4 months agoThe Pirates have acquired infielder/outfielder
Enmanuel Valdez in a trade with the Red Sox. Minor league pitcher Joe Vogatsky was shipped to Boston in exchange for Valdez. The 25-year-old debuted for Boston in 2023, playing 125 games and posting a .235-12-47-40-6 line in 372 career plate appearances. It's unclear how the Pirates plan to use the left-handed hitter as they already have
Nick Gonzales,
Jared Triolo, and
Nick Yorke who can play his primary position of second base. Vogatsky was the Pirates' 19th-round pick in the 2024 Draft but has yet to make his minor league debut. Neither player figures to have a significant fantasy impact in 2025.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
9 months agoThe Boston Red Sox optioned infielder/outfielder
Enmanuel Valdez to Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday and recalled infielder/outfielder
Jamie Westbrook from Worcester in a corresponding move. The Red Sox also selected the contract of right-hander
Trey Wingenter from the minors and designated right-hander
Naoyuki Uwasawa for assignment. Westbrook will now replace Valdez on Boston's big-league roster as a utility man after Valdez hit just .226 (37-for-164) with six home runs, 26 RBI and 20 runs scored in 56 games in just his second year in the Show. The move to send the 25-year-old back to the farm is good news for fantasy managers that have been relying on regular playing time and the speed of middle infielder
David Hamilton. Westbrook, who hits right-handed, made his big-league debut earlier this year and went 4-for-18 with a homer, four RBI and eight K's in 11 games played.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Boston Herald - Gabrielle Starr
10 months agoBoston Red Sox infielder
Enmanuel Valdez will retreat to the bench for Friday's series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres.
David Hamilton will get the nod at second base and will bat second, while
Ceddanne Rafaela will man the 6 for Boston and bat in the nine-hole versus Padres right-hander
Randy Vasquez. Valdez, 25, has already tied his career-high with six home runs on the year while adding 25 RBI in 162 plate appearances, but he's hitting just .212 (31-for-146) and is mainly just a middle-infield depth option in AL-only leagues for now. Hamilton has been much more productive up the middle for Boston in 2024, slashing .282/.333/.449 with five long balls, 15 RBI, 21 stolen bases and 28 runs scored in 156 at-bats. His speed has made him an asset in mixed fantasy leagues in just his second big-league season.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MassLive.com - Christopher Smith
10 months agoBoston Red Sox second baseman
Enmanuel Valdez went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jays, recording his sixth home run of the season, which was a solo shot off Jays starter
Kevin Gausman. The 25-year-old also walked once and scored three times. The left-handed hitter has a .215 average on the season, but is batting .341 (15-for-44) in June with six doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored, a 7:5 BB:K, and one stolen base in 16 games. Although he's having a nice month, Valdez is hard to trust for season-long fantasy, as he rarely gets at-bats versus left-handed pitching and he's likely due for some regression.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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