May 11, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder
Alec Burleson is not in the starting lineup on Sunday when the Cardinals face Washington Nationals left-handed pitcher
MacKenzie Gore. Through the early part of the season, Burleson has yet to receive a start against a left-handed pitcher. Instead, this will open the DH spot for catcher
Ivan Herrera, who will bat in the six-hole. Through his first 36 games of the season, Burleson has been effective at the plate, holding a .261/.311/.351 slash line with two home runs and three stolen bases. Under the hood, the 26-year-old has generated a low .279 xwOBA with a 3.2% barrel rate, which suggests he could face regression later in the season. Fantasy managers should expect Burleson to also sit on Monday as they are set to face Phillies left-hander
Cristopher Sanchez. This afternoon, the Cardinals are best to fade in DFS facing Gore.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Atlanta Braves catcher
Sean Murphy is not in Sunday's lineup when the Braves conclude a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The backstop has started each of the past three games. During this stretch, Murphy has gone 2-for-10 at the plate with a double and a 5:2 K:BB. He will cede catching duties to rookie
Drake Baldwin, who will bat in the five-hole. Under the hood, Murphy has generated a strong 13.2% barrel rate with a .446 xSLG, which are both above the average marks. Through 24 games this season, the 30-year-old catcher has posted a .221/.330/.500 slash line with three doubles, seven long balls, and 14 RBI. This afternoon, Baldwin carries high streaming appeal facing Pittsburgh right-hander
Carmen Mlodzinski, who carries a 6.16 ERA.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Detroit Tigers shortstop
Trey Sweeney is not in Sunday's lineup when they conclude a series against the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon. Sweeney has become an everyday player in the Detroit starting nine and will be given a typical day off. Fantasy managers should expect the former 20th overall pick to return to the starting nine on Monday evening when they host the Boston Red Sox. This afternoon,
Zach McKinstry will shift to shortstop and bat in the six-hole. Over his last 20 games, Sweeney has been very productive at the plate, holding a .275/.359/.377 slash line with one double and two home runs. However, he has generated a modest .308 xwOBA, which suggests he could face some regression later in the season. The Tigers are best to fade in DFS facing Texas right-hander
Nathan Eovaldi.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Washington Nationals catcher
Keibert Ruiz and outfielder
Jacob Young are not in Sunday's lineup when the Nationals face the St. Louis Cardinals. Ruiz has started each of the previous three contests. Over his last 10 games, the backstop has been very productive at the plate, holding a .282/.317/.308 line with a 6:2 K:BB. Fantasy managers should expect Ruiz to return to the starting nine on Monday when they face the Atlanta Braves. Young has been in the starting lineup in each of the past 12 games. During this stretch, the 25-year-old has posted a modest .220/.273/.268 line. As a result,
Riley Adams will be behind the dish, and
Dylan Crews will shift to center field, which opens right field for
Alex Call. The Nationals are worth a look in DFS facing
Miles Mikolas, who enters this game holding a 4.76 ERA.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May
11,
2025
Chicago
Cubs
outfielder
Ian
Happ
(oblique)
remains
out
of
the
starting
nine
on
Sunday
when
the
Cubs
play
the
final
game
of
their
three-game
set
against
the
New
York
Mets.
Happ
was
unable
to
suit
up
on
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May 11, 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers have optioned right-handed pitcher
Tobias Myers to Triple-A Nashville. In a corresponding move, the Brewers have recalled
Elvis Peguero from Triple-A. Myers missed the start of the season due to an oblique injury and has struggled in his return. Over his first five outings of the season (16 1/3 innings), Myers has posted a 3.86 ERA with a 1.53 WHIP. During this stint, he has struck out 11 batters and served up 10 free passes. While the 26-year-old has gotten off to a slow start this season, he has impressed during his MLB debut last summer. Across his first 138 MLB innings, Myers posted a 3.00 ERA with a 1.17 WHIP. He struck out 127 batters. With Myers being sent down, fantasy managers should expect either
Aaron Civale (hamstring) or
Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) to return from the injured list in the coming days.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Milwaukee Brewers
May 11, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher
Taj Bradley allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings of work, but did not factor into the decision in the 3-2 victory over the Brewers on Saturday. The 24-year-old seems to have righted the ship after a six-run blowup against the Yankees a few weeks ago, posting three quality starts in his last four outings, now with five quality starts on the year (out of eight). The righty owns a 4.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and an 8.4 percent K-BB% so far in 2025. With an 18.3 percent strikeout rate that is well below his 25.9 percent career rate, hopefully he can start striking out a few more batters in these quality starts, which would make the former fifth-round draft pick much more serviceable for fantasy, and he'll get that opportunity against the Marlins next week, a team with the sixth-highest strikeouts-per-game average in the majors.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
May 11, 2025
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher
AJ Smith-Shawver pitched well in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Pirates, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out seven, but he came away with a no-decision. This effort comes on the heels of an eight-inning, one-hit masterpiece in his previous start, and if he continues to pitch like this, it will be hard to remove the righty from the rotation once
Spencer Strider (hamstring) returns. Through six starts this season, Smith-Shawver owns a 2.76 ERA (3.80 xFIP), 1.35 WHIP, and a 13.8 percent K-BB%. The 22-year-old's next start lines up with the 17-23 Nationals at home next Thursday, so it is an opportunity to keep rolling. The former seventh-round draft pick is still available in over half of Yahoo leagues for fantasy managers looking for pitching help with some rest-of-season upside.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
May 11, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop
Bo Bichette went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Mariners. The home run was just his second of the year, while he collected two RBI and scored once in the contest. The 2x All-Star has a solid .287/.337/.395 slash line with a .324 wOBA and 110 wRC+ so far this season, and many peripheral stats -- such as barrel and hard-hit rate -- are back in line with career norms after a down, injury-plagued 2024 campaign. While it hasn't shown up in the power department yet with a .108 ISO, his 9.3 percent barrel rate and xSLG of .504 may foretell that a surge is coming, and Saturday's performance may be a starting point.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
May 11, 2025
San Diego Padres starting pitcher
Stephen Kolek twirled a gem on Saturday, tossing a complete-game shutout in his second career start in the majors, picking up the win in a 21-0 blowout victory over the Rockies. The 28-year-old scattered five hits and two walks over nine innings while striking out seven. A week ago, the righty tossed five and one-third innings of shutout ball, leaving his ERA at a spotless 0.00 after two starts. The former 11th-round draft pick threw 46 2/3 IP for the Padres in his debut last season, but as a reliever, so this is somewhat uncharted waters for him, although he's worked as a starter in the minors. The 6-foot-3 hurler's next start lines up with a surprisingly stout Mariner lineup, and his recent success should allow the Padres to give
Yu Darvish (elbow) as much time as he needs to build up his arm for a return to the mound.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
May 11, 2025
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher
Walker Buehler (shoulder) is expected to return for the team's series against the Mets that goes from May 19-21, according to manager Alex Cora. The 30-year-old has been on the 15-day injured list with minor bursitis in his right shoulder. Before going down with the injury, the 2x All-Star was 4-1 with a 4.28 ERA (3.72 xFIP), 1.22 WHIP, and a 14.3 percent K-BB%, but had been more effective than those numbers suggest over his last four starts with three of those four registering as quality starts (2.59 ERA, 1.07 WHIP). Although the righty doesn't strike out as many batters as he used to, he should be a solid back-end option for fantasy once he returns.
Hunter Dobbins, who has looked good in limited action, will get another turn through the rotation next week against the Pirates, but could be the odd man out once Buehler returns.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: Chris Cotillo - MassLive.com
May
11,
2025
New
York
Mets
infielder
Brett
Baty
belted
a
pair
of
home
runs
in
a
2-for-5
day
at
the
plate
during
Saturday's
6-5
loss
to
the
Cubs.
The
first
home
run
was
a
three-run
shot,
and
the
second
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May 11, 2025
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher
Logan Webb allowed five hits and two earned runs over seven innings in his team's 2-1 road loss to the Minnesota Twins. The 28-year-old walked one and struck out nine, falling to 4-3 on the season. The lone blemish against Webb came in the bottom of the third inning when designated hitter
Trevor Larnach launched a two-run homer off him. He was excellent for the second straight start, but Twins pitcher
Joe Ryan was equally as good and able to out-duel him. The former fourth-round pick has been stellar thus far, letting up three or fewer runs in all but one of his nine starts. He'll bolster a strong 2.60 ERA and 1.16 WHIP (65:14 K:BB) into his next start against the Athletics at home.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
May 11, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher
Corbin Burnes struck out five batters over seven scoreless innings in Saturday's 3-0 home win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The righty allowed five hits and issued two free passes while landing 58 of 91 pitches for strikes (12 whiffs) in his return to the rotation. Burnes had dealt with shoulder inflammation that caused Arizona to skip his last turn, but a cortisone injection had him feeling much better. While the California native has done a good job of limiting damage against him this season (2.95 ERA), he hasn't nearly pitched up to the level that we've come to expect. Burnes is sporting career-highs in hard-hit percentage (50.5%) and average exit velocity (91.0 MPH) while affording batters a .275 xBA thus far. It's encouraging that he pitched well against the Dodgers, but a 5.34 xERA is a cause for concern (4.39 xFIP).
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
May 11, 2025
New York Yankees designated hitter
Aaron Judge went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in his team's 11-7 loss to the Athletics. The fantasy stalwart's power binge continued on Saturday, as he launched long balls No. 13 and No. 14 on the season. Though he's slowed down in recent days, Judge is on an absolute tear at the dish. After hitting just one HR from Apr. 5 to Apr. 26, the 33-year-old has crushed an astonishing seven no-doubters in his last 12 appearances. He's come back to Earth slightly, hitting "only" .396 with a ludicrous 1.258 OPS. In 39 games this season, the superstar slugger has put together a multi-hit performance in 18 of them (60%). At this point, the superlatives to describe his excellence are running thin.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
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