MLB Player News

Coleman has been activated from the bereavement list for Monday's game against Miami.

He'll replace Luis Avilan in the bullpen effective immediately. Coleman has allowed four runs on four hits over five innings in five appearances out of the Dodgers' bullpen this season.

Rusin will start Friday's game against the D-backs, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Jordan Lyles was optioned to Triple-A on Monday after four poor starts to begin the season. Rusin has pitched well in relief thus far, turning in a 2.45 ERA and 0.72 WHIP over 11 innings out of the bullpen for Colorado.

Sims has been promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett, where he made his debut Saturday night, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

Sims dominated at Double-A to open the year, striking out 26 batters while allowing just seven hits (albeit with 10 walks) over 14.2 innings. In his Triple-A start, he allowed two runs over five innings, giving up three hits and four walks while striking out four. Unfortunately for Sims, the walks are a feature and not a bug, so enthusiasm for his strikeout potential has to be tempered some.

Beede, 22, has a 4.20 ERA and 16:4 K:BB through 15 innings for Double-A Richmond.

On a positive note, Beede's strikeout ratio is up from last season. On the downside, opposing batters are hitting .317 against him to begin the year. He had horrible control issues last season at this same level as well, so that is something to monitor.

Williams (shoulder) is getting closer to pitching in extended spring training games.

Williams, one of the Brewers' top pitching prospects, has been brought along slowly this spring while he recovers from a shoulder injury. Things appear to be moving in the right direction for him, and he may have a chance to get into a game at some point in May.

Torres owns a 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, and 8:6 K:BB in 10 innings over eight appearances out of the Brewers' bullpen this season.

Torres' numbers aren't pretty, and they were not helped by the four earned runs he gave up over his last four outings. He has a spot in the Brewers' bullpen for now, but that will be in jeopardy when fellow reliever Corey Knebel (oblique) is ready to return.

Miller was forced to play left field in Sunday's 13-inning loss to the Pirates after the Diamondbacks ran out of position players, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

This was clearly a fluke appearance that was forced upon the Diamondbacks when shortstop Nick Ahmed was ejected. Of more importance to Miller and fantasy players is the fact that he will make his start Tuesday after some speculation that his turn would be skipped as the team evaluates his mechanics.

Melancon blew his first save of the season Sunday versus Arizona, allowing two runs on two hits with two strikeouts.

The veteran allowed a two-run homer to Paul Goldschmidt in the ninth, ending a streak of seven scoreless innings in relief. His season ERA more than doubled to 3.12 on the season, but Melancon has proven himself to be a top-notch closer and should bounce back in his next appearance.

Jansen worked around a walk with a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless inning to secure his ninth save of the season Sunday versus Colorado.

The dominant closer issued his first free pass of the season, raising his miserly WHIP to 0.41, and he has still not been scored upon through 9.2 innings. Jansen is also 9-for-9 in save opportunities and has been well worth the relatively early pick it likely cost his fantasy owners to secure his services.

Coleman (personal) is set to rejoin the Dodgers on Monday, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick reports.

Coleman missed a few days of action after being placed on the bereavement list, but should be set to provide the Dodgers with bullpen depth throughout the upcoming four-game series against the Marlins.