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Anthony Rizzo
Team option may depend on Soto
Brendan Kuty of The Athletic believes the Yankees decision of whether or not to exercise Rizzo's $17 million club option for 2025 could depend on how Juan Soto's time in free agency unfolds.
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Ronald Acuna
Seems to be pressing
Atlanta bench coach Eddie Perez and first base coach Tom Goodwin said Wednesday they believe Acuna is pressing offensively, reports Ken Suguira of The Atlanta Journal-Consistution.
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Shawn Dubin
Heading to minors?
Dubin is a candidate to be demoted to Triple-A Sugar Land as the Astros are expected to recall Parker Mushinski on Friday, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic.
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Corey Julks
Could join big club soon
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol indicated Wednesday that Julks could be called up in the near future, per Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com.
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Brice Turang
Excelling with slow bat speed
Turang has a .300/.361/.414 slash line through 40 games despite having an average bat speed of 67.0 mph, which is tied for seventh worst among 221 qualified hitters.
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Austin Martin
Demotion incoming?
Byron Buxton is expected to return from his knee injury Saturday, reports Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul, at which point Martin could be optioned to Triple-A St. Paul.
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Jose Miranda
Role diminishing soon?
Byron Buxton is expected to return from his knee injury this weekend, per Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul, which could result in reduced playing time for Miranda.
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Chadwick Tromp
Time as backup limited
Sean Murphy is almost fully recovered from his oblique strain and should soon begin a rehab assignment, Mark Bowman of MLB.comreports, and Tromp's run as Atlanta's backup catcher should end soon after.
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Travis d'Arnaud
Starting run may end soon
Sean Murphy is nearing a full recovery from his oblique strain and is expected to begin rehab assignment next week, reports Mark Bowman of MLB.com, and d'Arnaud's run as Atlanta's starting catcher should end shortly thereafter.
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Juan Soto
Steinbrenner plans extension talks
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said Thursday on the Yankees News & Views podcast with Jack Curry of YES Network that he anticipates having contract extension talks with Soto's agent, Scott Boras, during the season.
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Giancarlo Stanton
Offering elite bat speed
Stanton ranks first in MLB with an average bat speed of 80.6 mph, per Baseball Savant.
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Luis Arraez
Squaring up consistently
Arraez leads MLB with 96 squared-up swings, per Baseball Savant.
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Shawn Dubin
Likely to pitch Wednesday?
According to Chandler Rome of The Athletic, Dubin is likely the only Astros reliever guaranteed to be available Wednesday against the A's after manager Joe Espada described the bullpen options as "very limited."
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Erick Fedde
Content in Chicago
According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, Fedde said Tuesday he's "very happy" with the White Sox and isn't looking to be dealt ahead of the trade deadline.
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Zack Wheeler
Favorite for NL Cy Young
Wheeler was the top vote getter in the National League in MLB.com's latest poll for the Cy Young Award.
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Tarik Skubal
Early favorite for AL Cy Young
Skubal was the top vote getter in the American League for MLB.com's latest poll for the Cy Young Award.
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Chris Taylor
Leash running out
Jack Harris of The Los Angeles Times reported that Taylor's playing time has seen a drastic reduction.
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James Outman
Could lose roster spot
Jack Harris of The Los Angeles Times labeled Outman as a "logical candidate" to be demoted with Jason Heyward expected to return from his back injury next week.
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Joey Loperfido
Demotion on horizon?
Loperfido has started just three of Houston's past eight games, which could indicate he'll soon be optioned to the minors.
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Shota Imanaga
Excelling with rare splitter
According to Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune, Imanaga is one of only 16 left-handed starting pitchers to throw a splitter since 2008, with his 30.3 percent usage being the highest.
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Kyle Finnegan
Ditches slider for sweeper
Finnegan is no longer throwing a slider and is instead utilizing a sweeper as his third pitch, reports Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com.
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Corey Julks
Likely waiver claim?
Chandler Rome of The Athletic believes there's a "pretty decent chance" Julks is claimed off waivers after being designated for assignment by the Astros on Friday.
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Michael Tonkin
On roster fringe
Tonkin retained his place in the Yankees' bullpen when Nick Burdi was activated from the injured list Friday, as Ron Marinaccio was optioned instead, reports Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News.
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Ron Marinaccio
Odd man out
Marinaccio was demoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday since he has a minor-league option, reports Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News.
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Nolan Arenado
Trade possible this summer
Jon Heyman of the New York Post listed Arenado as a "big-time player" that could be traded this summer.
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