Boston Red Sox right-hander Cooper Criswell (illness) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Criswell will take left-hander James Paxton's (calf) spot in the starting rotation, but manager Alex Cora isn't sure if he will be ready to go by Friday at Camden Yards against the hosting division-rival Baltimore Orioles. Criswell is eligible to return from the seven-day COVID injured list on Friday, but he's had a tough go of it with the illness and may not be ready by then. If the 28-year-old isn't ready by the end of the week, it's likely that Josh Winckowski will step in for a spot start in a tough matchup against the O's. Criswell's last start for the Sox came on July 23. He's pitched to a decent 4.02 ERA (3.77 FIP) and 1.24 WHIP in 18 outings (13 starts) in his first year in Beantown, but his 18.7% strikeout rate leaves plenty to be desired from a fantasy standpoint.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Nick Pivetta threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is in line to return to the rotation to start on Thursday at Camden Yards against the hosting division-rival Baltimore Orioles. Pivetta missed a month of action in the first half of the season due to injury. The 31-year-old is healthy now, but the Red Sox decided to give him a little break after he allowed 13 runs (12 earned) on 18 hits (six homers) while walking two and striking out 21 in 14 innings in his last three starts. The Canadian hurler has a solid 29.9% strikeout rate and career-best 5.9% walk rate but has been hurt by the long ball. Pivetta is fully capable of finishing strong for fantasy managers in mixed leagues to close out the year, but his next start on Thursday against one of the best offenses in the league isn't ideal from a streaming perspective.

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (triceps) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday in Los Angeles on Tuesday that consisted of around 40 pitches, simulating an inning break part of the way through. Yamamoto will join the Dodgers in St. Louis this weekend and throw to hitters on Friday. The Japanese starter is progressing towards a minor-league rehab assignment. He has not pitched for the Dodgers since June 15, so it's likely that he'll need more than one rehab start, meaning there's a good chance we won't see Yamamoto back in the big-league rotation until early September. While the 25-year-old big offseason acquisition has had some bumps in his first big-league season, overall he's been solid for fantasy managers with six wins, a 2.92 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a strong 27.9% strikeout rate in his first 14 starts for LA. He shouldn't be available on the waiver wire.

Oakland Athletics top prospect, shortstop Jacob Wilson (hamstring), will head to Triple-A Las Vegas to work out with the Aviators later this week and could begin his minor-league rehab assignment with Vegas as early as Saturday. Wilson made his major-league debut on July 19 with the A's and recorded a hit in his very first at-bat, but he then tweaked his hamstring and landed on the 10-day injured list to put a damper on his debut. With Max Schuemann playing well at shortstop ever since Wilson's injury, it's possible the A's will leave Wilson down on the farm at Vegas for a bit longer after he's proved that he's fully recovered from his hamstring injury. The 22-year-old former sixth overall pick out of Grand Canyon just last year hit an impressive .398/.444/.639 with four homers and 12 RBI in 19 games for the Aviators before his initial MLB call-up.

Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene (hamstring), who is currently recovering from a right-hamstring strain, completed another base-running session at Comerica Park on Tuesday and is scheduled to start a minor-league rehab assignment with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens on Thursday. Greene was initially slated to start his rehab assignment on Tuesday, but apparently the Tigers wanted to get another look at him running the bases before giving him the final green light to play in games again. The 23-year-old first-time All-Star could rejoin the Tigers' starting lineup later this weekend or early next week, barring any setbacks with his hammy. The former fifth overall pick in 2019 has already played in a career-high 101 games in 2024 and has provided fantasy managers with 17 homers, 51 RBI and four steals in 427 trips to the plate while hitting .264 (98-for-371).