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Topa will begin the season on the injured list after being diagnosed with knee tendinitis Sunday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander believes he can pitch through the injury, but the Twins will instead play it safe to start the season. Topa, who was acquired from Seattle as part of the return package for Jorge Polanco, recorded three saves and 24 holds with a 2.61 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 61:18 K:BB across 69 innings last season with the Mariners.

Rodriguez was informed Sunday that he made the Red Sox's Opening Day roster, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Rodriguez re-signed with Boston as a non-roster invitee in February, and he pitched well during camp with a 2.57 ERA and 9:3 K:BB over seven innings. The left-hander was limited to 11 outings last season due to a hip injury.

The Athletics placed Gott (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.

His move to the 60-day IL frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for veteran reliever Austin Adams, whom the Athletics acquired from the Mets on Sunday. Gott is slated to undergo Tommy John surgery in the coming days and will miss the entire 2024 season, and quite likely, the early part of the 2025 campaign.

The Athletics acquired Adams from the Mets on Sunday in exchange for cash considerations.

The Mets reassigned him to the minors earlier in the weekend, but the Athletics elected to trade for him rather than risk him being scooped up by another organization. The right-hander made 24 big-league appearances last season and had a 5.71 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB over 17.1 innings.

Silseth has posted a 1.08 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 5:2 K:BB over 8.1 innings in Cactus League play.

Silseth hasn't piled up strikeouts this spring, though he did record seven punchouts over five frames in a "B" game March 16, per Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register. Silseth has the stuff to miss bats at the big-league level, as evidenced by his 25.3 percent strikeout rate over 52.1 big-league innings last season, though he also posted an ugly 11.8 percent walk rate. The right-hander will have the opportunity to log his first full MLB season as a starter in 2024, making him a sleeper candidate in fantasy, though there's a wide range of possibilities for what his numbers may look like by the end of the campaign.

The Orioles reassigned Suarez to minor-league camp Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

According to Kubatko, Suarez's locker had been empty at camp for the last few days, but the 31-year-old southpaw hasn't requested a release from his minor-league deal and is expected to stay in the organization and report to Triple-A Norfolk for the start of the minor-league season. Suarez made 13 big-league appearances for St. Louis in 2023, logging a 7.16 ERA and 1.73 WHIP across 27.2 innings.

Pivetta allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out nine over six innings in Saturday's spring start against the Twins.

Pivetta finished out his Grapefruit League work on Saturday, raising his strikeout total to 22 over 18 innings. The right-hander will start Boston's second game of the season, which will take place Friday in Seattle.

The Orioles optioned Baker to minor-league camp Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The right-hander posted a 3.60 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 51:24 K:BB across 45 innings for Baltimore last season, and he allowed just one run with an 8:5 K:BB over seven innings during spring training. It likely won't be too long before Baker receives another look in the big leagues.

Winckowski has revealed that he's been pitching with a bone chip in his right ankle since last season, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

By the time Winckowski discovered the issue, he wouldn't have been able to have surgery and be ready in time for Opening Day, so he's putting it off for now. It's possible it could affect his performance, although he's had a decent-enough spring. Winckowski will be used in middle relief for the Red Sox.

The Blue Jays optioned Little to Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.

Little struggled in his first spring with Toronto, surrendering six earned runs in 6.1 innings. The 27-year-old southpaw spent all of last season with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate, recording a 4.05 ERA and 1.44 WHIP across 73.1 frames.