Padres Expecting Bad News On Fernando Tatis Jr.
Fernando Tatis Jr.'s left thumb injury. "We'll have more information here this weekend, but right now, the possibilities... potentially a fracture, potentially some ligament damage... He's probably going to miss some time," Preller said. Tatis injured the thumb attempting a steal Thursday night. He's the third overall prospect in all of baseball, per MLB.com. The star middle infielder has hit .286 with 16 home runs and 16 steals at Double-A San Antonio this year. He was certainly a candidate to come up in the second half, but this injury may curtail those plans. Tatis is still worth owning in most dynasty/keeper leagues for his upside, but we may not see him in the big leagues now until 2019.
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San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller said the team is expecting bad news on shortstop prospect Source: MLB Network Radio
Fernando Tatis Jr. Stays Hot Despite Padres' Defeat
Fernando Tatis Jr. had another huge fantasy game on Saturday night in Houston, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, two runs scored, and an RBI. He opened the scoring with a 402-foot homer to left off Hayden Wesneski in the third inning and singled and stole a base before scoring on a Manny Machado double in the fifth inning. Those two runs were all the Padres could muster, though, as the Astros handed them a second straight defeat. Tatis is off to a fantastic start to the season, hitting .351 with seven home runs, seven stolen bases, 19 runs scored, 15 RBI, and a .451 wOBA. He has been one of the best players in fantasy baseball this season and is a multi-category producer to build around in all formats
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Fernando Tatis Jr. Keeps Mashing On Monday
Fernando Tatis Jr. delivered a standout performance on Monday, going 3-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBI in a 10–4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Tatis launched a solo shot in the third inning and followed up with a two-run homer in the eighth as he continued to torch the ball early in the season. This performance elevated Tatis' season stats to a .361 average, six home runs, 16 runs scored, 12 RBI, and six stolen bases. Tatis is a five-category stud, and with the way he is playing right now, he could end up being one of the best players for fantasy this season.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. Smacks Homer In Win
Fernando Tatis Jr. continued his power surge during Saturday's game against the Colorado Rockies. The right-handed slugger blasted a solo home run in the opening frame to give his team the lead. Tatis struck out the rest of his plate appearances, but would help his team get the 2-0 win. Tatis has hit three home runs over his last four games and has nine RBI on the season. It doesn't seem like the surgically repaired shoulder is holding him back at all this season.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. Back For Friars On Friday
Fernando Tatis Jr. (shoulder) is back in right field and batting leadoff for the Friars in Friday's series opener at Petco Park against the division-rival Colorado Rockies and right-hander German Marquez. Tatis tweaked his surgically-repaired left shoulder on a swing in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics and was held out of the series finale on Wednesday as a precaution. It's something to watch with the 26-year-old superstar, but the fact that he's back in the lineup a few days later is encouraging. San Diego's lineup isn't nearly as strong with both Jackson Merrill (hamstring) and Jake Cronenworth (ribs) on the injured list, but Tatis remains a must-start in all fantasy formats now that he's back in action. The Dominican superstar has been on fire at the plate (.364, two homers, seven RBI, 10 runs, five steals). He's hitting .154 with a homer and three RBI in 13 career at-bats against Marquez.
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