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  • Yankees activate Gerrit Cole for 2024 season debut
    Yankees activated RHP Gerrit Cole from the 60-day injured list.

    Advice: The 33-year-old hurler is finally ready to make his highly anticipated 2024 season debut against the Orioles on Wednesday. He looked fantastic in three minor league rehab starts, registering a 0.73 ERA, 0.49 WHIP and a 19/1 K/BB ratio over 12 1/3 innings. As long as he’s healthy and on the mound, there’s little reason to expect anything other than vintage Gerrit Cole on Wednesday. Rotoworld Today, 3:16 pm
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  • Dodgers activate Bobby Miller for Wednesday return
    Dodgers activated RHP Bobby Miller from the 15-day injured list.

    Advice: The 25-year-old hurler will make his triumphant return to the hill against the Rockies at Coors Field on Wednesday. He made four starts in the minor leagues while he was building back up, registering a 7.80 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and a 10/8 K/BB ratio over 15 frames. Given the venue, fantasy managers may want to take a wait-and-see approach before reinserting Miller back into lineups. Rotoworld Today, 2:11 pm
     
  • Closes out Angels
    Megill retired the only batter he faced to earn the save in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Angels.

    Advice: The Brewers led 6-0 going into the ninth inning, but both Elieser Hernandez and Joel Payamps struggled. That led to Megill entering the game with runners on first and second, and he got Taylor Ward to fly out to end the Angels' rally. Megill has a save in six straight outings and he's converted his last eight chances. He's now 14-for-15 in save opportunities on the year with a 2.11 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 26:7 K:BB over 21.1 innings, functioning as the Brewers' primary closer while Devin Williams (back) is out. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:23 pm
     
  • Trevor Megill barely avoids game-tying homer
    Trevor Megill barely retired the only batter he faced for his 14th save Tuesday against the Angels.

    Advice: The Brewers led this one 6-0 going into the bottom of the ninth, but both Elieser Hernández and Joel Payamps struggled to put the game away. Megill came in with the tying run at the plate and gave up a long flyball to Taylor Ward that Sal Frelick made a jumping catch on at the wall. Statcast said it would have been a homer in zero of MLB’s 30 stadiums, but it did look like it would have gotten over the wall in Angel Stadium if Frelick hadn’t gotten in the way. Rotoworld Yesterday, 10:20 pm
     
  • Homers in Tuesday's win
    Ohtani went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 11-9 win over the Rockies.

    Advice: Ohtani batted leadoff for the second game in a row, and it looks like that'll be his spot as long as Mookie Betts (wrist) is unavailable. While Betts' absence is a big one for the Dodgers, Ohtani should be plenty capable of filling in atop the order, given his excellent batting skills and his noticeable speed. The 29-year-old has multiple hits in four of his last five games, and he's up to a .316/.388/.608 slash line through 325 plate appearances this season. Ohtani has added 20 homers, 49 RBI, 57 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, 20 doubles and two triples. His RBI numbers may dip, but that should be offset by a slight uptick in crossing the plate himself. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:14 pm
     
  • Yankees officially add Anthony Misiewicz to bullpen
    Yankees selected the contract of LHP Anthony Misiewicz from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

    Advice: Misiewicz augments New York’s relief depth entering Tuesday’s showdown against the Orioles and will be making his season debut when he gets into a game. The 29-year-old lefty made three relief appearances last year for the Yankees and also spent time with the Tigers and Diamondbacks as well. Rotoworld Yesterday, 1:29 pm
     
  • Receiving promotion
    The Yankees selected Misiewicz's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

    Advice: Misiewicz, 29, holds a 3.23 ERA and 37:10 K:BB over 30.2 innings this season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He will provide the Yankees with another left-hander in the bullpen. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:59 am
     
  • Report: Yankees adding LHP Misiewicz to bullpen
    Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Yankees will select the contract of LHP Anthony Misiewicz before Tuesday’s game against the Orioles.

    Advice: Misiewicz will give the Yankees another lefty in the bullpen for their three-game set against a Baltimore team loaded with talented hitters who can hit from the left side. The southpaw has registered a 3.23 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 30.2 innings and 23 appearances while with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:58 am
     
  • Racks up three hits from atop order
    Ohtani went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, an RBI, a stolen base and a walk Monday in a 9-5 victory versus the Rockies.

    Advice: With Mookie Betts (hand) set to miss several weeks, Ohtani could see most of his work out of the leadoff spot -- he's now slotted in there for both games that Betts has missed so far this season. Ohtani certainly possesses qualities of a leadoff man with a .314 average, .388 OBP and 16 thefts on the campaign, though his power far exceeds what is usually expected from a batter in that role. Ohtani could lose some RBI opportunities with Betts not hitting ahead of him for the foreseeable future, but the Japanese superstar is more than capable of knocking himself in and should continue to get opportunities to score with Will Smith and Freddie Freeman batting behind him. Rotowire.com Monday, 11:35 pm