MLB Player News

Sardinas will likely be recalled from Triple-A Tacoma, possibly as soon as Wednesday, the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Chris Taylor committed two errors Monday, resulting in four unearned runs against Seattle, and Sardinas was absent from Tacoma's lineup Tuesday. Sardinas has now reached 10 days in the minors, going 13-for-32 in his eight games with the Rainiers, and is allowed return to Seattle without the team needing to place another player on the DL. Ketel Marte (thumb) is not expected to be ready to return when first eligible.

O'Malley got the start at shortstop Sunday and went 2-for-4 with a double in a win over the Reds.

It's his second appearance at shortstop since being called up from Triple-A, but with Chris Taylor now joining the roster to replace the injured Ketel Marte (thumb), O'Malley may not get a chance to reach the five-game threshold that would qualify him at the position in many fantasy formats. Without that extra position flexibility, his value remains fairly low.

Pennington (hamstring) is expected to be activated by Saturday, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

Pennington was placed on the 15-day disabled list in mid-May with a hamstring injury. Saturday is the first day he's eligible to be activated. Until then, look for Gregorio Petit to receive most of the starts at shortstop.

Lindor went 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Friday's 4-2 victory over the Red Sox.

The Indians shortstop is enjoying a month for the ages, with Friday's effort bringing his May line to .382/.434/.513. He's done it all at the plate except for tripling, as he's managed four doubles, two homers, 10 RBI, six walks and four stolen bases. His plate discipline has been outstanding as well, with only nine strikeouts in 76 at-bats during the month. His outstanding multi-category production has made Lindor a fantasy superstar.

The Angels acquired Jackson from the Phillies on Friday, Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reports.

The Angels were in need of shortstop depth in the minors with Gregorio Petit seeing regular action with the big club and two other shortstops -- Andrelton Simmons and Cliff Pennington -- on the disabled list, so they decided to pick up Jackson in exchange for cash. Jackson has 42 MLB games under his belt, but he will report to Triple-A Salt Lake and will likely need another injury to occur to see action with the Angels at any point soon.

Lindor recorded his third consecutive three-hit game Wednesday, going 3-for-6 with his third homer of the year and an RBI groundout in a win over the Reds.

The Cincy fans can't be looking forward to another day of facing Lindor and the Indians, as he's rocked Reds pitching for nine hits (four for extra bases) in 17 at-bats as part of a major offensive onslaught over the first three games of this four-game home-and-home set. As expected, he's seen his power regress this year, but the hit tool and the speed certainly appear to be for real, and the defense is pretty darn sharp too.

Lindor went 3-for-6 with two doubles and two strikeouts in Tuesday's 13-1 win over the Reds.

Somehow, Lindor didn't score a run or plate a run despite collecting three hits in the blowout win, but that's nitpicking. With back-to-back three-hit games, and four multi-hit games in his last five, Lindor is now batting .317 (10th in AL). He's also chipped in six stolen bases in seven attempts, putting him on pace to blow past 20 steals, which has made up for the lack of power to this point.

Lindor went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 15-6 win over the Reds.

The 22-year-old continues to show more prowess at the plate than was expected after he was widely regarded as a glove-first player for most of his time in the minors. Through 57 at-bats in May, Lindor is slashing .333/.377/.421 with a homer, seven RBI and two steals.

Anderson went 0-for-6 with three strikeouts against Triple-A Durham on Sunday, ending a three-game home-run streak.

Anderson did not have a homer to his credit as of May 11, but he proceeded to hit three over his next three games. The past week was particularly productive, as he raised his average by 50 points (from .226 to .276). A promotion is still far from imminent, but he should be up this summer if he continues on his current trajectory.

Bogaerts hit a three-run homer in Sunday's 10-9 win over the Astros. It was the third homer in the past eight games for Boston's starting shortstop.

Bogaerts has started to flex his bat in early May, with six extra-base hits and nine RBI during the last eight games. He's now slugging .503, well beyond his previous career levels. Perhaps this is just the beginning of a power element we've been waiting to see out of Bogaerts.