11 hours agoDetroit Tigers second baseman
Gleyber Torres (side) hit a solo home run in the third inning of Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, but he was then pulled in the sixth inning due to a side injury. Torres was seen grabbing at his left side while rounding the bases after his home run, and he was later replaced at the keystone by Zack McKinstry, with
Javier Baez entering the game to play third base. The 28-year-old went 1-for-2 with a walk before leaving early with what could be a dreaded oblique injury. For now, fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day, but this is certainly an injury that could land Torres on the injured list. If that ends up being the case, McKinstry,
Colt Keith and
Andy Ibanez would all be options to move to the keystone. If Keith is moved to second,
Spencer Torkelson, who homered on Opening Day would move to first base.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Detroit News - Chris McCosky
2 weeks agoDetroit Tigers second baseman
Gleyber Torres (quadriceps) is back in the lineup Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is an encouraging sign for Torres and fantasy managers, as he was scratched from the lineup yesterday versus the Baltimore Orioles. The Tigers added Torres from the New York Yankees on a one-year, $15 million deal during the offseason. Torres will be expected to be the team's second baseman and bat toward the top of this Tiger lineup that struggled to produce runs in 2024. During the 2024 season, Torres finished with a .257/.330/.378 slash line. It was a respectable stat line, but he ranked in the bottom 15th percentile in fielding, and the Yankees did not want to re-sign him. Torres is hoping this fresh start with the Tigers can rejuvenate what he was able to do in 2023, a year in which he held a .273/.347/.453 line.
--Nicho Roessler - RotoBallerSource: Chris McCosky
2 weeks agoThe Detroit Tigers announced that second baseman
Gleyber Torres (quadriceps) was scratched from Sunday's Grapefruit League lineup against the Baltimore Orioles due to a right-quadriceps contusion.
Andy Ibanez will take over at the keystone and hit third in the batting order. Torres' injury doesn't appear to be all that serious, so we're considering him day-to-day at this point. The Tigers added the 28-year-old infielder on a one-year, $15 million deal this offseason to operate as their starting second baseman after the team surprisingly made the postseason last fall. His fantasy stock is down going into the 2025 season, though, after he finished with a .257/.330/.378 slash line, .709 OPS, 15 home run, 63 RBI, four steals and 80 runs scored in 154 games in his seventh and final season with the Yankees. Torres was an All-Star his first two years in the big leagues but has been inconsistent since and is RotoBaller's No. 17 fantasy second baseman.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Detroit Tigers
1 month agoDetroit Tigers second baseman
Gleyber Torres is expected to hit in the top half of the lineup and have a significant role in the offense. In addition, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reported that Torres has been the lone player taking reps at the keystone during the start of the week. Earlier in the offseason, the Tigers signed the 28-year-old to a one-year $15 million contract. However, given this update, fantasy managers should expect Torres to bat in a favorable position for his fantasy outlook. Last season, Torres was penciled in the leadoff spot 56 times and 30 times in the five-hole. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor where the Tigers deploy Torres in spring training. If given an opportunity to be the leadoff hitter, he could carry a high-scoring upside. He is a solid middle infield target in deeper formats, as he could tally a high amount of counting stats with an everyday role in the Detroit starting nine.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Cody Stavenhagen
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