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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa has suffered a groin strain and was put on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced Wednesday. 

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Wednesday, April 27

The Rockies recalled right-hander Eddie Butler from Triple-A as a prospective replacement for De La Rosa in the rotation. 

The Detroit Tigers announced they activated pitcher Francisco Rodriguez from the family medical emergency list and optioned outfielder Tyler Collins to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday.

Collins, 25, had two hits in 20 at-bats this season. He was also the source of some controversy Monday after flipping off a booing Detroit crowd after misplaying a ball in the outfield.      

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said on Tuesday he would ban shifts in baseball if he was the commissioner of the MLB, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN.

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Charlie Morton will miss the remainder of this season after suffering a hamstring injury on April 23.   

The Phillies announced that Morton's MRI revealed a torn left hamstring that will keep him out for six to eight months. 

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Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price made the most of Tuesday's favorable matchup against the woeful Atlanta Braves, matching his career-high mark of 14 strikeouts as the Red Sox cruised to an 11-4 victory, per Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe.

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen broke out of his slump in a big way Tuesday night, recording the second three-homer game of his career in a 9-4 win over the Colorado Rockies, per MLB Stat of the Day.

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano reached the 1,000-RBI milestone with a bang, driving in six runs during Tuesday's 11-1 win over the Houston Astros, per MLB Stat of the Day.

He entered the contest with 998 career RBI and needed just two more to become the 281st player (and 12th active player) with 1,000-plus.

We know what you're thinking: Here comes another prospects piece that's going to rehash the same old stuff about the same old prospects that we've been hearing about for way too long. In some regards, you're right—Julio Urias is absolutely going to make an appearance here.

But the criteria we've come up with for inclusion on this list opens the door for some lesser-known prospects to have a light shined on them for once.

As the 2016 Major League Baseball season makes ready for the month of May, teams have a better idea of what they have and don't have than they did exiting spring training.

And though it may be early, it's never too early for contenders to start thinking about how to fix the "don't have" part.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado doesn’t talk about whether he belongs in "The Conversation."

That’s baseball speak for: "Who is the best all-around player in the game?"