Johnson (5’10/154) was a three-star recruit for Troy and spent three seasons with the Trojans, topping 700 yards as a sophomore and hitting 858 as a junior. He averaged an absurd 3.5 yards per route run in his third season, earning him the attention of Oregon via the transfer portal. Johnson erupted in his first season as a Duck, going for 1,182 yards and 10 touchdowns on the Bo Nix-led offense. He averaged 3.4 yards per route run and was graded as a top 10 receiver by Pro Football Focus for the second season in a row. With Nix leaving for the NFL, Johnson’s efficiency plummeted, and he fell to 898 yards despite catching just three fewer passes. He did, however, post his first season with a dominator rating over 30 percent and was once again graded as a top 10 receiver by PFF. Johnson’s size combined with a 4.51 Forty will take him off the board entirely for some teams, but his production across multiple schools was elite. Johnson is a target-earner who is dangerous with the ball in his hands and can work at all depths.

Veneziano heads back to the minors to make room for Ryan Weathers to make his season debut on Wednesday night against the Cubs. The 27-year-old lefty has compiled a serviceable 4.86 ERA across 16 2/3 innings (20 appearances) this season for the Marlins.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday that Meadows will be re-evaluated and go through pre-game work before determining his next steps. The 25-year-old power/speed combo center fielder has been on the shelf since spring training working his way back from a nerve-related issue in his right upper arm. There isn’t a definitive timetable for his return, but it’s theoretically possible he’s ready to make his season debut at some point in June.

Hoskins was batting .182 and slugging .205 on this day a month ago. He’s since hit .349 with five homers, six doubles, 20 RBI and 13 walks in 26 games. He’s even stolen two bases. It looked like Hoskins might have been done as a mixed-league first baseman after his mediocre 2024, but he’s definitely worth playing now.

Henderson has a 2.45 ERA and 16 strikeouts between his two spot starts for the Brewers. There’s a good chance he’ll be sent back down now, but he seems like a better bet than Quinn Priester at the end of the rotation. That said, Priester did help his cause by allowing one run in five innings against the same lineup last night.

Williams struck out six. He gave up a homer to Sal Frelick on a ball that would have left only eight of the 30 ballparks, according to Statcast. Williams, who is 3-2 with a 4.29 ERA for the season, will pitch in Minnesota next time out.