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No word yet on the finances of the deal. Thompson, 26, missed the entire 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Before the operation though, he was a mainstay in the club’s bullpen and they’re hopeful that he’ll return to that role at some point during the 2025 season.

Edwards was responsible for nearly half of Miami’s five hits as Phillies starter Mick Abel and a quarter of relievers combined to allow just two runs in a low-scoring affair at pitcher-friendly loanDepot park. The 25-year-old speedster has been a disappointment for fantasy purposes this season with just 11 stolen bases nearing the midway point of the year. However, he’s been tearing the cover off the ball lately, hitting .388 (21-for-57) over his last 15 games.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson handed the ball to Kerkering to protect a three-run lead in the final frame after Jordan Romano and Matt Strahm worked the seventh and eighth innings, respectively, with the score much tighter at the time. The hard-throwing 24-year-old righty made it look easy against the bottom of Miami’s order, getting Eric Wagaman to ground out and striking out Liam Hicks before putting away Connor Norby on a harmless ground out to seal the victory. Kerkering will likely be in position to vulture the occasional save chance moving forward, which gives him some appeal in deeper fantasy formats.

It was a nice bounce-back performance for Abel after getting rocked for three homers by the Cubs his last time out.

Alcantara recorded five strikeouts and only issued one walk. A pair of solo home runs courtesy of Trea Turner and Max Kepler accounted for all of the damage against him in this one. The 29-year-old righty didn’t get enough run support to avoid being saddled with a loss, but he’s clearly turned things around since the calendar flipped to June, allowing two earned runs or fewer in each of his last three starts. He isn’t producing astronomical strikeout totals, but the fact that he isn’t getting lit up each time he takes the mound is a significant step in the right direction. We’re almost back at the point where he can be trusted again for fantasy purposes. He’ll carry an underwhelming 6.88 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 55/32 K/BB ratio across 68 innings (14 starts) into a home matchup on Sunday against Atlanta.

Goodman has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal campaign for the Rockies. His first-inning blast against Nationals starter Jake Irvin was his 12th big fly of the season and he also tacked on a clutch game-tying solo shot in the ninth inning off veteran closer Kyle Finnegan to notch his fourth career multi-homer performance. The 25-year-old catcher has gone deep six times already since June 1. He’s been one of the most impactful backstops in the fantasy landscape and has a realistic shot at eclipsing the lofty 30-homer plateau.

Wood delivered a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning when he took Rockies southpaw Carson Palmquist deep to left field for an impressive opposite-field blast. He finished 2-for-3 with a walk, reaching base safely in three of his four plate appearances. He was also caught attempting to swipe second base in the eighth inning of this one. The 22-year-old burgeoning fantasy star has gone deep twice in his last four contests after finishing the previous 11 games without a round-tripper.

Finnegan was called upon to protect a narrow one-run margin in the final frame and immediately served up a game-tying homer to Hunter Goodman. Things only got worse from there when Mickey Moniak connected for a two-run homer a couple batters later to put the Rockies ahead and saddle him with a loss. It was just the fifth blown save this season for the 33-year-old veteran stopper after converting 18 of 22 save opportunities to open the year.

Halvorsen was summoned to guard a two-run advantage in the final frame and managed to work around a leadoff walk to pinch-hitter Luis García Jr. by coaxing a double-play ball from top prospect Brady House before retiring Josh Bell to extinguish the threat. There haven’t been a ton of save chances this season for Colorado, but Halvorsen appears to be their primary stopper at this juncture, which gives him some appeal in deeper fantasy formats where every save winds up making a difference.

Palmquist coughed up homers to Daylen Lile and James Wood, which were enough to saddle him with a loss. He’ll continue taking the ball for Colorado while Kyle Freeland is on the injured list, but he’s not a recommended option for fantasy purposes, especially since he holds a calamitous 7.76 ERA and 1.76 WHIP across 26 2/3 innings (six starts) this season in the big leagues. He’ll face the Diamondbacks on Saturday at Coors Field. Pass.