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Marte was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Marte made his big-league debut with four appearances down the stretch last year, and he won't make the Angels' Opening Day roster. He covered 7.1 innings for Salt Lake last season and allowed seven earned runs with a 7:5 K:BB.

Vasquez was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Vasquez inked a deal with Toronto on March 11 with the hope of cracking the Opening Day roster, but he'll begin 2022 in the minors following Monday's transaction. He made five relief appearances for the Blue Jays this spring, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk while fanning five over 3.1 frames.

Roberts will break camp as part of the big-league bullpen, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Roberts recorded a 3.00 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 54 innings of relief split across the two highest levels of the minors last season, striking out 32.6 percent of opposing batters while walking 7.7 percent. He'll presumably start off in a lower-leverage role, but if he's able to maintain something close to that level of performance, he could move closer to the back of a wide-open Cubs bullpen.

Rolison was placed on the 60-day injured list Monday with a left shoulder strain.

Rolison has been shut down from throwing for two weeks after receiving two anti-inflammatory shots in his left shoulder, and he'll now be sidelined for at least the first two months of the season. The 24-year-old has yet to make his big-league debut and is likely to pitch at Triple-A Albuquerque once healthy.

Lambert was placed on the 10-day injured list with right forearm inflammation Monday.

Lambert experienced elbow pain near shortly before reporting to camp. He's been throwing recently but won't be ready for Opening Day. A more precise timeline for his return is not yet available.

Blach had his contract selected by the Rockies on Monday.

Blach was in camp as a non-roster invitee and earned a spot on the Opening Day roster. The veteran left-hander sat out the past two years while recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he had a 12.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP and 20:17 K:BB over 27 frames in his last big-league action during 2019.

Rolison has received two anti-inflammatory shots in his left shoulder and will be shut down for two weeks, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rolison was reassigned to minor-league camp in late March, and he was apparently bothered by his shoulder injury throughout spring training. Although he initially thought that he'd be able to play through the injury, he'll take time to recover since his velocity and results were impacted. The southpaw will likely be placed on the 60-day injured list since he'll require time to build up following his shutdown.

The Blue Jays informed Pearson (illness) on Monday that he won't be included on the Opening Day roster, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Pearson reported to camp prepared to compete for a starting role, though the bullpen always seemed to be his most realistic path to a roster spot after the Blue Jays added Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi in free agency to fill out their rotation. The 25-year-old appeared to be on track to win a relief role after he struck out six and allowed four baserunners in 4.1 innings between his first two Grapefruit League appearances, but he hadn't appeared since March 26 after succumbing to an illness. It's unclear whether the Blue Jays will stash Pearson on the 10-day injured list while he recovers from the ailment, or if he'll be optioned to Triple-A Buffalo as Toronto trims down its active roster to 28 men ahead of Opening Day.

Klein will be sidelined for the start of the minor-league season while he contends with shin splints, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

News of Klein's injury first became available Monday, when the Royals didn't list him on any of the season-opening active rosters the organization released for its minor-league affiliates. The 22-year-old right-hander spent his first professional campaign at High-A Quad Cities, finishing with a 3.20 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 121:44 K:BB across 70.1 innings.

Schreiber was reassigned to minor-league camp Tuesday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Schreiber had solid results this spring, as he posted a 2.57 ERA and 0.86 WHIP in seven innings across four Grapefruit League appearances. However, he spent most of last year at Triple-A Worcester and will be forced to begin the 2022 campaign in the minors as well.