May 13, 2025
The Kansas City Royals signed free-agent left-hander
Rich Hill to a minor-league deal on Tuesday, the club announced. Hill will report to the team's spring training complex in Surprise, Ariz., and is expected to join Triple-A Omaha soon. Despite being 45 years old, the veteran southpaw is giving it another go as he tries to return to the big leagues for a 21st season. The former fourth-round selection by the Chicago Cubs in 2002 out of Michigan doesn't have much left in the tank but could provide the Royals with some left-handed pitching depth at some point this year, either as a spot starter or long-reliever out of the bullpen. For fantasy purposes, he can continue to be ignored everywhere. Hill appeared in just four games out of the Boston Red Sox's bullpen in 2024 and allowed two earned runs on a homer while walking three and fanning five.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Kansas City Royals
May
13,
2025
Pittsburgh
Pirates
outfielder
Oneil
Cruz
(back)
continues
to
sit
out
for
Tuesday's
contest
at
Citi
Field
against
the
hosting
New
York
Mets.
Ji
Hwan
Bae
will
get
the
start
in
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May 13, 2025
"As of now," Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that struggling right-hander
Tanner Houck will make his next start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves. MassLive's Chris Cotillo writes that there seems to be a little wiggle room for Houck, who has allowed double-digit runs in fewer than three innings in two separate outings already in 2025. The 28-year-old is at a loss for answers to why he's been so bad through his first nine starts of the season while sporting a nightmarish 8.04 ERA (6.13 FIP), a 1.69 WHIP, a league-high 57 hits allowed, a league-high 39 earned runs allowed and a league-high five hit by pitches after he was a first-time All-Star just last year. The Red Sox are going to give Houck at least another start to try to figure something out, and it will come against the offensively-challenged Braves. Even though it's a friendly matchup on paper, we'd suggest avoiding Houck right now.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MassLive.com - Chris Cotillo
May
13,
2025
Texas
Rangers
infielder/outfielder
Josh
Smith
(back)
remains
out
of
the
starting
lineup
for
Tuesday's
game
against
the
visiting
Colorado
Rockies
at
Globe
Life
Field.
Corey
Seager
(hamstring)
was
officially
placed
on
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May 13, 2025
San Francisco Giants infielders
Tyler Fitzgerald (rib) and
Casey Schmitt (oblique) are both starting their minor-league rehab assignments with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, according to MLB.com's Justice delos Santos. Fitzgerald is at second base and is batting leadoff, while Schmitt is at first base and hitting second for the River Cats. Fitzgerald is recovering from a fractured left rib, but barring setbacks, both infielders could rejoin the major-league roster in San Francisco by later this week or the weekend. The 27-year-old Fitzgerald is more fantasy relevant, as he'll likely return to regular playing time at the keystone with the Giants when he returns from the injured list. He hit .280 in 96 games a year ago with 15 home runs and 17 stolen bases, making him attractive as a middle-infield option for fantasy managers in deep-mixed leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Justice delos Santos
May 13, 2025
ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that Major League Baseball has reinstated Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other deceased players from its permanently ineligible list on Tuesday. Rose, MLB's all-time leader in hits, and Jackson were long-time baseball pariahs with their reputations stained by gambling. Rose was banned from baseball in August of 1989 following an MLB investigation that determined the 17-time All-Star had bet on games as a manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Jackson and seven other Chicago White Sox players were banned from playing pro baseball in 1921 for fixing the 1919 World Series. In addition to Rose and Jackson, Tuesday's ruling removes a total of 16 deceased players and one deceased owner from the league's banned list. Rose and Jackson could be enshrined into baseball's Hall of Fame in the summer of 2028 if they are elected.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeff Passan
May 13, 2025
The Texas Rangers reinstated catcher
Kyle Higashioka (intercostal) from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday, according to the Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant. The Rangers haven't released their starting lineup for Tuesday's contest against the visiting Colorado Rockies yet, so fantasy managers will want to check back before throwing Higgy back into their starting lineups. The 35-year-old veteran backstop played in only two minor-league rehab games and will return to split duties behind the plate with
Jonah Heim in Texas. Higashioka broke out with the San Diego Padres in 2024 for a career year with 17 home runs and 45 RBI, but he hit just .220 and won't have nearly as much fantasy value in Texas as he splits playing time essentially down the middle with Heim. He'll return to a .254/.279/.390 slash line with just one homer and eight RBI in 17 games played this year.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Dallas Morning News - Evan Grant
May
13,
2025
The
Texas
Rangers
officially
placed
shortstop
Corey
Seager
(hamstring)
back
on
the
10-day
injured
list
on
Tuesday
with
a
right-hamstring
strain
and
reinstated
catcher
Kyle
Higashioka
(intercostal)
from
the
10-day
IL
read more...
May 13, 2025
Texas Rangers closer
Luke Jackson's hand is still swollen on Tuesday, but he's very optimistic after taking a comebacker off his hand in Monday's contest against the visiting Colorado Rockies. The Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant reports that Jackson has a decent amount of strength and is squeezing a stress ball after initial X-rays on Monday night came back negative for any fractures or breaks. It sounds as though the 33-year-old veteran should avoid a trip to the injured list, but it wouldn't be a surprise if he's not available if a save situation arises again on Tuesday.
Jacob Webb replaced Jackson on Monday night in the 2-1 win for his first save of the year, but Texas could give
Chris Martin or
Robert Garcia the save opportunity on Tuesday if Jackson is unavailable. The main takeaway is that Jackson shouldn't be forced to miss extended time.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Dallas Morning News - Evan Grant
May
13,
2025
Atlanta
Braves
manager
Brian
Snitker
said
that
outfielder
Ronald
Acuna
Jr.
(knee)
will
likely
get
three
plate
appearances
in
his
first
minor-league
rehab
game
on
Tuesday
night
in
the
rookie-level
Florida
Complex
League.
It
will
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May 13, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
Max Scherzer (back, thumb) experienced some back tightness after his last bullpen session and didn't end up throwing on Tuesday in Toronto, according to The Athletic's Mitch Bannon. Scherzer's timeline has changed a bit as a result, but the team is hoping he can throw again this week. The 40-year-old three-time Cy Young winner made just one start with Toronto earlier this year before landing on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his troublesome right thumb. He has had multiple setbacks since and is now dealing with a back ailment that has complicated his recovery. It doesn't sound like a serious issue, but given all the injuries he's dealt with in recent seasons as he ages, fantasy managers have to wonder when exactly he'll make his return. Now on the 60-day IL, Scherzer cannot return until at least May 29, but his absence will probably stretch into June.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Mitch Bannon
May 13, 2025
The Cleveland Guardians placed right-hander
Ben Lively (forearm) on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with a right flexor-tendon strain and recalled right-hander
Zak Kent from Triple-A Columbus in a corresponding move, according to MLB.com's Tim Stebbins. Lively was pulled from his start early on Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers after experiencing forearm inflammation, and now he'll miss at least the next two weeks. Fantasy managers should be prepared for the 33-year-old veteran's absence to extend into June. In the short term, it's expected that
Kolby Allard will step into Lively's rotation spot in Cleveland, making him a waiver-wire candidate in AL-only formats. Lively has been solid in his nine starts in 2025 with a 3.22 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, but his 16.3% strikeout rate leaves a lot to be desired for fantasy managers.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Tim Stebbins
May
13,
2025
The
Los
Angeles
Times'
Jack
Harris
writes
that
Los
Angeles
Dodgers
Japanese
rookie
right-hander
Roki
Sasak
hasn't
hit
99
mph
on
his
fastball
since
his
adrenaline-fueled
debut
in
his
MLB
debut
in
Tokyo,
Japan,
to
start
the
season
and
has
dropped
read more...
May
13,
2025
The
New
York
Yankees
announced
on
Tuesday
that
they
placed
infielder/outfielder
Oswaldo
Cabrera
(ankle)
on
the
10-day
injured
list
with
a
left-ankle
fracture
and
reinstated
infielder
DJ
LeMahieu
(calf)
from
the
read more...
May 13, 2025
Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever
Jason Foley (shoulder) will have season-ending right-shoulder surgery, according to manager A.J. Hinch. Foley recorded a career-best 28 saves for Detroit while also posting a 3.15 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 46:20 K:BB in 60 relief innings in 2024 in his fourth year in the big leagues. However, he was optioned to Triple-A Toledo to begin the year and then landed on the injured list in mid-April with a right-shoulder strain. Before being shut down, he threw 6 2/3 shutout innings with the Mud Hens with nine strikeouts and no walks in five relief appearances. Fantasy managers holding him in deeper leagues in hopes that he'd return to Detroit at some point this year in a high-leverage role can now cut bait in redraft leagues. The Tigers will move forward with
Will Vest and
Tommy Kahnle as their co-closers.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLive - Evan Woodbery
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