MLB Player News

Thaiss was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Thaiss will head to Triple-A for the first time in his career after slashing .287/.352/.490 with six homers across 40 games with Double-A Mobile. The 23-year-old will look to carry his success to the highest level of the minors, where he'll likely spend the remainder of the season. Thaiss could earn a September callup to the Angels if he holds his own with the Bees.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will head to the bench for a breather after starting three consecutive games behind the dish. In his stead, Roberto Perez will start at catcher and hit seventh.

Vazquez isn't in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Rays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez will receive another day of rest after sitting Sunday and having a scheduled day off Monday. The 27-year-old backstop has struggled at the dish through his first 34 games, putting together a .193/.238/.235 batting line.

Zavala was placed on the disabled list Monday due to a wrist injury, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

Zavala has been bothered with an unrelenting wrist injury, although he isn't expected to miss a significant amount of time. The 24-year-old is off to a hot start at Double-A Birmingham, smashing 10 home runs and driving in 26 runs over 38 games.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

Sanchez will be given a well-earned day off following his four-hit, two-homer explosion in Saturday's contest against the Royals. Austin Romine will take over behind the plate and bat seventh in his stead. Sanchez should be back in the starting lineup Monday when the Yankees travel to take on the Rangers.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Saturday's win against the Astros.

Saturday marked Gomes' sixth home run of the season, bringing him nearly halfway to his total from a season ago. The strikeouts remain an issue for Gomes at 33.9 percent entering Saturday, but he's making good contact and getting on base at a solid clip. Gomes has reestablished himself as a viable option at catcher even in 12-team leagues.

Sanchez went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored Saturday against the Royals.

This performance was Sanchez's third multi-homer effort of the season and brought his home-run total to 12. The four-hit effort brought his average up to .225 -- his highest mark of the season -- and it could continue to rise if his .215 BABIP improves. A bump in average would boost his value even more, as he is already providing exceptional counting stats -- especially as a catcher.

McCann is not in the lineup Saturday against Seattle.

McCann is hitting a solid .265/.327/.394 with three homers in 147 plate appearances so far this season. He'll get the day off in favor of Grayson Greiner on Saturday.

Garver is not in the lineup Saturday against the Brewers.

Since Jason Castro went down with a season-ending knee injury May 5, Garver has started six times, with Saturday's starter Bobby Wilson getting the nod in seven games. The playing time breakdown between the pair is not yet clear, though Garver's .254/.309/.413 line would seem to give him an edge over Wilson's .158/.182/.368.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Saturday against Baltimore, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Vazquez has held onto his starting job despite a .191/.238/.235 line through 123 plate appearances. He's always been a glove-first catcher, but no amount of defensive excellence is enough to make a player with that slash line a positive contributor. Sandy Leon, who starts Saturday, is not faring much better, hitting just .193/.241/.255, so Vazquez seems to have a safe job for now, though his fantasy value will remain limited unless he turns things around at the plate.