, in fact, go well.
Skubal isn’t the only pitcher working his way back to Detroit. Earlier today, Hinch also offered updates on Justin Verlander, Casey Mize, and Kenley Jansen (per reporter Chris McCosky). Verlander is set to make a second rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday. He made his first rehab start last week, tossing five scoreless innings with three strikeouts. The Tigers legend has been on the shelf since his first start of the season with inflammation in his left hip. Barring a setback, a third rehab start seems unlikely.
Mize and Jansen are both lined up to pitch on Tuesday. Mize has not been out for long; right adductor inflammation sent him to the injured list at the end of May. His outing this week for Single-A Lakeland should be the only rehab start he needs before he can also rejoin the Tigers’ rotation. Jansen hit the IL around the same time as Mize with pelvic inflammation. Given that timeline, it’s plausible that he, too, will be ready to come back after one rehab appearance.
With Skubal, Verlander, and Mize all nearing their returns, the Tigers will have to figure out how to fit three arms into their starting rotation. They currently have four healthy starters: Framber Valdez, Jack Flaherty, Keider Montero, and Troy Melton. Melton is the most likely candidate to be optioned or moved to the bullpen, but even then, Detroit would have six starters for five spots. Hinch acknowledged this issue without revealing his cards, although he did suggest that a six-man rotation is a possibility: “We’ll work our way through how to slide guys in…but it’s not as simple as just ‘disrupt everything’ and insert three-fifths of a rotation or three-sixths of a rotation if we go to the sixth man” (per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press).
Hazen: Diamondbacks To Seek Bullpen Upgrades On Trade Market
Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen discussed his team’s trade deadline priorities on MLB Network Radio today. The GM confirmed previous reports that he would like to add at least one left-handed bat, explaining: “I probably need a little more thump in the lineup, probably a little more power, probably need to get a little more left-handed.” Entering play today, the D-backs ranked among the league’s bottom three teams in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage against right-handed pitching, while their 85 wRC+ was the worst in MLB. However, the lineup isn’t the only area in which this team could use some help.
Hazen also touched on Arizona’s pitching needs: “I’m sure we’re going to need bullpen, everybody needs bullpen.” The Diamondbacks have managed to avoid working their bullpen too hard over their first 64 games. While their starters rank fifth in the majors with 357 1/3 innings pitched, their relievers rank second-to-last with just 209 1/3 innings on the books. D-backs relievers have combined for a 4.13 ERA and 3.84 SIERA, both around the middle of the pack. Yet, a struggling Brandon Pfaadt and Andrew Hoffman – the two of whom are now at Triple-A Reno – skewed those numbers. Paul Sewald, Juan Morillo, Kevin Ginkel, Ryan Thompson, Jonathan Loáisiga, Taylor Clarke, and Brandyn Garcia have thrown 75% of Arizona’s bullpen innings with a collective 2.51 ERA and 3.41 SIERA. Only Sewald, the eldest and most experienced of the group, has an ERA higher than 3.00, and there’s no denying he’s been successful in the closer role this season. The 36-year-old is 15-for-16 in save opportunities, with a 3.47 ERA and 3.58 SIERA.
Nonetheless, Hazen has good reason to want to add to his arm barn. All of the Diamondbacks’ best bullpen arms have their question marks, and none is the type to strike true fear into opposing lineups late in games. The only ones who haven’t struggled with injury and inconsistency are those whose major league careers are just beginning. And while Arizona’s relievers have not been overworked to this point, depth is still going to matter as the season goes on. A.J. Puk and Justin Martinez could help eventually, but the D-backs won’t want to rely too heavily on a pair of arms that have been out for over a year. All of this to say, the Diamondbacks’ bullpen isn’t in a terrible spot, but it has room to improve. If Hazen views his team as a serious contender, he’d be smart to pursue another back-end arm to pitch in high-leverage spots, as well as some depth to fill innings over the next four months.
Indeed, filling innings could soon become much more important. Diamondbacks starters are averaging just under 5 2/3 innings per game. It might be unrealistic to expect them to keep up that pace, especially since Hazen is hoping he won’t need to bring in any outside reinforcements for the rotation. As the GM put it: “Do we need a starting pitcher? At this point, I’m hoping Brandon Pfaadt gets going down in Triple-A to the point where that may not be a spot where we have to expend resources.”
The Diamondbacks can’t count on Corbin Burnes to come to the rescue anymore. The 2021 NL Cy Young winner will most likely be sidelined until September after suffering a teres major strain. As for the healthy arms, Michael Soroka is enjoying an excellent season, but he hasn’t been a full-time starter since 2019. He threw 89 2/3 innings in the majors last year, and he’s on pace to pass that number in the next couple of weeks. Eduardo Rodriguez, Merrill Kelly, Zac Gallen, and Ryne Nelson should be fine to provide innings, but it’s fair to worry about the quality of those innings. Rodriguez has a 2.52 ERA but a 4.57 SIERA. Kelly, Gallen, and Nelson have combined for a 5.17 ERA and 4.83 SIERA. Given their track records of durability, the D-backs can ride all of those arms, but it doesn’t mean they should. The same goes for Pfaadt, who is stretching out as a starter again at Triple-A. With a rotation like that, the benefits of a deeper bullpen are plain to see.
Dodgers Trade Antoine Kelly To Cubs
Today: Both teams have confirmed the trade. The Cubs will send cash considerations to the Dodgers, per ESPN’s Jesse Rogers.
June 6: The Dodgers are trading left-hander Antoine Kelly to the Cubs, according to multiple reports, including from Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Kelly signed a minor league deal with Los Angeles in November.
The 26-year-old Kelly has put together some intriguing minor league seasons, but has yet to earn a crack in the big leagues. He possesses big-time strikeout potential and shaky control. Kelly scuffled to a 5.63 ERA in 34 games with Colorado’s Triple-A affiliate last season.
Kelly latched on with the Dodgers over the winter and received an invitation to Spring Training. The lefty fired 9 2/3 scoreless innings with a 34.2% strikeout rate in the spring. He hasn’t been able to keep up those results at Triple-A Oklahoma City. Kelly has punched out more than a batter per inning, though it’s come with a massive 18.1% walk rate. He’s posted a 5.16 xERA and a 6.38 xFIP with the Comets.
It’s unclear what exactly Chicago parted with to land Kelly, but it’s unlikely to be anything significant. The Cubs will take a flyer on a reliever who could potentially contribute in a bullpen hit hard by injuries. The team’s relievers have held it together with a 3.69 ERA, but a 4.51 xERA suggests they’ve been fortunate.
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