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Anderson went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last weekend and will become a free agent after rejecting an outright minor league assignment from Kansas City. The 34-year-old veteran reliever, who has made 165 appearances in the majors dating back to 2019, was cut loose to make room for recent trade acquisition Hunter Harvey from the Nationals. He hasn’t exactly been lights-out this season with a pedestrian 4.15 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 27/15 K/BB ratio over 34 2/3 innings (37 appearances), but he should be able to latch on somewhere in the coming days.

It’s not a surprise considering Urías is coming back from a sprained ankle and Westburg is coming back from a fractured right hand. Hyde mentioned that both players will need “multiple games before returning” to the Orioles’ lineup, but fantasy managers in weekly waiver leagues could find some value in adding either player on Sunday night since it seems like they should be back at some point next week.

Mountcastle was placed on the IL on August 26th and has struggled to get over the hump in his recovery. However, things seem to be turning the corner for the 27-year-old, who could return to the Orioles lineup sometime next week. It may be too late for fantasy managers, but the Orioles will certainly welcome it.

It was trending this way after Holmes entered the rotation for an injured Reynaldo Lopez on Tuesday; however, it’s nice to see it now be confirmed. Holmes was limited to just four innings against the Reds as he begins to stretch back out into a starter’s workload, but he should be able to go at least five innings this weekend, which gives him a good chance to earn a win in a plus matchup. He’s firmly back on the streaming radar.

That’s now four straight starts for Laureano, who seems to have taken the left field job back from Jarred Kelenic after the Braves, somewhat questionably, decided to give Kelenic another stretch as the starter to begin the month. Laureano is hitting .309 in 44 games since the All-Star break with six home runs, 18 runs, 18 RBI, and four steals. If you dropped him when it seemed like he had been relegated to the bench, you should go ahead and add him again.

This is the second straight start for Noel against a right-handed pitcher with Will Brennan seemingly starting to slide to a bench role. It’s an odd choice since Brennan has gone 10-for-29 (.345) in 11 games in September while Noel is hitting just .114 in 13 games in September and went 0-for-3 last night with two strikeouts. Perhaps the Guardians see something in the matchup with Simeon Woods Richardson that they feel favors Big Christmas.

Since being recalled from Triple-A on Wednesday, Schmitt has started two straight games at third base with Brett Wisely shifting to the bench, which is notable since both games have come against right-handed pitchers and Wisely bats left-handed. Schmitt has hit just .213 with five home runs in 89 at-bats at the MLB level this year but was slashing .274/.343/.469 in 74 games at Triple-A with 13 home runs and 11 steals. He could provide some deep league value in the final week if he keeps the job.

It appears to be a routine day off for Ramos, who has struggled since the All-Star break, hitting .229 with 58 strikeouts in 53 games. He does have seven home runs and four steals over that span, so he hasn’t been giving you nothing, but he has not been worth putting in lineups in most fantasy leagues. Michael Conforto will slide to left field with Jerar Encarnacion in the lineup at designated hitter.

Rosario has filled a short-side platoon role since signing with Cincinnati, so he will get the start against left-hander Chris Sale while Jake Fraley heads to the bench.

The 27-year-old has an 8.68 ERA in 9 1/3 innings out of the Reds bullpen this season. He may not get another chance in 2024.

The 26-year-old has a 5.54 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 innings for the Reds this year out of the bullpen. Casey Legumina was optioned in a corresponding move.