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Gondalez is a 17-year-old currently pitching in the Dominican Summer League. It’s kind of surprising the Dodgers paid such a significant price for Edman in light of the wrist injury that’s kept him out all year, but if he’s right — and they obviously must believe he is — he’ll be great to have around as an option in center and at both middle infield spots. He doesn’t excel against righties, but he’s always been adequate enough against them to perform as a decent regular. Edman is currently four games into a second rehab stint, and if all goes as hoped, he could be activated within a week. With Edman gone from St. Louis, it looks like Michael Siani will spend the rest of the season as a starter. Depending on exactly how they want to line things up, James Outman or Andy Pages could be sent down by the Dodgers once Edman returns.

Intriguingly, Kelly also said, there “hasn’t been any huge setbacks to that” timeline. We might be reading into the wording too much, but it sounds like Kelly might be insinuating that there was a minor setback for Jones, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery and isn’t eligible to return before May 25th. Regardless, we know Jones is now with the team in Pittsburgh and throwing bullpens, so he could begin a minor league rehab assignment by the end of the month.

Dipoto also said that Colt was “trending towards a 20-year-old debut,” and then immediately mentioned that Emerson doesn’t turn 21 until July, so he understood the implications of what he was saying. The Mariners will likely have to figure out what to do with J.P. Crawford in order to make room for Emerson, but it sounds like the 20-year-old should be up before the summer truly heats up.

Thorpe had Tommy John surgery last year and then dealt with some tendinitis during spring training, which delayed his return. However, the 25-year-old has gotten back into his bullpen routine and has reportedly been looking good. He could begin a rehab assignment in the coming weeks. It will likely be a lengthy rehab, but perhaps Thorpe becomes an option for the White Sox this summer.

The specific plan calls for Murphy to catch four innings on Tuesday, five innings on Thursday, then catch again on Saturday, and DH on Sunday for High-A Rome. All of that makes it sound like we could be getting Sean Murphy back on the Atlanta roster sooner rather than later.

Ohtani was left with a bruise by the David Peterson offering, but he finished the game just fine. He should be in Tuesday’s lineup, and he’s slated to start Wednesday’s series finale against the Mets.

Scott allowed a leadoff single, but he was able to get the next three hitters in order to keep the Dodgers in front. It was a non-save situation, but Scott has looked good in 2026 with a 1.17 ERA over nine innings and an 8/0 K/BB to pair with it.

Pages continues his hot April with a three-run shot in the third inning off David Peterson that gave the Dodgers a 4-0 lead and Pages his fifth homer of the campaign. As it was his only hit, his batting average dropped to .417 to pair with a .453 on-base percentage that also plummeted. Obviously Pages is due for some regression, but the 25-year-old is clearly talented enough to have some hot runs throughout the 2026 campaign.

Peterson, 30, allowed an RBI single to Will Smith in the first inning, but the big blow was a three-run shot to Andy Pages two innings later. He was solid over the second half of the start, but damage done; particularly with the Mets providing a goose egg of run support while he was in the game. Peterson has an unhealthy 6.41 ERA over his four starts, and he’ll have a chance to get things going in the right direction Sunday against the Cubs.

Wrobleski only struck out two, but he didn’t walk anyone while giving up just a pair of singles. There were 10 balls hit off the 25-year-old that were considered hard hits, but his ability to command the strike zone a long with a smidgen of luck carried the way against the anemic Mets’ lineup. Wrobleski will likely make at least one more start, and it would be Monday in Colorado against the Rockies.

Butler, 25, hit a garbage-time homer in the eighth inning off Luis Curvelo that brought the Athletics to within seven runs. Still counts, and it’s nice to see Butler drive a baseball. He’s off to another less-than-spectacular start with a slash of .180/.255/.320 with two homers and one stolen base through 15 contests.