May 7, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman
Freddie Freeman has been on fire at the plate over the last few weeks. He continued his impressive stretch of play during Wednesday's game against the Miami Marlins. Freeman broke the scoreless tie with an RBI single in the sixth inning. An inning later, Freeman would clear the bases with a three-run triple. He would end his day 3-for-4 with a triple, and four RBI in the win. Freeman was unstoppable during this three-game series as he knocked in eight runs. He is in the middle of a 12-game hit streak and continues to be one of the best hitters in baseball.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
May 7, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder
Corbin Carroll continued his MVP-type season during Wednesday's game against the New York Mets. Carroll refused to get out as he reached base in all four of his plate appearances. His biggest contribution of the game came in the eighth inning when he hit his 11th home run of the season off
Max Kranick. Carroll would finish this game 2-for-2 with a homer, one RBI, and two walks in the loss. The 24-year-old is putting up MVP numbers right now and has homered in two of his last three games.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
May 7, 2025
New York Mets starting pitcher
Kodai Senga didn't have the best start to the game, but he was able to have success during Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The right-hander allowed five walks over the first few innings of this contest. Luckily, Senga was able to work around the walks as he threw six shutout innings. He allowed two hits, five walks, and struck out four batters over his six innings of work. He'll take a 1.16 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 35/17 K/BB ratio into his next start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Senga has been excellent this season as he has allowed two earned runs or less in all seven of his starts this season.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 7, 2025
San Diego Padres starting pitcher
Dylan Cease (undisclosed) made an early exit from Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees. Cease was cruising along and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Wednesday's contest. However, Cease gave up a solo home run to
Cody Bellinger to break up the no-no. After that, Cease was forced to exit with a trainer due to an undisclosed injury, but he appeared to be looking at his right hand. The organization should give an update on his status, but hopefully it was only a cramp or something minor. He finished his outing throwing 6 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on one hit, while striking out nine batters. Fantasy managers will need to check back for another update on his status. Before exiting, Cease appeared to be pleading his case to remain in the game, for what it's worth.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Jorge Castillo
May 7, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies catcher
J.T. Realmuto (foot) was taken out early during Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Realmuto suffered a bruised left foot when he fouled a ball off it during the seventh inning of this contest. The Phillies pulled him out of the contest and the expectation is that Realmuto will undergo additional testing. For now, fantasy managers should consider Realmuto as day-to-day until more information is released. Before exiting, Realmuto went 0-for-3 at the plate with a walk and a run scored.
Rafael Marchan took over behind the plate and figures to see more playing time if Realmuto misses time.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Todd Zolecki
May 7, 2025
New York Mets outfielder
Juan Soto came up clutch for his team during Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Soto was quiet in the game until he blasted a solo home run off right-hander
Merrill Kelly in the sixth inning. It was a 427-foot blast that would give the Mets the lead in this contest. Soto wasn't done as he connected again for a home run off lefty
Jalen Beeks in the eighth inning. Soto finished the game 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in the win. Soto got off to an average start to the season, but has been hot with the bat over the last week. Fantasy managers are finally getting the results they expected out of Soto.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
May
7,
2025
Cincinnati
Reds
right-hander
Hunter
Greene
(groin)
left
his
start
early
on
Wednesday
against
the
Atlanta
Braves
at
Truist
Park
due
to
a
right-groin
injury,
according
to
The
Cincinnati
Enquirer's
Charlie
Goldsmith.
It's
a
shame
that
Greene
had
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May 7, 2025
Chicago Cubs right-handed reliever
Ryan Brasier (groin) is scheduled to start his minor-league rehab outing with an appearance for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday night. Brasier allowed one run in his lone inning of work in Tokyo, Japan, against the Los Angeles Dodgers to kick off the 2025 regular season, but he hasn't pitched since due to a strained left groin. The 37-year-old veteran is now ready to resume pitching in games, though, so he should be able to return to Chicago's less-than-stellar bullpen by mid-May. Brasier missed time due to a calf injury last year but was mostly solid when he was on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 29 outings (four starts), posting a 3.54 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with 25 strikeouts and only five walks in 28 innings. Because he's not a big strikeout guy, he's unlikely to become a closing option for the Cubs later this season.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Chicago Sun-Times - Maddie Lee
May 7, 2025
Chicago Cubs right-handed pitching prospect
Cade Horton is a candidate to take lefty
Shota Imanaga's (hamstring) spot in the starting rotation this Saturday against the New York Mets, but even if the Cubs end up going with right-hander
Chris Flexen or a bullpen game at Citi Field, the 23-year-old Horton is expected to make his major-league debut at some point in May, according to The Athletic's Patrick Mooney. Horton, the team's top pitching prospect, is coming off a major shoulder injury in 2024 and has thrown only 205 1/3 innings combined between his one college season at Oklahoma and the Cubs' farm system. The former seventh overall pick in 2022 has a sharp 1.24 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Iowa, but Chicago wants to see Horton display better command and consistency with his pitches. Horton's upside makes him worth stashing now in deep-mixed fantasy leagues if you need rotation help.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Patrick Mooney
May 7, 2025
Chicago Cubs closer
Ryan Pressly faced eight hitters without recording an out and allowed nine runs (eight earned) in the extra-inning loss to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Pressly had his right knee drained on April 22, which briefly limited his availability. And in recent weeks, the Cubs have used the 36-year-old sparingly, as he's pitched just twice since April 27. "Everything's fine," Pressly said. "Body felt great. Like I said, didn't do my job tonight. Everybody else did." After his poor performance on Tuesday, he has a 7.62 ERA, 1.92 WHIP, five strikeouts and four saves in 13 innings in 2025. Pressly has struck out only five of the 62 batters he's faced so far, which should have fantasy managers plenty worried about his ability to retain the ninth-inning job all year. The Athletic's Patrick Mooney mentions
Porter Hodge as a late-inning reliever with more classic swing-and-miss stuff.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Patrick Mooney
May 7, 2025
The New York Mets signed free-agent left-hander
Colin Poche to a minor-league deal on Wednesday. Poche will report to Triple-A Syracuse and give the Mets some left-handed relief depth after they lost veteran
A.J. Minter (lat) for the rest of the season. The Washington Nationals cut the 31-year-old veteran southpaw after he allowed 12 runs (11 earned) on 10 hits (one homer) while walking 12 and striking out 10 in just 8 1/3 relief innings in 13 appearances this year. Poche missed 2020 and 2021 due to injury but was much better the last three years with the Tampa Bay Rays, sporting a 3.27 ERA (4.16 FIP), A 1.13 WHIP, 10 saves, 158 strikeouts and 59 walks over 156 2/3 relief frames. A bounce-back is possible as he remains in the National League East, but Poche is off the fantasy radar for now.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: New York Post - Mike Puma
May 7, 2025
New York Mets left-hander
Sean Manaea (oblique) received a platelet-rich plasma injection on March 31 and had an encouraging follow-up MRI exam on April 14, at which point he resumed throwing. However, Manaea is still limited to flat-ground work for the time being as he works his way back from a strained right oblique that he suffered in spring training. He was throwing from 105 feet and had been increasing the intensity of his throwing sessions as of Tuesday. Barring a setback as the 33-year-old veteran southpaw continues to build up his arm, he could return to New York's starting rotation at some point in June. A mechanical adjustment in 2024 led to Manaea having a career resurgence with a 3.47 ERA and 1.08 WHIP with 184 strikeouts and 63 walks in 32 regular-season innings for the Mets. It might be a lot to ask from him for an encore, especially at his age while coming off an injury.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 7, 2025
New York Mets right-hander
Frankie Montas (lat) threw his third bullpen session on Tuesday but still needs a full spring training-style buildup before he's cleared to rejoin the Mets' starting rotation. Montas suffered a high-grade lat strain in mid-February before the start of spring training and went six to eight weeks without throwing at all. There's a chance we could see the 32-year-old veteran later this month, but it's more likely that he won't make his debut with New York until sometime in June after a lengthy minor-league rehab assignment. The Mets shifted Montas to the 60-day injured list last week. Montas made just one appearance in 2023 due to injury and was very inconsistent with the Reds and Brewers last year, posting a 4.84 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 148:66 K:BB in 150 2/3 innings. Fantasy managers just have to hope the Mets can turn him around like they have so far with
Griffin Canning.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 7, 2025
New York Mets infield prospect
Ronny Mauricio (knee) continues to rehab from a torn ACL in his right knee after having arthroscopic surgery on Aug. 2 of last year to remove scar tissue from his original operation. Mauricio played in his fifth minor-league rehab game with Single-A St. Lucie on Tuesday and will move his rehab assignment to Double-A Binghamton on Friday. The 24-year-old was put on the 10-day injured list on March 27 to begin the season. He missed all of last year with the injury, but barring a setback on his rehab assignment, Mauricio is expected to make his 2025 debut in the first half of the season. He has intriguing long-term upside for those in dynasty/keeper leagues, but with a crowded big-league infield, don't be surprised to see Mauricio sent back to the minors when he finishes his rehab assignment.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May
7,
2025
The
Toronto
Blue
Jays
announced
on
Wednesday
that
they
optioned
outfield
prospect
Alan
Roden
and
right-hander
Dillon
Tate
to
Triple-A
Buffalo.
The
club
also
selected
the
contract
of
right-hander
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