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Barlow made 63 appearances for the Guardians this year, and he registered a 4.25 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 55 innings. Not horrible numbers, but not what a small market (cheap) organization is looking for from someone who was making $6.7 million. It wouldn’t be a surprise at all if a team made a waiver claim on Barlow, and he’ll likely decline an outright if he isn’t.

Volpe will get a day off to start the three-game set against Seattle. Oswaldo Cabrera will instead be the starter at shortstop behind Luis Gil and the Yankees’ pitching staff. Volpe has really struggled thus far in September with a .163 average, no extra base hits, and 17 strikeouts over 49 at-bats.

Alcala gets the boot to make room for Cole Irvin after the Twins claimed Irvin off waivers. Alcala has been a strong option for Minnesota this year, and there’s a good chance he’ll be back before the season ends, even if the team needs to do some finagling to get him back on the roster.

Rodriguez made four appearances with a ghastly 15.43 ERA, and wasn’t claimed after being designated for assignment Thursday. The 26-year-old will be a minor-league free agent at the end of 2024.

It’s now confirmed that Albies will play Tuesday for the Stripers as he works his way back from his fractured left wrist. The 27-year-old will hope to play in two rehab games in Triple-A, and then could rejoin Atlanta for the weekend series against the Marlins in Miami. Albies plans to hit exclusively from the right side until his wrist is closer to 100 percent, but this is obviously someone worth adding back to your fantasy lineup if/when he is back with the club this weekend.

Profar’s homer gave the Padres a little extra wiggle room in the eighth inning by increasing the lead to 3-1. The former top-overall prospect had a rough August with a .196 average and .689 OPS, but September has been much kinder with a slash of .326/.434/.535 with two homers in 43 at-bats. It’s nice to see the 31-year-old living up to his potential.

The excellent rookie campaign for Merrill continues. He took Spencer Arrighetti deep to double the Padres lead to 2-0, and improve his homer total to 24. The 21-year-old has now gone deep four times in September, and he’s slugging .680 for the month. Some more patience at the plate would be nice, but it’d be silly to nitpick what has been an outstanding first season at the dish — and in the field — for Merrill in 2024.

Suarez bounced back from his blown save against the Giants on Sunday. He didn’t have to work too hard, throwing just eight pitches and not allowing a hit. The right-hander is now 33-for-38 in save chances in 2024 with a solid 2.55 ERA.

Darvish only struck out three, but he also only gave up three hits in another efficient outing for the right-hander. He’s looked the part over his last two starts after his shaky return from the restricted list, even if he hasn’t piled up the strikeouts with eight in 13 innings. Darvish is a must-start over the weekend when the Padres take on the White Sox.

Arrighetti walked one and struck out three. The right-hander was a bit fortunate to only give up the two runs, as he gave up eight hits in the contest. Three of those were for extra bases, including a solo homer by Jackson Merrill. It’s not a horrible result, it just wasn’t the effective effort from the 24-year-old. Arrighetti is expected back on the bump Sunday against the Angels.

Arraez was more upset about striking out for the first time since Aug. 10 than he was about the knee. He’ll probably DH if he is in the lineup Tuesday, but that’s been his spot for the most part lately anyway.