Gavin Williams to return; McKenzie sent down

AMERICAN LEAGUE


Cleveland Guardians
NEWS: Cleveland reinstated RHP Gavin Williams from the 60-day IL and optioned RHP Triston McKenzie to AAA-Columbus.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Williams was activated from the IL on Sunday and is scheduled to rejoin Cleveland’s rotation on Wednesday. McKenzie, who is in the midst of a brutal season by both results (5.11 ERA, 1.56 WHIP) and skills (5.39 xERA, 7% K-BB%, 14 BPV) was demoted as the corresponding move. We had already been bumping up Williams’ projected innings as he progressed on his rehab assignment, so only a slight increase at the expense of McKenzie is necessary at this time. We have also moved portions of McKenzie’s projected innings to Logan Allen and Carlos Carrasco, who were also...

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