Daulton Varsho Not Throwing In Games

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (shoulder) has been playing catch up to 165 feet but has not yet been cleared to throw in games. Varsho opened the regular season on the 15-day injured list as he is working his way back from shoulder surgery. However, Varsho was able to serve as the designated hitter […]

Cody Bellinger Sitting With Back Stiffness

New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger (back) is not in the starting nine when they start a three-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday afternoon. According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, he is dealing with a stiff back. Bellinger has been in the starting lineup in each of the first six games of the […]

Hunter Feduccia Recalled From Triple-A

The Los Angeles Dodgers are promoting catcher Hunter Feduccia from Triple-A Oklahoma City to the majors. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers are placing first baseman Freddie Freeman (ankle) on the 10-day injured list. Feduccia received a brief taste of the major leagues last summer as he appeared in five games. Across this brief stint, […]

Chase Dollander To Make MLB Debut On Sunday Against A's

Colorado Rockies right-handed pitching prospect Chase Dollander will be called up to make his major-league debut on Sunday against the Athletics, according to DNVR's Patrick Lyons. Dollander, the team's top prospect and No. 24 in all of baseball per MLB Pipeline, didn't have to wait long to get the call after narrowly missing out on […]

Tyler Stuart Promoted To Triple-A

Starting pitcher Tyler Stuart has been promoted from the Double-A Harrisburg Senators to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. Stuart will prepare for his second stint with Rochester. The former sixth-round pick pitched just three innings in Grapefruit League play this spring, compiling a 6.00 ERA and 0.67 WHIP with a 4:1 K:BB rate. Stuart was […]

Elias Diaz Hits The Bench On Friday

San Diego Padres catcher Elias Diaz will open the game on the bench on Friday at Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs' home opener. Martin Maldonado will do the catching for right-hander Randy Vasquez and will bat ninth against Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga. Diaz and Maldonado will continue to split the catching duties in San […]

Gavin Sheets Out Again Against Lefty

San Diego Padres outfielder Gavin Sheets is out of the starting lineup again versus a lefty on Friday at Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs' home opener. Brandon Lockridge is starting in left field and is batting eighth, while Yuli Gurriel is serving as the designated hitter and is batting sixth against Cubs left-hander Shota […]

Michael Soroka Heading To Injured List

On Friday, the Washington Nationals placed starting pitcher Michael Soroka (biceps) on the 15-day injured list with a biceps strain. Pitcher Jackson Rutledge was recalled from Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reported the news. Soroka left his start against the Blue Jays after five innings with what the Nationals initially […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Report - Week 2 Updates for Freddie Freeman, Reynaldo Lopez, Josh Lowe, Josh Jung, Alexis Diaz and much more

One week of the baseball season is in the books. It is great to have meaningful baseball back, and we get to see how our drafting skills start to pay off. It is only a week into the season, but there are some big names scuffling at their positions (Rafael Devers, Francisco Lindor) while others […]

Anthony Rizzo Is Healthy And Wants To Play In 2025

Back in February, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Brendan Kuty reported that free-agent first baseman Anthony Rizzo is healthy and wants to continue playing in 2025. However, even at just 35 years old, Rizzo knows the end of his career might be approaching. The 14-year veteran became a free agent when the Yankees declined his […]

Chen-Wei Lin Dealing With Undisclosed Injury

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Chen-Wei Lin (undisclosed) is opening the High-A regular season on the 7-day injured list with an undisclosed injury. The team did not specify when Lin suffered this injury. The 23-year-old is considered the No. 13 prospect in the St. Louis system on MLB Pipeline. He made his professional debut during […]

Torpedo Bats and Home Runs for Fantasy Baseball - The Bronx Bombers Are Back?

The hot topic over the past week has been torpedo bats, with the Yankees' hitters being the focal point. Over the past two seasons, we have more Statcast data on bat speed, swing length, squared-up rate, and blasts. The latter two relate to the contact efficiency from the bat, plus bat speed and exit velocity. […]

Matt Vierling Still Not Throwing

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (shoulder) is not yet throwing, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. Stavenhagen notes that Vierling is hitting BP, conditioning, and running defensive drills daily but has yet to progress to throwing. This spring, Vierling was limited to just two at-bats after falling victim to a rotator cuff strain. The Tigers […]

Cooper Hjerpe Opening Season On Double-A Injured List

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Cooper Hjerpe (undisclosed) will open the Double-A regular season on the injured list. Hjerpe was limited by numerous injuries during the 2024 campaign and will now start the 2025 campaign sidelined. Last season, the former 22nd overall pick was only able to log 52 1/3 innings of work split between […]

Jose Ramirez Motivated To Get Even Better

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez finished last year with 39 home runs, 39 doubles and 41 stolen bases in 158 games, leaving him just shy of the elusive 40-40-40 club, which only Alfonso Soriano in 2006 was able to pull off. Ramirez said he worked even hard this past offseason to try and reach […]

Grant Taylor Assigned To Double-A

Chicago White Sox starting pitching prospect Grant Taylor will begin the 2025 regular season with Double-A Birmingham. The White Sox drafted Taylor with the 51st overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. The 22-year-old has been unable to pitch through most of the start of his professional career as he underwent Tommy John surgery while […]

Alex Cobb Set For Live Batting Practice

Evan Woodbery of MLive Media Group reports that Detroit Tigers pitcher Alex Cobb (hip) is scheduled to throw live batting practice at Comerica Park early next week. The 37-year-old missed all of spring training due to right hip inflammation. Cobb dealt with injuries last season, limited to just 16.1 innings pitched over August and September. […]

Cooper Pratt Starting Season With Double-A Biloxi

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt will begin the season with Double-A Biloxi. The Brewers drafted the 20-year-old in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. Later that summer, Pratt received a brief taste in the Arizona Complex League where he held a strong .326/.424/.444 slash line across 12 contests. He opened the 2024 […]

Mike Boeve Will Miss Start Of Double-A Regular Season

Milwaukee Brewers infield prospect Mike Boeve (shoulder) will miss the start of the Double-A regular season after undergoing offseason right labrum surgery. According to Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline, the 22-year-old will continue to build back up in extended spring training. Last season, Boeve opened the campaign at the High-A level and tallied an impressive […]

Andrew Painter Set To Throw Live Batting Practice

Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter is set to throw live batting practice on Friday in Clearwater. Phillies manager Rob Thompson noted that his next steps will become "clearer" after that. Fantasy managers should keep an eye on his throwing progression as he could be cleared to make his season debut in the coming weeks. […]

Cardinals Recall Thomas Saggese From Triple-A

The St. Louis Cardinals recalled infield prospect Thomas Saggese from Triple-A Memphis on Friday after placing second baseman Nolan Gorman (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list with a right-hamstring strain. Saggese will head back to the big leagues after starting the year going 4-for-14 with a home run in his first four games with Memphis […]

Nolan Gorman Placed On 10-Day Injured List With Hamstring Strain

The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Friday that they placed infielder Nolan Gorman (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April 2) with a right-hamstring strain. Infield prospect Thomas Saggese has been recalled from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move. Although Gorman was hitting .500 (4-for-8) in the early going with a home run, […]

Top 5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 2 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

It's the start of the fantasy baseball season, and it's anyone's title to win. While some teams are dealing with a few injuries, most teams are generally comfortable with who is in their starting lineup at this point in the season. With fewer short-term holes for teams to fill, it's the time to chase upside […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers To Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 2)

Welcome to the first edition of my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters series as we head into Week 2 of the 2025 MLB season! For those who are new to this article, I try to illuminate players whose recent stats suggest a breakout is coming or that perhaps they are on the verge of a cold […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (March 31 - April 6)

Let's keep the opening ceremonies rolling as we hit the first full week of the MLB season with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 1 -- Monday, March 31 through Sunday, April 6. There are still a few arms yet to debut, and you know we're excited to see what they can do! […]

Ezequiel Tovar Off To A Slow Start In 2025

Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar is off to a slow start this season. He holds a .125/.125/.167 line with only one RBI and one extra-base thus far in 24 plate appearances. The only silver lining is that he is striking out at a 16.7 percent clip, which is better than his 27.7 percent career strikeout […]

Tim Tawa Stays Hot At The Plate

Arizona Diamondbacks second base prospect Tim Tawa went 2-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and three RBI during their victory over the Tacoma Rainiers on Thursday. Tawa's first double brought home Jordan Lawlar and Trey Mancini. Later in the contest, his second double would bring in Trey Mancini for the second time. Tawa has […]

Brenton Doyle Gets His First Extra-Base Hit On Thursday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Brenton Doyle went 1-for-5 with a double in Thursday's contest against the Philadelphia Phillies. The double was his first extra base hit of the young season, and hopefully, it will provide a spark to his bat as he's gotten off to a slow start in the power department thus far. On the […]

Logan Henderson Rebounds In Second Start

Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect Logan Henderson enjoyed a strong bounce-back in his second start. On Thursday, he tossed five shutout frames against the Gwinnett Stripers. He allowed just three hits and five walks. He struck out eight. In his first outing of the campaign, Henderson stumbled against Jacksonville, allowing six hits and five earned runs […]

Jose Alvarado Earns The Save On Thursday

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jose Alvarado earned his first save of the season on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. It certainly wasn't pretty, as it required him to throw 35 pitches in the ninth inning with a 3-0 lead, as he allowed one run on three hits while striking out three. On the bright side, Alvarado […]