July 1, 2025
Los Angeles Angels shortstop
Zach Neto (shoulder) is back at the 6 and is batting leadoff for Tuesday's series opener in Atlanta against Braves right-hander
Grant Holmes. Neto jammed his surgically-repaired right shoulder while sliding into second base late last week and missed the next four games. However, he thankfully avoided any structural damage and will return to the lineup for Tuesday's series opener at Truist Park. The 24-year-old former 13th overall pick in 2022 out of Campbell is one of the best young rising shortstops in the game and should be returned to all fantasy lineups this week. He comes into Tuesday's tilt riding a .273/.316/.486 slash line with an .802 OPS, 12 home runs, 29 RBI, 46 runs scored and 13 stolen bases in 249 at-bats. In the last two weeks, Neto has gone 9-for-34 (.265) with two homers, two doubles, three RBI and a steal.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 1, 2025
Athletics first baseman/outfielder
Tyler Soderstrom is out of the team's starting lineup on Tuesday versus the hosting Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field. With Soderstrom getting a day off, rookie outfielder
Colby Thomas will make his first major-league start in left field and batting eighth against Rays right-hander
Shane Baz. This will be Soderstrom's second day off of the 2025 season. The 23-year-old left-handed slugger has been a strong source of power in his third season in the big leagues, clubbing 14 home runs and driving in 47 while batting .253/.336/.429 with a career-best .766 OPS in 86 games played. Thomas has intriguing power and speed, but it remains to be seen how much playing time he'll get with the A's. The former third-rounder hit an impressive .297 (92-for-310) with 17 homers, 70 RBI and seven steals in 76 games in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League for Triple-A Las Vegas.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 1, 2025
The contest on Tuesday between the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park has been rained out, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer's Lochlahn March. The game will be made up on Wednesday as part of a split doubleheader. Fantasy managers will want to remove any players from these two teams from their starting lineups on Tuesday. Right-hander
Nick Pivetta was scheduled to toe the rubber for the Padres, while left-hander
Cristopher Sanchez was the scheduled starter for the Phillies on Tuesday. We'd expect both Pivetta and Sanchez to pitch in one of the games of Wednesday's doubleheader, but if that changes, we'll send out an update.
--Keith HernandezSource: Philadelphia Inquirer - Lochlahn March
July 1, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder
Lars Nootbaar (intercostal) is back in left field and will hit seventh in Tuesday's contest against the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander
Paul Skenes at PNC Park. Nootbaar will return to action in Pittsburgh after missing the last two games due to an aggravated left-intercostal injury. It's not the best matchup for him to return to against Skenes, so those setting DFS lineups may want to avoid him in his return. The 27-year-old left-handed hitter went through a rough stretch in mid-June but has picked things up in his last eight games, going 8-for-30 (.267) with three home runs, a double, seven RBI and four runs scored in 35 plate appearances. In seven career at-bats against Skenes, Nootbaar is hitless with a .125 OPS.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 1, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman
Nolan Arenado is absent from the team's starting lineup for Tuesday's game on the road against the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates.
Nolan Gorman will make the start at the hot corner and will bat fifth against Pirates right-hander
Paul Skenes. Arenado jammed his right index finger in Sunday's series finale against the Cleveland Guardians and was removed from the game as a precaution before serving as the designated hitter in Monday's series-opening loss to the Bucs. It's possible that his finger could still be bothering him, but we'd expect Arenado to be back in there on Wednesday. Gorman has hit .267 (8-for-30) with three home runs, seven RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base in his last eight games, but DFS managers will probably be looking to avoid him against one of the most dominant young pitchers in the game on Tuesday in Skenes.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 1, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks corner infield prospect
Gino Groover's strong start to the 2025 campaign has propelled him to a selection to the All-Star Futures Game on Saturday, July 12 at Truist Park. The D-backs' 10th-ranked prospect has put together a .301/.377/.471 slash line with 10 home runs through 67 games for Double-A Amarillo. His 78 hits and .301 average are second-best in the Texas League, while his SLG and OPS are both top five. The 23-year-old also showed well in his 13 games at Double-A last year, and now with 80 productive games to his name for the Sod Poodles, he should be in the mix for a promotion to Triple-A later this year.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB Central
July 1, 2025
Minnesota Twins catcher
Ryan Jeffers will retreat to the bench for Tuesday's tilt on the road in Miami against the hosting Marlins.
Christian Vazquez will do the catching for right-hander
Joe Ryan and will bat ninth against Marlins right-hander
Edward Cabrera. After splitting the catching duties pretty much right down the middle the last several seasons, Jeffers has become the clear starter in Minnesota this year and enters Tuesday's game with a .236/.336/.382 slash line with six home runs, 29 RBI and 25 runs scored in 225 at-bats. He has struggled offensively of late, going 7-for-45 (.156) with two home runs, eight RBI and seven strikeouts in 13 games since June 11. Vazquez shouldn't be a DFS sleeper target at catcher. He's gone 22-for-129 (.171) on the year with just two homers and nine RBI. Vazquez is hitless in two career at-bats against Cabrera.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 1, 2025
The Washington Nationals announced on Tuesday that they reinstated infielder
Paul DeJong (face) from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder
Andres Chaparro to Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. It's unclear if DeJong will be in Tuesday's starting lineup against the visiting Detroit Tigers, but he's unlikely to see the kind of playing time he was seeing earlier this season before fracturing his nose and orbital bone on a hit-by-pitch now that infield prospect
Brady House is up in the big leagues. Before his injury, the 31-year-old DeJong had 11 hits in 54 at-bats (.204) with no home runs, two RBI, three runs, two steals and a 24:2 K:BB in only 16 games for the Nats as their primary third baseman. Without regular playing time in Washington, DeJong will only be worth rostering as infield depth in deep NL-only fantasy formats.
--Keith HernandezSource: Washington Nationals
July 1, 2025
The Los Angeles Angels reinstated outfielder
Jorge Soler (back) from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and optioned infielder
Scott Kingery to Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move. Soler will immediately return to right field and hit sixth against Braves right-hander
Grant Holmes in the series opener at Truist Park. The Angels don't yet feel comfortable moving
Mike Trout back to the outfield regularly, so Soler will occupy right field on a regular basis for the Halos now that he's back from his injury. While the 6-foot-4, 235-pound outfielder still has light-tower power if he gets ahold of a ball, he also swings and misses very frequently, as evidenced by his .207 average (49-for-237) with 79 strikeouts in 265 plate appearances this year. Soler is in the 11th percentile in whiff rate as well. He's gone hitless in just one career at-bat against Holmes.
--Keith HernandezSource: Angels PR
July 1, 2025
Colorado Rockies catcher
Hunter Goodman (hamstring) is back behind the plate to catch rookie right-hander
Chase Dollander and will hit second on Tuesday versus the visiting Houston Astros and left-hander
Colton Gordon at Coors Field. It looked like Goodman was heading to the injured list with a left-hamstring injury on Tuesday, but he'll return to the field after missing the previous four games. That's music to the Rockies' and fantasy managers' ears, as the 25-year-old is in the midst of a breakout 2025 season, slashing .287/.332/.512 with an .844 OPS, 14 home runs, 48 RBI and 40 runs scored in his 289 at-bats. The right-handed-hitting backstop hasn't been quite as good against lefties, though, batting .237 (18-for-76) against them with three of his 14 long balls on the year. Still, fantasy managers in single-year leagues will want to get him back into their lineups.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 1, 2025
New York Mets infielder
Ronny Mauricio is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's tilt against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field.
Mark Vientos is at third base and is hitting sixth, while
Brett Baty will start at the keystone and bat in the nine-hole against Brewers right-hander
Freddy Peralta. Mauricio, who is playing in just his second MLB season after debuting for the Mets in 2023, is likely going to continue to find consistent playing time in Queens now that Vientos is back from his hamstring injury. The 24-year-old Dominican infielder has also hit jut .224 (15-for-67) with three home runs, five RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases while striking out 22 times and walking five times in 20 games this year. It's possible that he could be sent back down to Triple-A Syracuse so that he can continue to play regularly.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 1, 2025
Cincinnati Reds infield prospect
Sal Stewart has been selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game on Saturday, July 12 at Truist Park. The Reds' third-ranked prospect has been hitting well all season at Double-A Chattanooga, but has been on fire the last two weeks, going 20-for-46 (.435) with five home runs, 16 RBI, and 14 runs scored in his last 12 games. The 21-year-old is up to a .327/.390/.498 slash line for the season with 27 extra-base hits (nine home runs) and 13 stolen bases in 71 games for the Lookouts. The former 32nd-overall draft pick could see a big rise from MLB's No. 62 prospect the next time the list refreshes, and in all likelihood will be headed to Triple-A in the coming weeks. With solid hit, power, and run tools, he's one to keep an eye on in dynasty formats.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB Central
July 1, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays outfield prospect
Colton Ledbetter earned Southern League Player of the Week honors after a hot six-game stretch from June 23-29 for Double-A Montgomery. The 2023 second-round draft pick went 12-for-23 (.522) with three doubles, a home run, four RBI, eight runs scored, one steal, and a 5:4 BB:K. The outburst pushed his season-long slash line to .280/.362/.414 with 19 extra-base hits (five HR) and 22 steals over 64 games. The Rays' 25th-ranked prospect is striking out at an elevated rate of 26.1 percent on the year, but it's an improvement over last year's 28.3 percent at High-A, and somewhat offset by a better-than-average 10.9 percent walk rate. After a 16-homer, 34-steal campaign last year, the 23-year-old continues to show decent pop with some good speed, and could be an intriguing fantasy option when he makes it to the majors, which could be sometime later next year.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB.com
July 1, 2025
MLB.com's Doug Miller reports that Kansas City Royals right-hander
Kyle Wright (oblique) suffered a Grade 2 left-oblique strain and will be shut down for at least two weeks at Triple-A Omaha. Wright hasn't pitched in the big leagues all year in 2025 while recovering from right-shoulder surgery, and now he's going to miss more time after pulling himself from his start last Friday with Omaha after he felt tightness in his side. The 30-year-old had surgery on his shoulder late in 2023 and missed all of the 2024 campaign while rehabbing. The former first-rounder by the Atlanta Braves in 2017 out of Vanderbilt had a 21-win season with the Braves in 2022, but that's been his outlier in six MLB seasons. It's starting to look more and more likely that Wright will be a long shot to provide any help to the Royals' big-league staff in the second half of 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com - Doug Miller
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