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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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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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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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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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Yimi Garcia
Potential trade chip
Garcia is a strong candidate to be traded this summer if the Blue Jays aren't in playoff contention, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
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Yusei Kikuchi
Possible trade piece
Kikuchi could be dealt at the trade deadline if the Blue Jays aren't in playoff contention, reports Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
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Trevor Williams
Relying less on fastball
Williams has thrown his four-seam fastball 36.4 percent of the time through seven starts in 2024, which is down from 43.2 percent last season and is the lowest of his big-league career, per Andrew Golden of The Washington Post.
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Aroldis Chapman
Controlling run game
Chapman has picked off three baserunners in his past four appearances, and those three successful pickoffs lead the league, reports Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com.
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Tanner Scott
Might be shipped out
Jon Heyman of the New York Post listed Scott as one of Miami's "most coveted" trade pieces with the team likely to continue offloading players in the coming months.
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Jesus Luzardo
Could be dealt
Luzardo, who is currently on the injured list with an elbow injury, could be traded by the Marlins this summer as Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports "the entire team is up for grabs."
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Ranger Suarez
Might be candidate for extension
Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer listed Suarez as a "prime candidate" to sign a contract extension with the Phillies.
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Mason Miller
Trade offers not yet compelling
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Athletics have received trade offers for Miller from multiple teams, but Oakland's asking price hasn't come close to being met.
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Ryan Helsley
Would be solution for Baltimore
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic listed Helsley as a prime trade target for the Orioles, although Rosenthal said he doesn't "see it happening."
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Kutter Crawford
Working deeper into games
Crawford has covered at least six innings during each of his past four starts after doing so just once in his first four starts of the campaign.
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Jose Urena
Could stick in rotation
Urena may have a chance to remain in Texas' rotation after Dane Dunning was diagnosed with a shoulder injury Wednesday, per Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News.
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Owen White
Chance to enter rotation?
According to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, White could have an opportunity to start for the Rangers in the wake of Dane Dunning's shoulder injury and Nathan Eovaldi's groin issue.
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Erick Fedde
Excelling with new pitches
Opposing batters are hitting .216 against Fedde's sweeper and .167 against his splitter through seven starts.
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Kevin Gausman
Struggling with fastball
Opposing batters are hitting .322 against Gausman's four-seam fastball through seven starts this season.
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Garrett Crochet
Workload being managed
The White Sox are actively managing Crochet's workload and will continue to do so through the season, though he doesn't appear to have any firm limitations on a game-to-game basis, per Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com.
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Tanner Rainey
Focus on slider amid velocity dip
Nationals pitching coach Jim Hickey is working with Rainey to use his slider more since his average fastball velocity is down to 93.4 mph, reports Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com.
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