The Seattle Mariners have floated the idea of creating a "super 'pen" for the stretch run late in the season, perhaps featuring promotions for pitching prospects Kade Anderson and Ryan Sloan, according to Adam Jude of The Seattle Times. Anderson, the former third overall pick in 2025 out of Louisiana State University and the team's No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has dominated this year at Double-A Arkansas, going 8-0 with a stingy 1.22 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, and 99:10 K:BB in 66 2/3 innings across his 13 starts. It was reported in mid-June that the 21-year-old southpaw wasn't in Seattle's immediate plans for a big-league call-up, and this report by Jude corroborates that we probably won't see Anderson make his MLB debut until much later in 2026. He's currently rostered in 12% of Yahoo leagues, but fantasy managers in mixed redraft leagues won't have much incentive to hold him now, especially since he might not even pitch in a starting role if he joins the M's for the stretch run. But in dynasty/keeper leagues, Anderson is a must-stash for his clear high-end upside for 2027 and beyond.

Teoscar Hernandez (hamstring) has homered in each of his three games with Triple-A Oklahoma City to begin his rehab assignment. The 33-year-old outfielder started this rehab assignment earlier in the week while recovering from a left hamstring strain and has turned all three of his base hits during that span into home runs. He now sports a solid .273 batting average while striking out just once. Considering how well he is swinging the bat, and with previous reports suggesting he could be reinstated as early as Monday, it appears that he is all but ready to make his return to the Dodgers' lineup. Through 51 games this season, the 11-year veteran is hitting .276 with seven home runs and 31 RBI.

The New York Mets announced on Saturday that they reinstated right-hander Christian Scott (hip) from the 15-day injured list and optioned rookie left-hander Zach Thornton to Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move. Scott is returning to the Mets' starting rotation after a brief stint due to right hip impingement. The 27-year-old former fifth-rounder in 2021 out of the University of Florida isn't returning to the most fantasy-friendly matchup, but he should certainly be in play as a waiver-wire pickup for starting-pitching-needy fantasy managers. In his return from Tommy John surgery this year, Scott has looked solid in his first nine starts for the Mets, going 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA (3.84 FIP) and 1.35 WHIP with 47 strikeouts and 19 walks in 40 2/3 innings pitched in his second season in the big leagues. The Phillies as a team rank just 22nd in the majors with a .703 OPS, but they have been heating up and won't be an easy matchup for Scott in his return. He's only rostered in 17% of Yahoo leagues, so he's widely available as a pitching reinforcement heading into the last portion of the first half of the season.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty (ankle) will officially come off the 15-day injured list to start on Sunday in the series finale against the Houston Astros at Comerica Park, manager A.J. Hinch told Jared Ramsey of the Detroit Free Press. Flaherty has been sidelined since June 13 with an injury to a tendon in his ankle. The 30-year-old veteran has had a frustrating season to this point, leading the league with eight losses while posting a 5.35 ERA (4.09 FIP) and 1.57 WHIP with 78 strikeouts and 34 walks in 65 2/3 innings pitched over his 15 starts in his second year in Detroit. Flaherty sits in just the fourth percentile in hard-hit rate this year, but he's in the 73rd percentile in strikeout rate and didn't allow more than three earned runs in any of his last five starts before going on the IL with his ankle injury. His xERA (4.64) and xwOBA (.334) suggest he's had some bad luck in the first half as well, so Flaherty shouldn't just be blindly avoided in fantasy leagues because of his eight losses and ERA over 5.00.