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Minor league news:
Releases:
1B Brandon Allen (age)
MR Caleb Cotham (age)
MR Vidal Nuno (age)
2B Jermaine Curtis (age)

Promotions/Demotions
Demoted:
C Kyle Skipworth (lack of performance)

RHP Michael Lorenzen (lack of performance)

Promoted:
C Roman Cabrera (replacement)

CF Randy Sinclair (trade)

CF Austin Cousino (replacement)

RHP Dallas Anderson (Trade)

RHP Rob Keller (Trade)

Injuries:
Ivan DeJesus Jr. (Knee contusion) 1 week no DL
no injury replacement

Tyler Naquin (sprained ankle) 1 week no DL
no injury replacement

Trades:
Traded 25 yr old LF Jesse Winkler (4.5* C), 28 yr old CF Tyler Naquin (2* C) and 26 yr old C Michael Perez (1.5* C) to the New York Yankees for 26 yr old C Gaby Sanchez (4.5* P), 26 yr old 3B Matt Chapman (3* C) and 26 yr old RHP Vincete Campos

With this trade Bryce Harper moves from DH to LF, Matt Chapman becomes the starting DH, and 1st round pick Randy Sinclair gets pulled up to start in center field.

Reason Randy Sinclair was taking in the minors, along allowing us to get a long term answer behind the plate, this allowed us to drop assists for a high price contender, Naquin was sucking with us, and we got a man to man DH with Chapman and a bullpen piece with Campos

Traded RHP 38 yr old Ryan Madson (3.5* C), 36 yr old RHP John Axford (2.5* C) and 28 yr old RHP Stephen Johnson (2* C) to the Colorado Rockies for 26 yr old RHP Carlos Estevez (4* P)

With this 2018 2nd round pick Rob Keller gets the call along with fellow 2018 draftee Dallas Anderson to man the spots left by Madson and Axford, Estevez takes Johnson's setup role

Reason: to get younger and get Anderson and Keller up on the big league roster, also all cheap contracts but it's still a salary dump


Rotation Changes:
Rob Kaminsky (2-3 6.30 ERA) loses his rotation spot to Homer Bailey (0-1 8.86 ERA 0 starts)

News:
Bryce Harper gets POM after hitting .409 with 9 homers and 30 RBI

ALL STARS:
LF: Jesse Winkler .326/.428/.510 11 HR 40 RBI
RF: Bryce Harper .320/.435/..614 23 HR 67 RBI

Standing
52-52 .500 14 1/2 GB