MLB Player News

Carrasco (hamstring) threw 27 pitches across two innings in a rehab outing with High-A Brooklyn on Thursday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Carrasco appeared on the mound for the first time in a competitive game this season. He threw 17 strikes and generated four swinging strikes across two scoreless innings while touching 94 mph, and the fact that he was originally set to work only one inning is encouraging. Assuming no news emerges of a setback, the appearance is a step forward toward Carrasco's potential return in late July or early August.

Greene has struggled since his promotion to Triple-A Louisville, putting up a 5.24 ERA and 1.50 WHIP across five starts.

The strikeouts have still been there -- 25 in 22.2 innings -- but he's also walked a dozen and served up five homers (four of which came in his Triple-A debut). Since being bumped up a level, Greene has been unable to duplicate the length or the dominance that we saw from him in Double-A, and things seem to be getting worse, as he's posted a 4:6 K:BB in his last two starts. Of course, considering that he throws an easy 100 mph and has touched 105, there's still a lot to like about Greene as a prospect. If he can clean things up a little, the second-place Reds could bring him up to provide some much-needed bullpen help as they try to catch up with the Brewers in the NL Central race.

Ashcraft was torched for eight runs (seven earned) in a single inning on Tuesday against Double-A Pensacola, putting an end to a seven-start scoreless stretch that dated back to the end of May.

That's quite a thud to land with after 43 consecutive scoreless innings spread out across High-A and Double-A. He still has a 3.00 ERA and 0.95 WHIP despite this clunker, and he managed to strike out the side in the first inning before the wheels came off in the second. Overall, the 23-year-old has posted a 2.56 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 77:23 K:BB in 59.2 innings in the minors this year. Crucially, he's shown the ability to pitch deep into ballgames, having finished six innings four times in his last seven starts. While he's still got some work to do on his command, Ashcraft looks like he could grow into a major-league starter.

Lorenzen (shoulder) will return from the 60-day IL on Friday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

With Tejay Antone, Lucas Sims and now Art Warren all out, the Reds' bullpen could really use the reinforcement from Lorenzen. Because he's on the 60-day IL, the Reds still have to make room on the 40-man roster for Lorenzen.

Mahle will be the Reds' starter Friday against the Brewers as they resume play after the All-Star break, followed by Luis Castillo and then Sonny Gray, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Mahle has a win and a no-decision in his last two outings against the Brewers, but both of those starts were on the road. He's been far better on the road than in Great American Ballpark, where he'll pitch Friday and has a 6.06 ERA and 1.40 WHIP.

Gray (ribs) is slated to start Sunday's game against the Brewers, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Gray landed on the injured list with a strain in his rib cage July 8, but he should be able to return after spending the minimum amount of time on the shelf. The right-hander has posted a 2.10 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 25.2 innings across his last five starts, and it's unlikely that he'll face significant workload restrictions following the brief absence.

Tabor threw a seven-inning no-hitter for Double-A Amarillo on Sunday, silencing San Antonio while striking out three and walking two.

A 2017 third-round pick, Tabor earned a promotion to Double-A at the beginning of June, and he's posted a 4.09 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 31:14 K:BB across 33 innings since. This was an impressive performance, and it's noteworthy that Tabor has shown the ability to pitch deep into games, having finished seven innings three times this year. That said, he doesn't have the most overwhelming stuff and his command is a work in progress. If it comes along, he could be a viable big-league starter.

Parker was promoted to High-A Wilmington on Monday, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

Parker was Washington's fifth-round pick in 2020. He's displayed the strikeout stuff the Nationals were hoping to see, having fanned 85 while posting a 4.08 ERA across 57.1 innings with Low-A Fredericksburg. He'll look to continue punching out batters at a high rate with Wilmington.

Cabrera was assigned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Tuesday.

The right-handed prospect is finally up at Triple-A, where he would have began his season if not for right biceps inflammation. Cabrera's most recent start at Double-A Pensacola was his worst, as he allowed four runs in 5.2 innings. He did fan seven batters for his second consecutive start, though. Cabrera made five starts for Pensacola, posting a 2.77 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 26 innings. It remains to be seen whether the hard-throwing 23-year-old will get any action with the Marlins this year, as he could remain in Jacksonville to continue developing during what doesn't figure to be a contending season for the big-league club.

Gore has been at the Padres' spring training facility in Arizona since mid-June while working on his delivery, Colin Deaver of KTSM.com reports.

Gore struggled mightily through six starts for Triple-A El Paso, and after he surrendered six runs in 1.1 innings June 18, the Padres moved him to the alternate site due to blisters on his pitching hand. He's remained there even after getting over the blisters, working on refining his delivery and his arm action. There's no timeline for Gore to return to Triple-A -- much less make his major-league debut -- but general manager AJ Preller did say "we're hoping he's an option here at some point in the second half of the season," which would seem to indicate that the team is still open to bringing him up this year if he can work through his issues. Although this season has taken a bit of the shine off Gore as a prospect, fantasy managers would do well to remember that he's still just 22 years old and has plenty of time to work on his game.