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Per Shipley, “Allen made a really impressive catch-and-run on a third-down in 7-on-7" drills, and Tuten “popped off a long run toward the end of the day and also made several nice plays after the catch.” Allen led FBS running backs with 64 receptions last season. If he can transfer those receiving skills to the pro level, head coach Liam Coen will be able to find a role for him. Tuten made headlines for ball security issues back in May, so a strong finish to minicamp was indeed needed. Both players may struggle to find a role in year one, with Travis Etienne seemingly endearing himself to Coen through solid play.

Cardinals’ manager Oli Marmol told reporters that Donovan will play catch and move around a bit on Thursday to see how his toe responds. He’ll then attempt to take batting practice on Friday, after which the team will make a decision on whether or not he will require a trip to the injured list. It sounds like fantasy managers should have reason for optimism here.

The 32-year-old southpaw has an agreement in place to sign with the CTBC Brothers of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League, so the Yankees let him out of his minor league deal. Leibrandt had posted a 2.85 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and a 37/14 K/BB ratio over 41 innings in his 10 appearances (nine starts).

Thomas reportedly “went down with an injury” earlier in the week and “was held off the field the rest of the practice for precautionary reasons.” Shipley adds that Thomas “will be just fine entering the Jaguars’ stretch of weeks before training camp.” June fantasy drafters can continue drafting Thomas as a high-upside WR1.

The 35-year-old right-hander exercised the opt-out clause in his minor league pact with the Yankees and Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that DeSclafani has already reached an agreement to join the Diamondbacks. It’s not yet clear whether or not it will be on a major league or a minor league contract. DeSclafani has made five starts at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on the season, compiling a 4.50 ERA, 1.65 WHIP and a 20/9 K/BB ratio over 20 innings of work. He’ll help to add rotation depth for the D’Backs in the wake of losing Corbin Burnes for the season.

The 26-year-old hurler was cut loose by the Brewers last week after posting a 5.45 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 27/17 K/BB ratio over 33 innings in 10 appearances (six starts) at Triple-A Nashville. He’ll add rotation depth in the upper minor leagues for the Reds.