6 months agoPhiladelphia Phillies second baseman
Bryson Stott and outfielder
Brandon Marsh are both out of the Game 3 lineup on Tuesday in the National League Division Series at Citi Field with a left-hander on the mound for the New York Mets.
Edmundo Sosa will make the start at the keystone and bat eighth, while
Austin Hays makes the start in left field and will hit seventh against Mets left-hander
Sean Manaea. Stott had a big role in the Game 2 win on Sunday, hitting a two-run triple, but he'll take a seat with a lefty starting. Sosa has gone 4-for-8 in his career against Manaea with a homer, triple, double, three RBI and two strikeouts, so he'll be an intriguing DFS sleeper for Tuesday's games. Hays has only faced Manaea three times, but he does have two hits (one homer) and an RBI against him.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Philadelphia Inquirer - Alex Coffey
9 months agoPhiladelphia Phillies second baseman
Bryson Stott and outfielders
Brandon Marsh and
Johan Rojas are all out of the starting lineup on Friday for the series opener against the hosting Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran left-hander
Martin Perez.
Edmundo Sosa is starting at second base and batting sixth,
Weston Wilson is in left field and hitting seventh, and
Cristian Pache is in center field and is batting in the nine-hole for the Phillies. Stott, Marsh and Rojas will have to wait until Saturday to get back into the starting lineup for the first time in the second half of the season after this week's All-Star break. Sosa is the best DFS sleeper pick for Friday's action of the trio and is hitting .667 with a 1.667 OPS against Perez in his career, albeit in only three at-bats.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
9 months agoPhiladelphia Phillies second baseman
Bryson Stott will get the day off on Friday against the visiting Oakland Athletics with left-hander
Hogan Harris on the bump. Utility infielder
Edmundo Sosa will make the start at second base and will bat sixth for the Phillies against Harris. Stott has hit .244 against both lefties and righties in 2024, but five of his six home runs on the year have come against righties. The 26-year-old second baseman has been a key piece of Philadelphia's stacked lineup this year, mostly for his speed. He's hitting .244 (72-for-295) with six homers, 41 RBI, 21 stolen bases and 44 runs scored. Sosa, while lacking a lot of power at the plate from the right side, could be worth a look as a DFS sleeper in Friday's matchup. He's gone 22-for-69 (.319) with two of his five homers against southpaws in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Philadelphia Phillies
11 months agoPhiladelphia Phillies middle infielder
Bryson Stott and outfielder
Johan Rojas will both retreat to the bench on Thursday against the visiting New York Mets. With Stott out,
Whit Merrifield will make the start at second base and bat sixth against Mets left-hander
Jose Quintana.
Cristian Pache will play center field for the Phillies and bat out of the nine-hole. Despite hitting .294 (10-for-34) against southpaws this year, Stott will get the day off to rest. He's been hot to start the month of May while picking up offensively slack with
Trea Turner (hamstring) out, as Stott has gone 14-for-34 (.412) with a homer, 12 RBI and five stolen bases since May 3. He should be back at second base on Friday for the start of a series against the visiting Washington Nationals. Merrifield has struggled to hit this year, batting .188 (15-for-80) with two homers, four RBI and four steals.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Philadelphia Phillies
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