Morning, all!
The Athletic has a list of 30 players that may get traded before the deadline with Tyler Mahle, Jake Burger, and Adolis Garcia all getting mentioned.
Nathan Eovaldi and Cody Bradford are nearing a return, with Bradford expected to start a rehab assignment this weekend and Eovaldi maybe returning to the rotation in the next week.
Josh Smith is day to day with hamstring soreness but is not expected to go on the IL.
Devon Fitz-Gerald, drafted in 2024, has hit the ground running and slashed .298/.400/.529 in his first 30 professional games.
Jack Leiter had a second straight disappointing outing and Evan Grant notes that there seems to be a correlation between too many fastballs and bad outings.
Leiter says he just didn’t make his pitches, and the three homers he gave up last night are the most a Ranger pitcher has given up this season.