MLB Player News

Kontos (elbow) is in line for rehab appearances Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at Triple-A Sacramento, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports. If everything proceeds as planned, Kontos will be activated during next week's series against the Padres, according to Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.

On Monday, Kontos played catch with Andrew Susac (shoulder) from 60-75 feet, which follows his first rehab appearance Sunday. During that outing, he tossed a scoreless frame with one hit and one strikeout. If he completes the upcoming trio of games without a setback, he likely revive his role in the middle innings within the Giants' bullpen.

De Leon reported a sore arm after his season debut last week, prompting the Dodgers to give him extra time before his next start, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

While he impressed in his season debut last week, that he came away with enough additional soreness to require a schedule adjustment is concerning. Health permitting, De Leon seems likely to contribute in some capacity for the Dodgers later this season.

Bowman was hit hard in relief Sunday in the loss to Pittsburgh surrendering four runs on three hits and a walk without recording an out.

Bowman saw his ERA skyrocket nearly three runs to 5.25 after the poor outing. He's provided some decent relief pitching for the most part for St. Louis, but it's doubtful he'll have value in fantasy leagues anytime soon.

Neris picked up his first win of the season while tossing 1.2 scoreless innings in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Marlins.

Neris collected one strikeout in the outing, giving him 28 whiffs in just 20 innings this season. He'll continue to function as the top setup man to closer Jeanmar Gomez, and his strong ratios make him an attractive pickup in deeper or NL-only formats.

Garcia (biceps) has yet to resume throwing, and no return date is in sight, the Dodgers' official site reports.

Garcia last pitched back on April 23, and it's obviously not a good sign that he's yet to pick up a baseball. He remains out indefinitely.

Melancon came on with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning Sunday, but quickly induced Yadier Molina to ground into a double play for his ninth save of the season.

It's not often a pitcher gets a save protecting a five-run lead, but it's been that kind of season for Melancon. There's no doubt about his job status, and he sports a solid 2.77 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 11:2 K:BB through 13 innings.

Gomez earned his 11th save with a scoreless ninth inning while allowing one hit and striking out two Sunday at the Marlins.

Gomez was protecting a one-run lead, and after giving up an infield hit with two out, he set down the side without any further drama. He's now 11-for-12 in save opportunities, and he has a 2.41 ERA.

Jansen saved his 11th game with 1.1 scoreless innings while allowing one hit and striking out one Sunday at the Blue Jays.

Jansen gave up a double with one out in the ninth inning to put the potential tying run on base before settling down and closing the door on the Blue Jays. On the season, he's only allowed a single earned run over 13.1 innings to give him a 0.68 ERA to go along with a 0.60 WHIP.

Iglesias (shoulder) won't return from the DL on Wednesday when first eligible.

As of Thursday, Iglesias hadn't begun throwing. "He has to cool off and the inflammation has to cool down before we consider getting him to throw again," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "I would be more optimistic [Iglesias could return] after the midpoint of the month than I would saying by the 15th or by the time we go on the road that he's ready to go. I don't know if I can safely say that right now. We're going to want him to be able to play catch, play long toss, throw a bullpen before thinking about putting him back into a ballgame."

De La Rosa will have his next scheduled start pushed back to Tuesday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

De La Rosa had been scheduled to start Monday, but the Diamondbacks apparently plan to move him back without having provided a concrete reason. The move shouldn't drastically effect his fantasy status for the week, as he'll still be in line for scheduled starts against Colorado and San Francisco.