J.D. Martinez Removed With Back Spasms Thursday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez left Thursday's contest against the Kansas City Royals with back spasms. Sam Travis pinch-hit for Martinez in the fifth inning. The move may be precautionary, although Boston was leading a close 4-2 contest at the time. This could be a blow for Boston and fantasy owners if Martinez... Read More

Charlie Blackmon Back Soon

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon will make a rehab start Thursday and likely rejoin the team Friday. Blackmon was placed on the IL with a right calf strain on May 27. He is in the midst of a typically strong season, hitting .300/.356/.565 with 10 home runs, 31 RBI, and two steals in 46 games.... Read More

Tyler Anderson Yet to Have Surgery

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson has yet to undergo planned surgery on his left knee. It was already going to be a struggle for Anderson to return this season, but as Groke notes, "with every day passed, it becomes less likely [that] he will." Anderson had already been demoted to Triple-A on May 5... Read More

Nick Madrigal Promoted to Double-A Birmingham

Chicago White Sox second baseman prospect Nick Madrigal was promoted to the team's Double-A affiliate Thursday. Madrigal, the 47th-rated prospect on MLB.com before the season, was hitting .272/.346/.377 with two home runs and 17 steals in 49 games for High-A Winston-Salem this season. He also walked 17 times against just six strikeouts in 218 plate... Read More

Mitch Garver At Designated Hitter And Batting Third

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver is serving as the team's designated hitter on Thursday and batting third. Catcher Willians Astudillo is behind the plate batting ninth. Also of interest is C.J. Cron dropping to eighth in the order. Minnesota is facing Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, who has a 3.76 ERA and 27.0 K%... Read More

Dallas Keuchel to Yankees No Guarantee

Free agent starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel has mostly been linked to the New York Yankees of late, but the St. Louis Cardinals are among other teams with a chance at signing the 31-year-old. The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves are also still connected to Keuchel, to a lesser extent. New York apparently remains the frontrunner,... Read More

Tommy Milone to Follow Opener Austin Adams Thursday

Seattle Mariners pitcher Austin Adams will serve as an opener Thursday for Seattle's game against the Houston Astros, with Tommy Milone following to pitch the bulk of the innings. Milone has been successful in three starts this season, with a 3.60 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 15 innings. However, in his career, he has just... Read More

Defense Keeping Willi Castro in Minors

Detroit Tigers infielder prospect Willi Castro remains in the minor leagues mostly to work on defense, according to GM Al Avila on Thursday. Avila stated that Castro has "been doing very well offensively. Our worry is defense." It's a common explanation when a hot prospect remains in the minors, but in Castro's case, he has... Read More

Trea Turner Walks It Off for Nationals

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner hit a no-out, two-run walk-off home run against Chicago White Sox closer Alex Colome for a 6-4 win on Wednesday. Turner had struck out three times previously and ended the game 1-for-5. It was his third home run of the season and first since coming off of the injured list... Read More

Jimmy Nelson Set For Return

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson will make his first MLB appearance since September 8, 2017 on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins. Miami is sending out a nearly identical lineup to the one that scored 16 runs on Tuesday, with catcher Bryan Holaday behind the dish instead of Jorge Alfaro as the only change. That... Read More

Tyler Clippard Now Starting Wednesday for Indians

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Tyler Clippard will open Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Twins after scheduled starter Carlos Carrasco was placed on the injured list with a blood condition. It is not clear who if anyone will pitch the bulk of the innings for Cleveland or whether it will be a bullpen game. With this... Read More

Carlos Carrasco To Injured List With Blood Condition

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been placed on the injured list, retroactive to June 2, with what is being called a "non-baseball, medical condition." Carrasco has apparently felt lethargic for weeks and is stepping away from baseball for now in order to take care of his health. The Indians do expect Carrasco back... Read More

Teoscar Hernandez Recalled

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez has been recalled to the big league club on Wednesday, with outfielder Jonathan Davis optioned. Hernandez was demoted after struggling to a .189/.262/.299 line in his first 39 games at the MLB level in 2019. In 19 games at Triple-A Buffalo, he has hit .253/.313/.480, which is still just... Read More

Dylan Carlson Enters MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects

St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Dylan Carlson is listed as the 99th-rated prospect at MLB.com in an update Wednesday. Carlson, 20, is hitting .287/.370/.531 in 55 games at Double-A Springfield this season, with nine home runs and 10 steals. A 6'3" switch hitter, Carlson could be in the Majors some time before the end of... Read More

Derek Dietrich, Jesse Winker Return to Lineup Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Derek Dietrich and outfielder Jesse Winker are batting fourth and fifth, respectively, on Wednesday against right-handed St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson. Dietrich and Winker play every day against right-handed starters, but are usually off against lefties, so owners in weekly leagues should be looking carefully at Cincinnati's schedule each... Read More

Braves Unlikely to Land Dallas Keuchel or Craig Kimbrel

Free agent starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel and relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel remain unsigned Wednesday with the draft underway, and it appears it won't be the Atlanta Braves who change either player's employment status. Atlanta is interested in Keuchel but not in active negotiations with him, while they find Kimbrel's asking price too high. Atlanta would... Read More

J.C. Ramirez Continuing Rehab Assignment Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher J.C. Ramirez will make the second start of his rehab assignment on Wednesday with the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees. Ramirez threw 1 2/3 innings in his first rehab appearance and will look to extend himself tonight. Ramirez only made two starts of a 9.45 ERA in 2018 before undergoing Tommy... Read More

Nicky Lopez Batting Seventh Wednesday

Kansas City Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez has been demoted to seventh in the batting order for Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Lopez was batting in the top two spots in the order initially but has struggled to a .211/.268/.276 line in his first 18 MLB games. Additionally, the Red Sox are throwing... Read More

Jonathan Schoop Out Wednesday

Minnesota Twins second baseman Jonathan Schoop has the night off Wednesday against Carlos Carrasco and the Cleveland Indians. Marwin Gonzalez is playing second, batting sixth, while C.J. Cron returns to the lineup at first base batting fifth. Carrasco has struggled this season but still has top-shelf stuff and could dominate any time, and so perhaps... Read More

Adam Jones to Get MRI

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Adam Jones will undergo an MRI on his right leg after he was removed from Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo considers it likely to be a "minor leg issue" but Arizona will play it safe. Jones is not in the lineup Wednesday for a 3:40 PM... Read More

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 10 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 3 (unless otherwise noted). Last week's risers had somewhat of a pessimistic outlook, which is countered somewhat by the first three risers discussed this week. The fallers, as usual, can be kind of upsetting to see (in a... Read More

Ketel Marte Hits 482-Foot Jack

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder/infielder Ketel Marte hit his 14th home run of the season Sunday, a 482-foot bomb leading off the bottom of the first inning. Tied for the longest in MLB this season, it set the tone for a 7-1 victory of the New York Mets. Marte added a two-run single in the ninth inning,... Read More

Merrill Kelly Dominant Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly struck out 10 in a 7-1 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. Only a Wilson Ramos home run in the second inning caused any trouble as Kelly allowed just six hits in 7 2/3 innings without a walk. The 30-year-old rookie worked his ERA down to 4.41... Read More

Corbin Burnes Gets Save Sunday

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes earned his first save of the season and second of his career on Sunday, getting the last two outs of a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Burnes has very promising stuff but has a catastrophic 9.72 ERA this season. In order to regain fantasy relevance, he not only needs... Read More

Brandon Crawford Homers Twice Sunday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford had a big game Sunday in an 8-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles, going 2-for-5 with two solo shots. He did not strike out. It's nothing but a nice surprise for Crawford, which the Baltimore bullpen can do for a hitter, especially at Camden Yards. Crawford is now hitting... Read More

Adrian Sampson Strikes Out 11

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Adrian Sampson set a career high with the first double-digit strikeout game of his career on Sunday in a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. Sampson allowed just one run in seven innings by scattering eight hits without a walk, and he struck out 11. Only a sixth inning Jorge... Read More

Luis Arraez Optioned

Minnesota Twins infielder Luis Arraez was reportedly optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, with a corresponding move to be announced Tuesday. Arraez was hitting .375/.467/.583 in 30 plate appearances over 10 games in his first taste of MLB action. However, the Twins lineup is surprisingly loaded, leaving little room for Arraez to break in. He... Read More

Ryan Yarbrough Rocked Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough had a tough go of it on Sunday, allowing seven runs in seven innings on 10 hits in a 9-7 loss to the Minnesota Twins. He walked two and struck out four. Yarbrough was coming off two solid outings after getting called back up late in May, allowing... Read More

Taylor Rogers Picks Up Fifth Save

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Taylor Rogers struck out the side in the ninth inning of a 9-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday to get his fifth save of the season. Blake Parker got a hold after allowing two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Parker, with eight saves, receives the bulk of the... Read More

Zach Plesac Takes Tough Loss in Second Career Outing

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac took a loss through no fault of his own Sunday, allowing just one run in seven innings of a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The rookie allowed just four hits, but unfortunately one was a Tim Anderson solo home run in the fourth inning. Plesac walked one... Read More