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It always seemed likely that the Yankees would bring Cole back to face the Orioles, and we now know that will be the case. Cole has looked good during his rehab starts and was up to 70 pitches in his last outing, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him go at least 80 pitches on Wednesday night if the results allow. This also means the end of Cody Poteet in the Yankees’ rotation for now.

This is nothing more than a procedural move to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster for the return of Darell Hernaiz on Friday night. Medina is set to undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season — and most of 2025 — while recovering.

The 30-year-old southpaw was jettisoned off of the Orioles’ 40-man roster following their trade deadline acquisition of Trevor Rogers. He passed through waivers unclaimed though and will continue to serve as extra rotation depth at the Triple-A level until he’s needed once more.

Buehler struggled again in Thursday’s outing at Triple-A Oklahoma City, allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks over 3 1/3 innings of work. He did manage to strike out six though and got 11 swinging strikes on 86 pitches in the contest, good enough for a CSW of 27 percent. Sounds like fantasy managers will have to wait one more week before rolling the dice on the inconsistent right-hander.

Freeman is currently away from the team on the family medical leave list as his son, Maximus, battles a severe case of Guillain-Barré syndrome, which is a rare neurological condition. The Dodgers are obviously going to give him as long as he needs, so don’t expect Freeman to return to action until he’s ready to do so.

The Mariners claimed Jonathan Hernandez off of waivers from the Rangers on Friday but in order to do so they had to free up a spot on their 40-man roster. Unfortunately for de Geus, that was him this time around. The 26-year-old hurler has pitched well in four appearances with the M’s this season, posting a 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and a 2/2 K/BB ratio over 3 1/3 frames. He could attract some interest on waivers.

This move seemed extremely likely after it was announced Wednesday that Santos was heading for an MRI exam on his injured biceps. No word yet on the severity of the issue or how long the M’s expect him to be shelved for. JT Chargois joined the team on Friday and will take Santos’ spot in the Mariners’ bullpen.

The hard-throwing 28-year-old right-hander had been designated for assignment by the Rangers after they acquired Andrew Chafin from the Tigers on Tuesday. Hernandez, 28, posted a 5.05 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and a 36/26 K/BB ratio across 41 innings with the Rangers this season.

It’s an issue that the 25-year-old hurler felt initially after his last bullpen session and again on Friday. The Dodgers don’t feel like it’s a big issue, but they’re going to take every possible precaution with their prized hurler. There had been rumblings that Miller could have rejoined the Dodgers following this outing, but that’s obviously not going to happen now.

Pennington, 26, was just acquired from the Royals in a deadline deal for Michael Lorenzen. He’ll get his first chance to work out of the Rangers’ bullpen with Max Scherzer (shoulder) landing on the injured list on Friday. With his stuff, there’s a chance that he could stick around if he starts out well with his new ballclub.

Scherzer experienced the soreness in his shoulder following Tuesday’s start against the Cardinals. It’s not yet known how long the Rangers expect him to be sidelined for, but he’ll miss a couple of weeks at a minimum and most likely longer than that. That makes him a very tough hold in redraft leagues with the season starting to wind down. Walter Pennington was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move on Friday.