MLB Player News

Weiss was waived to make space for Dallas Keuchel on the 40-man roster. The 25-year-old right-hander has yet to make his major league debut. He recorded a 7.45 ERA, 2.17 WHIP, and ten strikeouts over 9 2/3 innings in Triple-A.

Arrighetti is lined up to start Sunday, but the Astros want to treat him as a reliever instead and line him up to be used that way in the postseason. They’re likely looking at Framber Valdez, Yusei Kikuchi, Ronel Blanco and Hunter Brown as their postseason starters.

Rutledge finished strong for the Red Wings, pitching 13 scoreless innings in his final two starts. Overall, though, he had a 6.40 ERA and walked 77 over 122 1/3 innings in Triple-A. One imagines he’ll be in some danger of getting DFA’d or non-tendered this winter. First, though, he’ll get to spend the final weekend in the bullpen.

The Nats want an extra arm, so Herz, who made his final start Wednesday, won’t get to finish his rookie season on the active roster.

The Jays are taking a look at Nathan Lukes in the outfield, leaving no room in left for Schneider of late. Schneider started seven straight games from Sept. 14-21, including four games in left, but he’s played just once, that at second base, this week.

The Yankees are also sitting Giancarlo Stanton and letting Juan Soto DH tonight, giving them an outfield of Jasson Domínguez, Trent Grisham and Alex Verdugo. It’s just Grisham’s second start of the month.

Funderburk had been out since July 21 with a strained oblique. He pitched in four rehab games before the Triple-A season ended, giving up eight runs in 5 1/3 innings. He’ll probably serve as the last man in the pen these final three days.

For the second time this month, Camargo is getting sent down without appearing in a game during a brief stint with the Twins. He has four callups and seven plate appearances (0-for-6 with a walk) over the course of the year.

Kepler’s knee just hasn’t responded the way the Twins hoped, and he’s going to enter free agency off a season in which he hit a modest .253/.302/.380 in 105 games. With his defense also seemingly on the decline, he’ll likely be viewed as a fallback option by most teams.

The knee has been bothering for quite some time. Cronin finishes the year with a 4.35 ERA, but an ugly July weighs heavily there, and the fact that he allowed just one homer while posting a 72/25 K/BB in 70 1/3 innings is pretty encouraging. He should keep his spot and open next year back in the Marlins pen.

Baumann has a 7.30 ERA in 10 relief appearances since the Marlins picked him up on waivers from the Angels. He’ll likely be dropped from the 40-man once the season is over.