April 24, 2025
Texas Rangers starting pitcher
Kumar Rocker (shoulder) has been placed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday. This comes a day after Rocker gave up five runs over 1 2/3 innings of work during Wednesday's game against the Athletics. Rangers' manager Bruce Bochy said Rocker is dealing with a mild right shoulder impingement. The young right-hander has only made it through the fifth inning once so far this season. He has a ton of potential, but a little time off might be good for him.
Jack Leiter (hand) is expected to rejoin the rotation soon, so he'll likely take over the void in the rotation.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Shawn McFarland
April 24, 2025
Athletics outfielder/designated hitter
Brent Rooker will take a day off for the first time this season in Thursday's contest against the division-rival Texas Rangers. The left-handed-hitting
Seth Brown will serve as the DH and will hit sixth against Rangers right-hander
Jacob deGrom. Brown has only faced deGrom twice in his career, but he did take him deep for a solo home run. Rooker is hitting .235 (24-for-102) on the year -- he's probably not going to be much of an average or on-base asset for fantasy managers -- but he does have seven long balls, 13 RBI and 15 runs scored in his first 24 games of the 2025 season. The 30-year-old power threat has been much more consistent of late, going 11-for-33 with three homers, a double and five RBI in his last eight games. Expect Rooker to be back in action for Friday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 24, 2025
Seattle Mariners right-hander
Bryan Woo had a quality start and picked up his third win of the season in the team's 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday. Woo went six strong innings and gave up two earned runs on three hits (one homer) while walking only one and striking out a season-high eight batters. This makes four quality starts for Woo in his first five outings of the 2025 season, and he dropped his season ERA to 3.09 with the strong performance in Thursday's series finale in Beantown. The 25-year-old has been sharp with a 0.97 WHIP, 30 strikeouts and seven walks in the early going in 2025. Fantasy managers will want to keep him in their starting lineups when he faces the division-rival Los Angeles Angels next week.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 24, 2025
Washington Nationals right-hander
Cade Cavalli (elbow) is moving his minor-league rehab assignment to Double-A Harrisburg and will make his next start on Thursday. In his first rehab start while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Cavalli threw four shutout innings with one hit allowed, two walks and three strikeouts for Single-A Fredericksburg. The former first-rounder made his major-league debut back in 2022 with the Nationals but allowed seven earned runs in 4 1/3 innings in his lone start before missing most of the last two seasons due to right-elbow issues. Because of his extended layoff, the 26-year-old is likely going to spend all 30 days on his rehab assignment before the Nationals decide what to do with him. When he's ready to come off the 15-day injured list, there's a good chance Cavalli will be sent to Triple-A Rochester.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Washington Post - Spencer Nusbaum
April 24, 2025
Washington Nationals infielder
Paul DeJong (nose) saw an eye specialist on Thursday who found no issues. However, DeJong will undergo surgery to fix his broken nose. Manager Dave Martinez didn't offer a timetable for DeJong's eventual return after he was hit by a pitch back on April 15. In addition to his injury, the 31-year-old veteran has had a rough start at the plate in his first year with the Nats, going 11-for-54 (.204) with no home runs, four doubles, two RBI, two stolen bases, two walks and 24 strikeouts in his 16 games played. Until DeJong is able to return from surgery on his nose, veteran
Amed Rosario and
Jose Tena will split playing time for Washington at the hot corner. Fantasy managers in deep-mixed leagues don't really have any reason to hang onto DeJong while he recovers from a scary hit-by-pitch.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MASN Sports - Mark Zuckerman
April 24, 2025
The Athletic's Dan Hayes reports that Minnesota Twins third baseman
Royce Lewis (hamstring) will begin his minor-league rehab assignment on Friday with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints. Things were trending this way after Lewis didn't have any setbacks after sprinting on Monday and running the bases on Tuesday. Because the oft-injured 25-year-old has been out of action since the middle of March in spring training with a left-hamstring strain, his rehab assignment could be longer than normal, but there's also a chance he'll come off the injured list to rejoin the big-league roster at some point later next week. When Lewis does make his 2025 debut for Minnesota, young infielder
Brooks Lee will head back to a bench role for the Twins. Lewis, the former first overall pick in 2017, has yet to reach the 20-homer mark since debuting in 2022, but he also hasn't played in more than 82 games in a season due to injuries.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dan Hayes
April
24,
2025
Baltimore
Orioles
manager
Brandon
Hyde
said
that
outfielder
Tyler
O'Neill
(neck)
is
out
of
Thursday's
starting
lineup
against
the
hosting
Washington
Nationals
with
the
same
neck
soreness
that
he
dealt
with
last
week.
Hyde
is
hoping
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April 24, 2025
The Kansas City Royals announced that left-hander
Cole Ragans (groin) was pulled from his outing in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Thursday due to groin tightness. Ragans only made it three innings in the eventual 7-4 win, giving up four earned runs on three hits (two homers allowed) while walking two and striking out four for a no-decision. The 27-year-old southpaw will most likely go for additional testing, and fantasy managers should probably prepare for the worst, which would mean Ragans landing on the 15-day injured list. If his groin injury is minor, Ragans is lined up to make his next start next week against the Tampa Bay Rays. The former first-rounder came into Thursday's outing with a 3.58 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 42:7 K:BB in 27 2/3 innings over his five starts. Check back on Friday morning for an update on the severity of his groin injury.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Kansas City Royals
April 24, 2025
Baltimore Orioles second baseman
Jackson Holliday will take a seat on the bench with the team facing a left-handed pitcher on Thursday against the hosting Washington Nationals.
Jorge Mateo will take over at the keystone and will bat ninth against Nationals left-hander McKenzie Gore. Holliday has just two hits in 11 at-bats with two walks and five strikeouts against southpaws so far in 2025. The 21-year-old former top prospect has picked things up at the plate lately with four hits in 13 at-bats over the last seven days to raise his season average to .234 (15-for-64). It hasn't been the best start for the former first overall pick, but Holliday isn't going anywhere as Baltimore's starting second baseman. Mateo is a low-upside DFS play in the nine-hole, especially since he's gone just 1-for-17 with three steals as a bench player for the O's so far in 2025.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April
24,
2025
The
Tampa
Bay
Rays
placed
rookie
outfielder
Jake
Mangum
(groin)
on
the
10-day
injured
list
on
Thursday
with
a
left-groin
strain
and
recalled
infielder
Coco
Montes
from
Triple-A
Durham
in
a
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April
24,
2025
Washington
Nationals
outfielder
Jacob
Young
and
third
baseman
Jose
Tena
will
start
on
the
bench
for
Thursday's
contest
against
the
visiting
Baltimore
Orioles
at
Nationals
Park.
Dylanread more...
April 24, 2025
Baltimore Orioles right-hander
Kyle Gibson (back) said he dealt with some back tightness in his last minor-league rehab start with High-A Aberdeen on Sunday, but it's nothing serious and he's still ready to join the big-league rotation in Baltimore. Gibson allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit while walking two and striking out five in five innings of work for Aberdeen on Easter Sunday. In his three rehab outings to this point (two with Triple-A Norfolk), the 37-year-old veteran has given up six runs (five earned) on 10 hits (one homer) while walking two and striking out 13 in 12 innings pitched. Although Gibson feels ready to make his 2025 debut in the majors, it's unclear if the Orioles want to see him make one more rehab start in the minors first. Gibson has been durable the last three years, but he won't offer much fantasy upside outside of AL-only formats when he's back with Baltimore.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Jim Hayes
April 24, 2025
After slumping to open the 2025 regular season, Boston Red Sox first baseman
Triston Casas worked with hitting coach Pete Fatse this week to move the positioning of his hands further away from his body. The early results have been encouraging after Casas hit a three-run home run for the second straight day in Wednesday's loss to the Seattle Mariners. In his first 23 games, the 25-year-old left-handed slugger had a 39 wRC+ while batting .171 with a .570 OPS, which was the worst month of his career. As a result, manager Alex Cora recently moved him down from his customary fourth spot in the batting order. Both of his homers the last two days were just over 105 mph off the bat, and fantasy managers will be hoping Casas' adjustment with his stance will continue to mean more production after a slow start. Now he just needs to be moved back up the batting order.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Jen McCaffrey
April
24,
2025
The
Washington
Nationals
announced
on
Thursday
that
they
reinstated
shortstop
CJ
Abrams
(hip)
from
the
10-day
injured
list
and
optioned
infielder
Trey
Lipscomb
to
Triple-A
Rochester
in
a
corresponding
move.
Fantasy
managers
will
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April 24, 2025
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that right-handed reliever
Eli Morgan (elbow) is dealing with right-elbow neuritis. Morgan is heading to the team's spring training facility in Arizona and will be shut down from throwing for two to three weeks. The 28-year-old Morgan landed on the 15-day injured list with his right-elbow injury last week and won't be ready to come off the IL when he's eligible. Before getting injured, the former eighth-round selection by the Cleveland Guardians in 2017 out of Gonzaga University appeared in seven games for Chicago out of the bullpen and allowed 10 earned runs on 12 hits (three home runs) while walking three and striking out four. It has been a rough start to 2025 for Morgan, and now he probably won't be able to return to the big leagues for at least a couple weeks.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Jordan Bastian
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