MLB Player News

Marte was traded from the Mariners to the Reds on Friday along with Edwin Arroyo, Andrew Moore and Levi Stoudt in exchange for Luis Castillo, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

After a slow start, Marte has heated up over the past couple months and is hitting .270/.360/.460 with 15 home runs, 12 steals, a 10.8 BB% and a 21.1 K% in 84 games at High-A. Marte will face a tough test when he gets bumped to Double-A, possibly before the end of this season. The 6-foot-1 infielder will likely end up at third base long term, although he has only played shortstop thus far in pro ball.

Crawford (knee) is nearly pain free and could be close to starting a rehab assignment, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

He was cleared for a running program at the beginning of the week, and it sounds like Crawford could head out on a rehab assignment in the coming days. The veteran shortstop slashed .215/.297/.332 with five home runs and one steals in 72 games before being placed on the IL just before the All-Star break.

Abrams (biceps) isn't starting Friday against the Twins.

Abrams is out of the lineup for a fifth consecutive game as he continues to deal with a biceps injury, but it's not yet clear whether he'll ultimately require a trip to the injured list. Ha-Seong Kim is starting at shortstop and batting eighth.

Watson is in the lineup for Single-A Jupiter on Friday.

Watson hit .273/.500/.727 with one home run, five walks and five strikeouts in five games in the Florida Complex League. He was disciplined by the team recently for an incident where he pointed his bat toward an umpire like a gun. Watson hit .221 with eight home runs and a 39.3 K% in 59 games at Single-A earlier this season.

Mauricio went 2-for-4 with a walk and two solo home runs for Double-A Binghamton on Thursday,

The 21-year-old returned to the starting lineup July 13 after recovering from a minor hand injury and has gone 10-for-43 (.233) with two doubles and three homers in 10 games. Mauricio's approach at the plate still needs some refinement -- he's posted career highs with a 44.0 percent flyball rate and 50.0 percent pull rate, leading to a lopsided .248/.285/.483 slash line through 80 games this year for Binghamton -- but his 24.5 percent strikeout rate is acceptable, and his 18 homers and 11 steals highlight his potential if he can learn to make more consistent quality contact.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored in Thursday's 13-0 win over the Rockies.

Turner picked up hits in his first three at-bats, including a bases-loaded double in the second. He scored each time he got aboard, and he was rewarded with some rest for the effort as he exited for a defensive replacement in the fifth. The shortstop's sizzling hit streak is up to 15 games -- he's gone 24-for-64 (.375) with four home runs and six doubles in that span. For the season, he's slashing .312/.356/.504 with 15 homers, 72 RBI, 59 runs scored, 18 steals and 27 doubles through 98 contests.

Wendle went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Reds.

Wendle produced both of the Marlins' runs on the night on a two-out single to right field in the top of the fifth inning. He'll be filling in for a resting Miguel Rojas at shortstop Wednesday while serving as the Marlins' leadoff man, and Wendle should have a clear path to a regular spot in the lineup versus both right- and left-handed pitching while all of Brian Anderson (shoulder), Garrett Cooper (wrist), Jazz Chisholm (back), Jon Berti (groin) and Jorge Soler (back) are stuck on the injured list.

Rojas isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Cincinnati, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas went 5-for-16 with a double, two RBI, a run and three strikeouts over his last four games but is on the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Joey Wendle is shifting to shortstop while Willians Astudillo starts at second base.

Perdomo will sit out Wednesday's series finale versus the Giants.

Perdomo will take a seat after he went 1-for-6 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored over the first two games of the series. Sergio Alcantara will start at shortstop and bat eighth against San Francisco.

Williams went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Reds.

The Marlins ran wild against Cincinnati rookie catcher Michael Papierski, going 3-for-3 on steal attempts, and Williams' pilfer in the fifth inning wound up leading to the winning run after Joey Wendle deposited a two-run single into right field. Williams has started two straight games at third base with Brian Anderson (shoulder) back on the injured list and Jon Berti (groin) still sidelined, and he could offer some short-term fantasy value via his speed -- he's stolen six bags in 74 plate appearances for Miami this season, albeit while hitting a less impressive .265 with one homer, six RBI and 12 runs.