Mike Moustakas Scratched With Back Spasms
6 years agoKansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas (back) was scratched from the lineup Tuesday with back spasms. Alcides Escobar will fill in at the hot corner and bat eighth against Indians starter Shane Bieber. This isn't good news for Moustakas or the Royals, as he's a potential trade chip ahead of the deadline for a rebuilding club. It's probably not a serious injury, but Moose needs to continue producing to prove to interested teams that he's fine. A trade out of KC and a bad lineup would be great for his fantasy value for the second half of the season. Alcides is one of the worst-hitting infielders in the majors and shouldn't be in any DFS lineups, especially while hitting eighth in the order.
Source: MLB.com - Jeffrey Flanagan
Source: MLB.com - Jeffrey Flanagan