Logan O'Hoppe Out For Angels
Logan O'Hoppe (hand) is not in the team's starting lineup on the road in Cleveland on Sunday against the Guardians. Unsurprisingly, O'Hoppe will begin the game on the bench after leaving Saturday's loss with a right-hand contusion. Matt Thaiss will catch right-hander Griffin Canning in the series finale and will bat sixth against Guardians right-hander Carlos Carrasco. For now, fantasy managers will want to consider O'Hoppe day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. The 24-year-old backstop is off to a decent start in 2024, hitting .260/.317/.396 with two homers and 11 RBI in 96 at-bats. Thaiss, a former first-rounder in 2016 out of Virginia, doesn't have a homer yet in 24 at-bats this year but isn't a bad low-cost DFS option at the position for Sunday's slate of games.
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Logan O'Hoppe Homers on Tuesday
Logan O'Hoppe had a big night in his team's 7-5 win over the Athletics on Tuesday. O'Hoppe went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI in the win. The veteran slugger's solo homer came in the fourth inning, tying the game at 1-1. He later came back with a clutch RBI single in the fifth inning to give the Angels a 5-4 lead. O'Hoppe is enjoying a productive start to the season, hitting .264 with 11 homers, 15 runs, and 25 RBI over 144 at-bats. The veteran is establishing himself as a legitimate power threat from the catcher position in fantasy.
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Logan O'Hoppe Homers, Collects Five RBI on Saturday
Logan O'Hoppe went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in an 11-9 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. His 10th home run of the season came in the seventh inning and was a go-ahead, three-run shot that gave the Angels a 9-7 lead. The 6-foot-2 backstop had been cold coming into the contest, going 2-for-27 (.074) in the previous eight games heading into Saturday. The right-handed hitter's slash line currently stands at .254/.289/.485 with a .334 wOBA and 114 wRC+. With 14 runs scored and 23 RBI, he still ranks within the top 10 in fantasy scoring at the catcher position. A 68.2 percent contact rate and 33.1 percent strikeout rate don't foretell a return to a solid batting average, but a 17.0 percent barrel rate should mean the home runs will continue throughout the season.
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Logan O'Hoppe Heads To The Bench
Logan O'Hoppe is out of the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres. This appears to be a routine rest day for O'Hoppe who is currently in a slump at the plate. O'Hoppe has only two hits over his last seven games, so hopefully a night off will help him get back on track. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate and bat sixth versus right-hander Randy Vasquez on Wednesday. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups accordingly ahead of first pitch.
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Logan O'Hoppe Out Against Pirates
Logan O'Hoppe is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Travis d'Arnaud is doing the catching for right-hander Jack Kochanowicz and will hit fifth in the batting order versus Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney. Although he's only faced Heaney six times in his career, d'Arnaud has taken him deep twice for solo shots, making him worth a look as a low-cost DFS sleeper on Wednesday evening. In the early going in 2025, the 25-year-old O'Hoppe has been one of the Angels' best hitters, slashing .284/.304/.522 with an .827 OPS, five home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored in 67 at-bats. He should be back in the starting lineup for the Halos for Thursday's series finale against the Bucs. O'Hoppe entered Wednesday with a short three-game hitting streak in which he's gone 3-for-11 with a walk and run scored.
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