MLB Player News

Oviedo is part of the player pool that will join the Cardinals for summer camp beginning July 1, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

The hard-throwing righty is one of the particularly intriguing inclusions in the 44-man group that will begin working at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. Oviedo raised expectations to an extent during Grapefruit League play by posting a solid 3.18 ERA and compiling seven strikeouts over 5.2 innings across four appearances. The 22-year-old right-hander may still be much likelier to be part of a non-active roster of up to 30 players that will train off-site once the regular season begins, however, considering he struggled to the tune of a 5.65 ERA and 1.63 WHIP over 113 innings across 23 starts at Double-A Springfield in 2019.

Rogers is part of the Marlins' 60-man player pool, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

He is not on the 40-man roster, but his inclusion will give him a chance to work on his development with many of the Marlins' other top prospects. Rogers is a solid pitching prospect, but he logged a 4.50 ERA in five starts at Double-A last season, so he is probably not ready to hold his own against big-league hitters.

Sanchez is part of the Marlins' 60-man player pool, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

As a member of the 40-man roster, Sanchez's inclusion was inevitable. He is not too far away from being big-league ready, and the Marlins will want to responsibly build up his innings as much as possible, so he could be heard from in the majors this summer.

Parsons will be added to the Rockies' 60-man roster, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Parsons will join the players at the alternate site at Albuquerque once the season starts, so he is not guaranteed to pitch in the majors this season. He was reportedly converting back to being a starter this spring after working in a long relief role in 2019.

Peterson has been added to the Mets' 60-man player pool, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

While New York's five-man rotation is set, Peterson figures to be one of the team's main options to fill in or get a spot start when the rest of the staff needs additional rest. The 24-year-old southpaw posted a 4.19 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 122:37 K:BB in 116 innings for Double-A Binghamton last season.

Cantillo will be part of the Padres' 60-man summer camp.

Cantillo has a chance to develop into a No. 3 or No. 4 starter if all goes well in the coming years, but he has only made three starts at High-A, logging a 4.61 ERA as his walk rate spiked to 11.1 percent, so he is not ready to face MLB hitters. His inclusion was more for developmental purposes than to help the big-league team win games in 2020.

Grove has been added to the Dodgers' 60-man player pool.

Grove was drafted in 2018 but did not play until 2019 due to recovery from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander posted a 6.10 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 73:19 K:BB across 51.2 innings with High-A Rancho Cucamonga last year. There is swing-and-miss stuff in his arsenal, but he is far from ready to pitch to major-league hitters and is unlikely to see any big-league playing time this season.

Gore will be part of the Padres' 60-man summer camp.

While Gore is not on the 40-man roster, his inclusion in the Padres' 60-man player pool was an inevitability. He is one of the game's top pitching prospects and is fairly close to big-league ready. He finished the 2019 season with a solid five-start run at Double-A and has never pitched at Triple-A. Gore is a wild card for redraft leagues, as he is not guaranteed a rotation spot at any point this season, but he has a very high ceiling if he were to enter the rotation at some point.

Gray has been added to the Dodgers' 60-man player pool.

Gray impressed across three levels last season, finishing with a nine-game stretch at Double-A in which he compiled a 2.75 ERA and 1.13 WHIP along with a 41:11 K:BB across 39.1 innings. He is not on the 40-man roster, but given his status as one of the Dodgers' top pitching prospects and his rapid ascension through their system thus far, a major-league debut could be in the works for 2020.

Wells has been added to the Nationals' 60-man player pool, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

Despite having been drafted by Toronto in 2014, Wells has yet to pitch above High-A in his career, so his presence in the 60-man pool is a little hard to explain. The southpaw will provide the Nats with some emergency bullpen depth.