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Matt Canterino SP | MIN
Twins' Matt Canterino: Joins 40-man roster
Canterino (elbow) was added to the Twins' 40-man roster Tuesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Canterino underwent Tommy John surgery in August, but the Twins still opted to protect him from potentially being selected in the upcoming Rule 5 draft. The 25-year-old had a 1.83 ERA across 34.1 innings for Double-A Wichita prior to the injury but will now be sidelined for 2023 while he rehabs from the procedure.
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Jake Reed RP | LAD
Red Sox's Jake Reed: Dumped from 40-man roster
Reed was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Tuesday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Reed was claimed off waivers by Boston in October, but he didn't stay on the 40-man roster for long. The 30-year-old appeared in 18 games between the Orioles, Dodgers and Mets last season and had a 7.02 ERA across 16.2 innings.
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Colby White RP | NYY
Rays' Colby White: Protected from Rule 5 draft
White (elbow) was added to the Rays' 40-man roster Tuesday.
White underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2022, but the Rays will still protect him from the Rule 5 draft by adding him to the 40-man roster. The 24-year-old had a 1.44 ERA in 43 games across four minor-league levels in 2021, and he could be ready for game action during the middle of next season.
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Ryan Yarbrough RP | NYY
Rays' Ryan Yarbrough: DFA'd by Tampa Bay
Yarbrough (oblique) was designated for assignment Tuesday by the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The left-hander finished the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, and it appears the Rays won't be tendering him a contract for 2023. Yarbrough was an effective rotation piece across his first three big-league seasons, but he struggled over the past two years and had a 4.50 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 61:22 K:BB in 80 frames during 2022.
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Seth Johnson RP | ATH
Orioles' Seth Johnson: Added to 40-man roster
Johnson (elbow) was added to the Orioles' 40-man roster Tuesday.
It's a testament to Johnson's stuff that the Orioles not only traded for him at the deadline in the three-team trade that sent Trey Mancini to Houston and Jose Siri to Tampa Bay while knowing he needed Tommy John surgery, but they will protect him from the Rule 5 draft while he recovers despite the fact he has never pitched above High-A. Given the timing of the surgery and Johnson's lack upper-level work, it will be a small margin of error for him to make it as a big-league starter, but he could be a devastating reliever if his stuff returns to pre-injury form.
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Drew Rom RP | ATH
Orioles' Drew Rom: Added to 40-man roster
Rom was added to the Orioles' 40-man roster Tuesday.
One of Baltimore's top lefty pitching prospects, Rom missed plenty of bats last year at Double-A and Triple-A (144 strikeouts in 120 innings), but he also had a 1.48 WHIP. More development is needed before he can be expected to have sustained success against big-league hitters, but he could make his big-league debut sometime in 2023.
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Owen White RP | CHW
Rangers' Owen White: Joins 40-man roster
White was added to the Rangers' 40-man roster Tuesday.
One of the Rangers' best pitching prospects, White was great at High-A and Double-A last season before forearm fatigue shelved him for most of the second half. If White can stay healthy and handle a starter's workload (career-high 80.1 innings last season), he could be a mid-rotation starter.