4 days agoTexas Rangers pitching prospect
Jack Leiter (finger) could make a rehab appearance with Triple-A Round Rock on either Wednesday or Thursday. Leiter threw a 35-pitch bullpen session on Sunday and appears to be nearing his return to game action. The former second overall pick was placed on the 15-day injured list following his start on April 2 due to a blister. Leiter was able to win a spot in the starting rotation out of spring training and performed quite well during his first two starts, posting a stellar 0.90 ERA with a 0.70 WHIP across 10 innings of work. He struck out 10 batters and served up just one free pass with six hits. Fantasy managers should pay close attention to his status during his rehab outing, as he could be cleared to return to the big leagues next week. He should be started in all formats when he returns, given his strong start to the season.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
4 days agoSt. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect
Quinn Mathews (undisclosed) was placed on the 7-day injured list on Monday afternoon. The team did not provide a reason why the budding southpaw hit the injured list. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status. Last summer, Mathews enjoyed an impressive campaign in the minor leagues as he began the season with Low-A and was able to finish the campaign with Triple-A. Across 126 1/3 innings in Low-A through Double-A, Mathews held a stellar 2.27 ERA with a 0.85 WHIP. During his first look at Triple-A, he allowed 12 runs across 16 innings. During the start of the 2025 campaign, Mathews showed similar struggles at Triple-A, posting a 6.10 ERA with a 2.57 WHIP across 10 1/3 innings. This injury will likely keep Mathews in the minor leagues through most of the first half of the campaign.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MiLB.com
4 days agoMilwaukee Brewers outfielder
Christian Yelich is taking a seat for Monday's series opener against the visiting Detroit Tigers at American Family Field with left-hander
Tarik Skubal on the mound. Yelich will get a day of rest after starting each of the team's last 10 games.
Isaac Collins will serve as the team's designated hitter on Monday night and will bat second against Skubal. Coming off offseason back surgery, Yelich does have three home runs in his first 16 games, but he's also hitting only .143 (8-for-56) in the early going with a double, 10 RBI, eight walks and 16 strikeouts in 65 plate appearances. Fantasy managers shouldn't start panicking yet, but he's been a disappointment after a very strong start in 2024. Collins is in a prime spot in the batting order but will be avoided by most DFS gamers against Skubal. The switch-hitter has gone 5-for-21 with no homers, two runs and two stolen bases so far this year.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
4 days agoToronto Blue Jays outfielder
George Springer (wrist) is dealing with inflammation in his left wrist and is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the visiting Atlanta Braves at Rogers Centre. The good news is that X-rays that Springer took in Baltimore came back negative, and he's considered day-to-day. He also underwent an MRI exam, which came back negative, and manager John Schneider said Springer would take batting practice and see how he feels. The 35-year-old left Sunday's win over the Orioles after injuring his wrist during an at-bat. Springer has dodged a serious injury, but he won't play on Monday, and fantasy managers will need to check back to see if he's active on Tuesday.
Alan Roden is drawing the start in left field on Monday and is hitting sixth against Braves right-hander
Grant Holmes. He has never faced Holmes in his career.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Hazel Mae
4 days agoAtlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter
Marcell Ozuna (leg) is out of the team's starting lineup on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center due to a minor leg injury. However, manager Brian Snitker isn't too concerned.
Bryan De La Cruz will serve as the designated hitter and will bat fifth against Blue Jays left-hander
Easton Lucas for the series opener. It's good news that Ozuna's injury doesn't sound very serious, but fantasy managers will need to pull him from their lineups on Monday and check back to see if he's available to play in Game 2 of the series in Canada on Tuesday. The 28-year-old De La Cruz should be avoided in DFS lineups for Monday's slate because of his slow start in 2025. The Dominican outfielder has gone just 8-for-39 (.205) with no home runs, a stolen base and 16 strikeouts in his 42 plate appearances over 13 games.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Justin Toscano
4 days agoKansas City Royals outfielder
Hunter Renfroe is out of the starting lineup for Monday's series opener in the Bronx against the New York Yankees. With Renfroe starting this one on the bench,
Cavan Biggio will start in right field and hit seventh against Yankees veteran right-hander
Carlos Carrasco. Renfroe started off the year as a lineup regular in right field for the Royals, but his playing time has been slipping after a slow start with the lumber. The 33-year-old veteran has gone just 5-for-39 (.128) with no home runs, a double, three RBI, four walks and 12 strikeouts in 12 games played. Renfroe hit just .229 last year but clubbed 15 home runs. The power is waning, though, and the strikeouts are piling up. Biggio hasn't been much better, hitting .217 (5-for-23) with no homers and two RBI in 11 games played. While Carrasco is a good matchup, fantasy managers setting DFS lineups can probably do better than Biggio.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
4 days agoKansas City Royals second baseman
Jonathan India (quadriceps) is back in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the New York Yankees and veteran right-hander
Carlos Carrasco in the Bronx, serving as the designated hitter and batting leadoff. Right-quad tightness kept India out of the series finale on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, but he's back in there a day later. The Royals have been using the 28-year-old in both left field and at second base early on this year, but he'll serve as the DH for this one. India has only five career at-bats against Carrasco, hitting a solo home run against him. In his first 15 games with the Royals this year, India has gone 11-for-53 (.208) with no homers, three doubles, three RBI, five runs scored, nine walks and eight strikeouts. He hasn't torn the cover off the ball early on, but India will be an attractive DFS play against Carrasco.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
4
days
agoPhiladelphia
Phillies
manager
Rob
Thomson
said
he
wants
to
give
struggling
outfielder
Brandon
Marsh
a
mental
and
physical
break.
Marsh
isn't
in
the
starting
lineup
on
Monday
against
the
visiting
San
Francisco
Giants
at
Citizens
Bank
Park,
and
there's
a
good
chance
he'll
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4 days agoPhiladelphia Phillies second baseman
Bryson Stott is at second base and is batting leadoff for Monday's series opener against the visiting San Francisco Giants and right-hander Landon Roupp at Citizens Bank Park. Stott has fared well against right-handed pitchers this year and will make his third straight start in the leadoff spot against a righty as a result. Overall, he's hitting a modest .250 (12-for-48) on the year with a homer, three doubles, six RBI, one stolen base, five runs scored, five walks and 14 strikeouts in 13 games played for the Phillies. Before his recent move to the top of the batting order, Stott had been in the eight-hole most days, so if this new lineup arrangement sticks, it will be a notable boost to his fantasy value. None of the Phillies hitters on Monday have faced Roupp in their careers.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
4
days
agoWashington
Nationals
rookie
right-hander
Brad
Lord
will
get
another
start
on
Monday
at
PNC
Park
and
will
be
opposed
by
right-hander
Paul
Skenes.
As
a
result,
right-hander
Jake
Irvin
is
being
bumped
to
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4 days agoPittsburgh Pirates Gold Glove utility infielder
Jared Triolo (back), who has been out since April 7 with a lumbar spine strain, will head to Triple-A Indianapolis for a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Kevin Gorman. Triolo took ground balls on Monday at PNC Park before the game against the Washington Nationals and didn't have any issues. The 27-year-old is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, but that might not happen until later this week or weekend after he plays in a few rehab games on the farm. Triolo is more useful to the Bucs for his glove and not his bat, limiting his fantasy appeal to primarily NL-only leagues as infield depth. He went 1-for-17 at the plate with a walk and five stolen bases in six games for Pittsburgh to begin his third MLB season before landing on the IL.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Kevin Gorman
4
days
agoPittsburgh
Pirates
catcher
Joey
Bart
(back)
is
still
on
the
bench
for
Monday's
series
opener
against
the
visiting
Washington
Nationals
at
PNC
Park.
Endy
Rodriguez
will
do
the
catching
for
right-hander
Paul
Skenesread more...
4 days agoNew York Yankees outfielder
Cody Bellinger will retreat to the bench for Monday's series opener against the visiting Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium.
Trent Grisham is starting in center field and will bat eighth against Royals right-hander
Seth Lugo. Bellinger missed some time with food poisoning early last week, but he started the last four games for the Yankees after recovering. However, the Yankees are giving the 29-year-old left-handed slugger a day off after his slow start to the 2025 season. In his first 12 games in the Bronx, he has gone 9-for-46 (.196) with a home run, a triple, eight RBI, two steals, nine runs scored, four walks and 15 strikeouts in 53 plate appearances. Grisham has outperformed Bellinger so far with a .344 average, three homers and nine RBI in 32 at-bats, but he's down at the bottom of the batting order and is hitless in just three career at-bats against Lugo.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
4
days
agoWashington
Nationals
outfielder
Dylan
Crews
is
starting
in
center
field
and
is
batting
eighth
in
Monday's
series
opener
against
the
Pittsburgh
Pirates
and
right-hander
Paul
Skenes
at
PNC
Park.
After
a
tough
start
to
the
season
at
the
read more...
4 days agoMilwaukee Brewers right-hander
Quinn Priester will make another start for the Brewers and is lined up to pitch on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers and right-hander
Jack Flaherty at American Family Field. To keep Priester in the starting rotation for another turn, the Brewers are moving
Elvin Rodriguez to the bullpen. The 24-year-old Priester was acquired in a trade from the Boston Red Sox last week and looked good in his debut with Milwaukee last week against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, allowing one earned run on six hits while walking two and striking out fur in five innings pitched. He'll have a bit more of a difficult matchup this time around in Detroit, but Priester is still worth streaming considering in deeper leagues. When both
Tobias Myers (oblique) and
Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) return from the injured list, Priester might not have a spot left in the rotation, though.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLive - Evan Woodbery
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