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Marceaux and Coleman Crow were acquired by the Mets from the Angels on Friday in the trade for Eduardo Escobar.

Marceaux was selected by the Angels out of LSU, and the right-hander has registered a 4.88 ERA and 45:19 K:BB over 59 innings with Double-A Rocket City over 12 starts. He isn't likely to help the Mets in 2023, but he could be a back-end rotation option for the club in the middle portion of the decade.

Wacha will bave his turn in the rotation skipped Saturday against the Nationals due to shoulder fatigue, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Wacha is expected to miss just one start before returning to the Padres' rotation in his usual spot, which lines up to be June 30 against the Reds. Matt Waldron will be promoted from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday to make a spot start against the Nationals.

The Padres will promote Waldron from Triple-A El Paso to start Saturday's game against the Nationals, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Waldron will be making his major-league debut in Saturday's game and will become the only active pitcher in the bigs that features a knuckleball in his arsenal. The 26-year-old righty has been hit around quite a bit in Triple-A this season with a 7.02 ERA and 1.65 WHIP alongside a 75:24 K:BB through 66.2 innings. No word yet on how the Padres' rotation will shift to accommodate for Waldron's arrival, but more information should come ahead of Saturday's game.

Davis was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Davis will return to the big-league roster just two days after he was sent down Wednesday, after Brent Suter (oblique) was placed on the 15-day injured list. Davis has produced an inflated 7.47 ERA and 1.91 WHIP with 14 strikeouts over 15.2 innings (four starts) with the Rockies this season.

The Astros transferred Urquidy (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.

Urquidy landed on the injured list at the beginning of May with right shoulder inflammation, and he isn't expected to return to the Astros until closer to the All-Star break. The move to the 60-day IL opens up a 40-man roster spot for Spenser Watkins, who was acquired in a trade with Baltimore on Friday.

The Pirates transferred Velasquez (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Velasquez underwent season-ending surgery to repair the UCL in his right elbow earlier this month, so his move to the 60-day IL doesn't come as much of a surprise. The 31-year-old righty will end the season with a 3.86 ERA and 1.31 WHIP with 37 strikeouts through 37.1 innings. He'll become a free agent this offseason and figures to return midway through 2024.

Ashcraft (calf) will return from the 15-day injured list and start Saturday's game against Atlanta, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Ashcraft landed on the IL after taking a comebacker to his left calf June 9, and he'll officially return to the Reds' rotation in the minimum amount of time. The 25-year-old righty holds a 12.46 ERA and 2.17 WHIP across his last five starts, and he will face an Atlanta lineup that leads the majors in team OPS (.814) in his return.

The Orioles traded Watkins to the Astros on Friday in exchange for cash considerations, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

The Orioles designated Watkins for assignment Tuesday, and now the 30-year-old righty will add to the Astros' starter depth -- presumably with Triple-A Sugar Land. Watkins has spent all season in Triple-A, accumulating a 7.27 ERA and 1.92 WHIP through 26 innings across eight appearances (six starts).

Manoah threw 74 pitches in his latest simulated game and will make at least one start in the minor leagues before returning to the big-league rotation, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Manager John Schneider said Manoah is trending in the right direction but that there is no target date for his return to the big leagues. The big righty was up to 94 mph with his fastball in his sim game and will throw a bullpen session this weekend.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Cortes (shoulder) is roughly a week away from throwing off a mound, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Cortes landed on the injured list June 8 with a left rotator cuff strain and just began throwing Sunday. He'll presumably throw multiple bullpen sessions before facing live hitters and potentially beginning a rehab assignment, making a return to the Yankees' rotation still a few weeks away.