2 days agoSan Diego Padres starting pitcher
Randy Vasquez was promoted from Triple-A earlier on Saturday afternoon to start on Saturday evening when the Padres face the Arizona Diamondbacks. Vasquez has spent the entire month in Triple-A and has held a rough 7.20 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Through his previous 40 1/3 innings at the big league level, the 25-year-old has posted a 5.58 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, with a 15:26 BB:K ratio. Fantasy managers and DFS players should avoid Vasquez as a streaming option this evening as he will face a tough Arizona lineup that has hit right-handed pitching quite well this season with an excellent .788 OPS.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
2 days agoSt. Louis Cardinals third baseman
Nolan Arenado is not in Saturday's lineup as the Cardinals continue a series against the San Francisco Giants. Arenado got a day off on Thursday and will now get his second rest day of the week. Throughout his past 11 games, the 33-year-old has carried a strong .357/.404/.405 line with two doubles and five RBI. As a result, 22-year-old
Thomas Saggese will get the nod at the hot corner and bat in the seven-hole. Arenado has enjoyed another solid campaign holding a .277/.325/.394 line with 16 home runs and two stolen bases. Saggese is worth a look in DFS this afternoon as he will face San Francisco right-hander Tristian Beck who should not be expected to last long in this start as he typically only logs two innings in each outing.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
2 days agoMiami Marlins catcher
Nick Fortes will take a seat on Saturday afternoon and will cede catching duties to
Jhonny Pereda. Fortes has started in each of the past two games. Since the start of the month, Fortes has carried a solid .274/.329/.419 line with six doubles and one home run. Pereda rejoined the major league roster earlier this month and has gone just 5-for-22 throughout September. Fantasy managers should expect Fortes to be behind the dish in the final game of the regular season on Sunday. Pereda should not be considered in DFS formats this afternoon as he will face Toronto right-hander
Yariel Rodriguez.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
2 days agoChicago Cubs outfielder
Seiya Suzuki (ankle) is returning to the starting nine on Saturday afternoon as the Cubs continue a three-game set with the division-rival Cincinnati Reds. Suzuki was kept sidelined over the past two games due to a minor ankle injury but will be back in action on Saturday. Since the start of the month, the 30-year-old has been swinging a hot bat with a .316/.438/.468 slash line with two home runs and six doubles. Suzuki has enjoyed another strong campaign in his third major-league season with a solid .281/.361/.482 line, 21 long balls, and 16 stolen bases. Suzuki will likely be drafted within the top 20 at his position due to his ability to contribute to all five standard categories.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
2 days agoPittsburgh Pirates starting pitching prospect
Mike Burrows is being promoted to the major league roster. In a corresponding move, the Pirates demoted right-hander
Jared Jones to the Florida Complex League as he made his final start of the season on Friday evening. Burrows has spent the entire season at Triple-A Indianapolis and posted a 4.06 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, with a 15:45 BB:K ratio. The 24-year-old is not projected to start on Saturday or Sunday but could be deployed out of the bullpen over the weekend. Fantasy managers should expect Burrows to compete for a spot on the major league roster during spring training.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Pittsburgh Pirates
2 days agoChicago Cubs third baseman
Isaac Paredes is not in the starting nine on Saturday afternoon as the Cubs continue a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds. Paredes has started in each of the past five games and will take a day off. As a result,
Patrick Wisdom will cover the hot corner and bat in the eight-hole. Since the start of September, the former Ray has begun to heat up at the plate with a strong .289/.374/.316 line. Since joining the Cubs at the trade deadline, Paredes has carried a .223/.324/.309 slash line. Wisdom will face Cincinnati's top pitching prospect,
Rhett Lowder, this afternoon, who has held a strong 1.40 ERA.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
2 days agoMinnesota Twins first baseman/third baseman
Jose Miranda (back) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday afternoon, which will sideline him for the remainder of the 2024 season with the Twins eliminated from the playoff picture. Miranda was scratched from Thursday's lineup with a back injury and remained sidelined on Friday evening. In a corresponding move, the Twins promoted infielder
Michael Helman. Miranda had a solid 2024 campaign as he posted a .284/.322/.441 line with nine home runs. This was a significant improvement over the .211 AVG he held last season. The 26-year-old was one of the best hitters in the sport during July as he held an incredible .439/.477/.634 slash line. Fantasy managers should view Miranda as a depth corner infield option heading into the 2025 campaign.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Minnesota Twins
2 days agoMiami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will not return to Miami next season, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Schumaker reportedly told his players on Friday evening that he would not return as head skipper next summer. Schumaker was the manager of Miami for two seasons and led them to a playoff birth last season en route to being named National League Manager of the Year. However, the team took a step back this season as they stand with just 60 wins. Injuries have derailed the rotation all summer as
Eury Perez (elbow) and
Jesus Luzardo (back) have missed the vast majority of the season, and ace
Sandy Alcantara (elbow) did not pitch at all. Schumaker will likely be a coveted asset this fall and should find a new home fairly quickly.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com
2 days agoSeattle Mariners interim manager Dan Wilson said that right-hander
Emerson Hancock will be called up from the minors to start Saturday's contest at T-Mobile Park against the division-rival Oakland Athletics, and right-hander
Logan Gilbert will take the ball for the season finale on Sunday. The rotation decisions for the team's final two games of the season -- they were eliminated from postseason contention on Friday -- mean that right-hander
Bryce Miller won't make another start in 2024. The 26-year-old had a breakout campaign in his second year in the big leagues, going 12-8 with a shiny 2.94 ERA (3.58 FIP), a 0.98 WHIP, 171 strikeouts and 45 walks in 31 starts (180 1/3 innings). He'll cost a pretty penny in fantasy drafts next spring. Hancock, on the other hand, has been very inconsistent and is sporting a 4.72 ERA and 1.30 WHIP with only 36 K's in 55 1/3 frames.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Seattle Times - Ryan Divish
2 days agoThe San Francisco Giants will not start left-hander
Blake Snell on Saturday at Oracle Park versus the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. Instead, right-hander
Tristan Beck will get the nod in the penultimate game of the 2024 season. The Giants were coy about the decision all week, but there wasn't a lot of upside for Snell, who will once again be a free agent this winter after opting out of his contract with San Fran. The 31-year-old National League Cy Young winner in 2023 with the Padres signed with the Giants late this spring and then was injured quickly. He eventually bounced back, though, and as usual pitched better in the second half. In his 20 starts in 2024, Snell went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA (2.42 FIP), a 1.05 WHIP and a 145:44 K:BB in 104 innings pitched. He will have plenty of suitors on the free-agent market because of his dominant 30.2% career strikeout rate.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NBC Sports Bay Area - Alex Pavlovic
2
days
agoToronto
Blue
Jays
outfielder
Jonatan
Clase
and
infielder
Leo
Jimenez
will
both
start
on
the
bench
on
Saturday
against
the
visiting
Miami
Marlins
at
Rogers
Centre.
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2
days
agoDetroit
Tigers
outfielder/infielder
Matt
Vierling
and
rookie
shortstop
Trey
Sweeney
are
both
out
for
Saturday's
contest
at
Comerica
Park
against
the
division-rival
Chicago
White
Sox.
The
Tigers
are
resting
a
few
players
after
clinching
their
first
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2 days agoDetroit Tigers right-hander
Beau Brieske will serve as the team's opener for Saturday's contest against the division-rival Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park, a day after the club clinched their first postseason berth in 10 years on Friday night. This will be Brieske's 12th start of the year for Detroit. The 26-year-old has gone 4-4 on the year with a 3.56 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP and 68 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings over 45 appearances (11 starts). His last start came on Sept. 14 against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went just one inning, walking two and striking out one. Brieske is only expected to go an inning or two in the second game of the series before being replaced by a bulk reliever, so we wouldn't recommend using him as a streamer in any fantasy formats. In his 11 starts in 2024, Brieske has gone only 14 2/3 innings, allowing nine runs (eight earned) while walking 11 and fanning 17.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
2
days
agoChicago
White
Sox
outfielder/designated
hitter
Gavin
Sheets,
infielder
Nicky
Lopez
and
catcher
Korey
Lee
are
all
out
on
Saturday
against
the
division-rival
Detroit
Tigers
at
Comerica
Park.
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2
days
agoChicago
White
Sox
outfielder
Luis
Robert
Jr.
(rib
cage)
remains
out
of
the
action
for
Saturday's
tilt
at
Comerica
Park
against
the
division-rival
Detroit
Tigers.
Robert
will
be
missing
his
second
straight
game
due
to
soreness
in
his
rib
cage.
It
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