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The elevation protects Munoz from next month’s Rule 5 Draft ahead of this week’s reserve list deadline and keeps him in the Braves organization heading into 2025. The 24-year-old pitched the majority of the season in Double-A and had a mediocre season, registering a 4.24 ERA in 51 innings in 38 appearances and one start. However, he did have 75 strikeouts and 22 walks with three home runs allowed in those innings, which speaks to his potential upside as a reliever with swing-and-miss potential.

The White Sox needed a spot on the 40-man roster to activate Martin Perez from the 60-day IL, so they decided to let Shuster go. The left-hander had an 8.04 ERA in 15 2/3 innings for the White Sox out of the bullpen this season.

Pérez has been out since April with a flexor strain, and there was some concern he wouldn’t make it back at all this season, so the White Sox are happy to put him back into the rotation. He threw four innings on Friday for Double-A Birmingham and was up to 58 pitches, so he could push 70 pitches whenever the White Sox decide to give him a start.

Even with his early struggles following his demotion to Triple-A, Campbell is hitting .280/.408/.411 in 40 games at Triple-A with five home runs, 21 RBI, and two steals. He has also been playing good defense at first base and should be an option for the Red Sox with Abraham Toro starting to go cold at the plate since July 1st.

Bradley also struck out six and didn’t walk a single batter. While the statline isn’t good, we know that Bradley is working on adjusting his pitch mix and approach since coming to Minnesota. For a pitcher who has had command issues in the past, not walking a single batter is a good sign, and he did throw 66 of his 96 pitches for strikes. He’ll hope to turn things around in his next start.

Stewart is the 31st-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. The 21-year-old is hitting .313/.383/.614 with five home runs, 15 RBI, and a 12/10 K/BB ratio in 22 games since being promoted to Triple-A. While it’s unlikely that Stewart will get lots of at-bats in Cincinnati this season, the larger question is where he fits in 2026 with Ke’Bryan Hayes now on the team at third base. Stewart has played 10 games at second base this season, so that may be his path to a roster spot in 2026, but the Reds would need to figure out where to play Matt McLain.

The 22-year-old is the 6th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. Since being promoted to Triple-A, he’s hitting .301/.394/.639 with seven home runs, 14 RBI, and a 16/12 K/BB ratio in 22 games. He has played both shortstop and third base since being in Memphis and looks like a candidate to be promoted to St. Louis sometime this week or next, once the risk of him losing rookie eligibility is behind him.

The Mets recently moved Frankie Montas to the bullpen but have yet to announce his replacement in the rotation. Sproat started last Saturday, and McLean started on Sunday, so both of them would be an option. While McLean has been the more dynamic pitcher in Triple-A, Sproat has fewer innings concerns and could provide depth that McLean might not be able to. Sproat was a starter for the University of Florida and has thrown plenty of innings in a season many times, while McLean is a former two-way player who is already coming up on his career-high innings. The choice for the Mets may come down to innings or upside.

The hulking first baseman hit home runs in his first three at-bats, all off of Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Chad Patrick. Seymour now has 29 home runs in 104 games this season after hitting 28 across 123 games at Double-A and Triple-A last year. The 26-year-old has massive power but also some real swing-and-miss issues with an 18 percent swinging strike rate and a 113/38 K/BB ratio. However, he does have a .283 career minor league batting average, so he has been able to make enough contact to put himself on the radar as a potential late-season call-up option.

The 28-year-old now has 20 home runs and a .905 OPS in 89 Triple-A games this season. Devanney has struggled a bit in August after a hot month of July, but he has played shortstop, third base, and second base this season and should be up to get a look in Pittsburgh later this summer.

Ward put the Angels on the board with a base hit in the first inning to drive in a run. He then took Emmet Sheehan deep for a solo homer in the third. Ward started the bottom of the tenth inning as the runner on second and scored the game-winning run on a base hit by Jo Adell. The 31-year-old outfielder has hit 28 homers while driving in 89 RBI, hitting .234/.314/.489 across 509 plate appearances.