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Neither Clark nor Lee were ranked by MLB.com among the Rays’ top 30 prospects. Clark, 22, holds a 3.11 ERA and 50/18 K/BB ratio over 55 innings at the Low-A level this season.

In the deal, the Yankees will send Nestor Cortes to the Brewers as well as prospect and Arizona Fall League standout Caleb Durbin. Williams missed the first half of 2024 because of a back ailment, but he’s been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball when healthy. He’ll be the stopper for the Yankees, and has a chance to pile up the saves on the defending American League champions.

That price seems about right for one year of Tucker before he hits free agency. The Cubs would certainly like to line up a Cody Bellinger deal before paying it, but we’ll see if that’s possible. The Yankees could yet be involved here as a destination for either Tucker or Bellinger. Paredes would get a nice boost for fantasy purposes if he moves to Houston, and his exit could open the door for Matt Shaw to become the Cubs’ third baseman at some point next season.

Feliz, who recorded 107 major league saves from 2009-17, has spent the past three years pitching in Mexico and also toiling for Estrellas in the Dominican Winter League. The 36-year-old has a 3.55 ERA in 393 1/3 career innings as a major leaguer.

The 29-year-old southpaw did a nice job in 27 appearances for the Yankees during the 2024 season, registering a 3.86 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and an 11/13 K/BB ratio over his 23 1/3 innings of work. Looking at what’s ahead of him on the depth chart currently, there’s no reason that González shouldn’t be able to compete for a spot in the Halos’ Opening Day bullpen.

The 34-year-old hurler hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since he appeared in two games for the Royals during the 2014 season. When healthy, he has proven himself to be valuable bullpen depth in the upper minor leagues, but the past few seasons have been plagued by shoulder issues. It’s a nice depth move for the Yankees.

Suero, 33, made just one appearance at the big league level in 2024, allowing a hit and ultimately a run to the only batter that he faced in a loss against the Royals. He was terrific at Triple-A Sugar Land though, posting a 2.66 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and a 71/33 K/BB ratio over 67 2/3 innings of work. He makes for a very nice bullpen depth addition for the Braves.

The Rangers needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for the return of Nathan Eovaldi on Thursday and unfortunately, Contreras was the odd-man out this time around. He pitched pretty well in a bullpen role during the 2024 season — registering a 3.86 ERA and 52/25 K/BB ratio across 60 2/3 innings of work, so once again it wouldn’t be surprising to see another team take a shot at him on waivers.

The deal, which was agreed to on Tuesday, was officially announced by the Rangers on Thursday evening after they cleared a spot on their 40-man roster. Eovaldi has been a rock in the Rangers’ rotation for the last two seasons and will continue to be an upper-echelon fantasy option despite his underwhelming strikeout totals. His current average draft position sits just outside the top-200 players overall, which seems perfectly fair for what you’re getting here.

The Cubs are viewed as the favorites here, as they have already had substantial discussions with Seiya Suzuki and Isaac Paredes rumored to be going back to the Astros in the return package. Ortiz also notes that the Yankees could be a team to keep an eye on. It’s certainly an intriguing situation and something to closely monitor over the next few days.

The versatile 27-year-old infielder spent the 2024 season in the Diamondbacks’ organization where he slashed a healthy .305/.356/.503 with seven homers, 29 RBI and a 43/16 K/BB ratio over 225 plate appearances across three minor league levels. He’s likely to start the year at Triple-A Reno and could ultimately see action in a utility role with the Snakes if he continues to swing the bat like that.