August 19, 2025
Atlanta Braves third baseman
Austin Riley (abdomen) felt more soreness while working out on Tuesday, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Gabe Burns thinks it doesn't seem like Riley is going to return any time soon. The 28-year-old has missed most of the month of August while on the 10-day injured list with a strained lower abdominal muscle. Riley is still trying to return this season, but with the Braves nowhere near playoff contention, the Braves aren't going to rush him back, which means there's a possibility he could get shut down if he doesn't see improvement soon. At the very least, fantasy managers probably shouldn't expect him to return until at least some point in September. In the meantime,
Nacho Alvarez Jr. should continue to see most of the playing time at the hot corner in Atlanta. Riley has hit .260 (108-for-416) with 16 homers and 54 RBI in 102 games in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Gabe Burns
August 19, 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Tuesday that they reinstated left-handed reliever
Jose Alvarado from the restricted list and optioned right-hander
Nolan Hoffman to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move. Left-hander
Josh Walker was also designated for assignment. Alvarado will return to the big leagues for the first time since mid-May after it was announced that he was handed an 80-game suspension by MLB for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The 30-year-old veteran southpaw will return to the Phillies without as much fantasy appeal now that right-hander
Jhoan Duran is the team's unquestioned closer. Alvarado should remain fantasy relevant in holds leagues, though, and the Venezuelan had a nice 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 25 strikeouts and seven saves in his 20 innings at the time of his suspension.
--Keith HernandezSource: Philadelphia Phillies
August
19,
2025
Toronto
Blue
Jays
first
baseman
Vladimir
Guerrero
Jr.
(hamstring)
is
absent
from
the
team's
starting
lineup
on
Tuesday
in
Pittsburgh
against
the
Pirates
for
the
second
game
of
the
series.
Ty
France
is
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August 19, 2025
Chicago White Sox rookie shortstop
Colson Montgomery (side) will take a seat for Tuesday's affair in Atlanta against the hosting Braves at Truist Park. Fellow rookie
Chase Meidroth will get the nod at the 6 and will hit ninth against Braves right-hander
Bryce Elder. Montgomery will take the day off after he was taken out of Monday's series opener early with left-side soreness. The 23-year-old is day-to-day for now, but this could easily turn into an injured list situation if it turns out to be an oblique pull. Check back on Wednesday to see if he's feeling good enough to play in the series finale in Atlanta. The former first-rounder in 2021 has gone only 29-for-132 (.220) in his first 38 big-league games this year, but Montgomery is showing plenty of power with 10 homers, four doubles, a triple and 28 RBI in his 145 plate appearances.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August 19, 2025
Baltimore Orioles third baseman
Jordan Westburg (ankle) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game in Boston against the division-rival Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Luis Vazquez will start at third base and bat eighth against Red Sox right-hander
Walker Buehler. Westburg will take a seat in Game 2 of the series after leaving Monday's series opener early due to discomfort in his right ankle. With an off day coming on Wednesday, it's possible the 26-year-old third baseman could be ready to return for Thursday's series opener against the Houston Astros. Westburg has had an injury-plagued 2025 campaign, so hopefully this is an injury that won't require another stint on the injured list. After his first All-Star campaign in 2024, Westburg has slashed .276/.326/.473 with a career-high .799 OPS, 15 home runs, 34 RBI and 53 runs in 73 games. He's four homers away from setting a new career-high.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August 19, 2025
Atlanta Braves infield prospect Cody Miller has been promoted to High-A Rome after spending just 10 games at Single-A Augusta. The Braves' 2025 third-round draft pick went 16-for-43 (.372) with two doubles, a home run, 11 RBI, eight runs scored, and four steals during his short stint with the GreenJackets. The 21-year-old is coming off an 18-homer, 27-steal campaign in 58 games at Eastern Tennessee prior to being drafted. While he's not in the Braves' top 30 prospects yet, the quick promotion bodes well for his chances to start climbing the ranks next season.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB.com
August 19, 2025
New York Mets outfield prospect
Carson Benge (hand) was placed on the 7-day injured list on August 16, a day after getting hit in the hand by a pitch during a game at Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets' top-ranked prospect earned a promotion to Syracuse after slashing .308/.413/.513 with 12 home runs and 19 steals in 92 games between High-A and Double-A. The 2024 first-rounder was playing in just his fourth game at Triple-A when the injury occurred, and likely puts an MLB debut on ice until 2026. The 22-year-old offers solid hit, power, and run tools, so he is a prospect worth stashing in dynasty formats.
--Jarod RuppSource: MLB.com
August 19, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers second base prospect
Josh Adamczewski has earned a promotion to High-A Wisconsin after posting stellar numbers at Single-A Carolina. The Brewers' 13th-ranked prospect slashed .355/.455/.558 with five home runs and four steals for the Mudcats, although he played in just 46 games after missing two months with a back injury. The former 15th-round draft pick will get a chance to test his mettle at the next level, bringing with him a better-than-average career strikeout rate in the minors of 18.7 percent, along with a strong 15.9 percent walk rate. The 20-year-old is still a ways away from the majors, though, so for now he's just a player to keep an eye on in dynasty.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB Central
August 19, 2025
Kansas City Royals pitching prospect
Ben Kudrna has been promoted to Triple-A Omaha after making 20 appearances (19 starts) at Double-A Nashville this season. The Royals' seventh-ranked prospect posted a 4.21 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a 15.7 percent K-BB% with the Sounds, but had pitched much better as of late. The former second-rounder recorded a 1.71 ERA, a 0.85 WHIP, and a 17.4 percent K-BB% over his last six starts (31 2/3 innings pitched). The 6-foot-3 righty doesn't have eye-popping strikeout numbers like so many starters these days, but he showed improved command this season. He'll look to carry that momentum to Triple-A, then hopefully on into an MLB debut next year, although he's not necessarily a stash candidate in dynasty leagues.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB Central
August 19, 2025
Miami Marlins infielder
Graham Pauley (oblique), who landed on the 10-day injured list on Monday (retroactive to Aug. 17) with a Grade 1 right-oblique strain, is expected to be out for four weeks, per MLB.com. It means that Pauley is unlikely to return to the major leagues until the middle of September in the final month of the regular season.
Connor Norby (wrist) is nearing a return from his injured list stint, but until he's back, fantasy managers should expect
Javier Sanoja to see most of the playing time at the hot corner in South Beach. The 24-year-old Pauley was seeing regular time at the hot corner with Norby sidelined and had hit .273 since the All-Star break. However, Pauley has a slash line of .229/.310/.371 on the season with four home runs, 11 RBI, 15 runs and two steals in 54 games played in his first year in Miami.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August 19, 2025
Minnesota Twins shortstop prospect Marek Houston has been promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids after a short but productive stint at Single-A Fort Myers. The Twins' 2025 first-round draft pick went 20-for-54 (.370) with nine RBI, 10 runs scored, and six steals in just 12 games for the Mighty Mussels. The Twins' eighth-ranked prospect was the 16th overall selection in this year's Draft, and is coming off a season at Wake Forest where he hit .354 with 15 home runs and 19 stolen bases while walking (46) just as much as he struck out (46). A quick promotion like that shows the confidence the team has in his abilities, so dynasty managers should keep a close eye on the 6-foot-3 slugger in the event he moves fast through the system.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB Central
August 19, 2025
The New York Yankees announced on Tuesday that they reinstated infielder/outfielder
Amed Rosario (collarbone) from the 10-day injured list before their series opener against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays. Rosario will return to the Yanks after missing the minimum time on the IL with an SC joint sprain in his collarbone. The Yankees have not yet released their starting lineup for Tuesday's tilt against the Rays in Tampa, but the 29-year-old Rosario will likely be on the bench to start. With all of the team's infielders currently healthy, Rosario figures to be a bench option for the Bombers moving forward, giving him very little fantasy value, even in the deepest of leagues. The Dominican utilityman has appeared in only four games since being acquired from the Washington Nationals and has gone 3-for-7 with a double, RBI and a strikeout.
--Keith HernandezSource: New York Yankees
August
19,
2025
New
York
Yankees
manager
Aaron
Boone
told
the
"Talkin
Yanks"
podcast
on
Tuesday
that
the
team
is
trying
to
get
to
a
place
where
outfielder
Aaron
Judge
(elbow)
"can
throw
with
ease
while
also
being
able
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August 19, 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Tuesday that they sent first baseman
Rhys Hoskins (thumb) on a minor-league rehab assignment to Triple-A Nashville. Hoskins is attempting to return from a Grade 2 left-thumb sprain and could rejoin the big-league roster as soon as this weekend if he avoids setbacks in the minors this week. However, the 32-year-old veteran has been sidelined since July 7, so it's also possible the Brew Crew want Hoskins to go on a little bit longer of a rehab assignment.
Andrew Vaughn has been a nice under-the-radar pickup for Milwaukee and has been thriving with his change of scenery, so it's possible that Hoskins is involved in more of a platoon at first base when he's back with the Brewers. In his second year with the team, Hoskins was hitting .242 (65-for-269) with 12 homers, 42 RBI and 30 runs in 82 games before his injury.
--Keith HernandezSource: Milwaukee Brewers
August 19, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
Jackson Chourio (hamstring) is completing baserunning, hitting and defensive work without issues and will start a minor-league rehab assignment on Friday with Triple-A Nashville, according to Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Chourio has missed the last few weeks with a right-hamstring strain, but it's possible he'll come off the 10-day injured list early next week if he's able to avoid any setbacks with the Sounds this weekend. The 21-year-old has been out since late July. Chourio is one of the best young power/speed threats in the outfield in baseball and will give the red-hot, first-place Brewers a big boost when he returns. He was hitting .276/.311/.474 with 17 homers, 67 RBI, 71 runs and 18 steals in 445 at-bats before his injury.
Blake Perkins and
Brandon Lockridge will split center-field duties until Chourio returns.
--Keith HernandezSource: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Todd Rosiak
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