Duran back on, Pagán off the closer carousel
May 6 2026
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies
NEWS: Philadelphia activated Jhoan Duran off the 15-day IL, designated Trevor Richards for assignment, and then traded Richards to the White Sox.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Duran missed three weeks with a left oblique strain. We’ve bumped his projected save total back to 80%. For now, we’ve allocated the rest of the Phillies saves to Brad Keller (10%), Onion Kerkering (5%) and José Alvarado (5%).
–Hertz
Cincinnati Reds
NEWS: Closer Emilio Pagán will be placed on the IL after injuring his hamstring.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: This is Pagan’s (-1%, -10% SV) second injury to his hamstring over the past three weeks, with this incident being serious enough that he had to be removed from the mound via...
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