August 7, 2025
Washington Nationals pitching prospect
Jarlin Susana (elbow) has been activated from Double-A Harrisburg's 7-day injured list. The Nats' second-ranked prospect (MLB No. 48) was placed on the IL back in May with a UCL sprain, but has completed a three-game rehab assignment at High-A. The 21-year-old posted a 4.15 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, and a 14.8 percent K-BB% in six starts for the Senators before going down with the injury, but looked very sharp in his rehab, recording a 3.00 ERA (0.55 FIP), 0.89 WHIP, and an elite 38.9 percent K-BB%. The 6-foot-6 hurler struck out 157 batters in 103 2/2 innings pitched in 2024, but struggles with control, owning a 12.2 percent walk rate in his minor-league career. The righty should debut in the majors next year, but if the walks don't come down, he could find himself in the bullpen.
--Jarod RuppSource: Bobby Blanco
August 7, 2025
The Chicago White Sox have placed middle infielder
Chase Meidroth (thumb) on the 10-day injured list with a right thumb contusion, retroactive to Aug. 4. The team selected the contract of infielder
Jacob Amaya from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move. Meidroth hasn't played since he took a pitch off the thumb and had to leave early in a 9-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies last Wednesday. The 24-year-old rookie has hit .252/.330/.319 with three homers, 15 RBI, 36 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases in 349 plate appearances this season.
--Connor ByrneSource: Chicago White Sox
August 7, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman
Nolan Arenado (shoulder) is "likely" to come off the 10-day injured list and rejoin the team Aug. 18, John Denton of MLB.com reports. In the meantime, Arenado will report to the team's Florida-based spring training facility on Friday to work on strengthening his injured right shoulder. Arenado began dealing with shoulder pain in July, though he didn't go on the 10-day injured list until Aug. 1. Thanks in part to his shoulder issues, Arenado posted a miserable .440 OPS in 16 games in July. Overall, the eight-time All-Star, 34, has slumped through arguably the worst season of his career. Arenado has hit just .235/.294/.366 with 10 homers, 43 RBI, and 43 runs scored across 394 plate appearances.
--Connor ByrneSource: John Denton - MLB.com
August 7, 2025
Los Angeles Angels right-handed reliever
Robert Stephenson (biceps) threw his third and most recent bullpen session on Aug. 5 as he works back from a stretched nerve in his bicep. Stephenson made just two appearances in late May before the injury forced him to the 10-day IL, and the Angels have since moved the 32-year-old to the 60-day IL. Stephenson is eligible to return whenever he's ready, which could be later this month. In 2023, his most recent full season, Stephenson put up a 3.10 ERA with a .88 WHIP and 77:16 K:BB in a combined 52 1/3 innings between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay. The Angels then signed Stephenson to a three-year, $33 million contract in free agency, but they've gotten nothing from the investment so far. He missed all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and has thrown only one inning this year.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August 7, 2025
Athletics reliever
Jose Leclerc (lat) underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday. Leclerc will remain on the 60-day injured list and miss the remainder of 2025 before becoming a free agent. It'll go down as a lost season for Leclerc, who last pitched April 22, as well as a failed investment for the Athletics. They guaranteed Leclerc $10 million on a one-year deal, but he threw just nine innings of six-run, 13-hit ball with 8:5 K:BB before a lat strain forced him to the shelf. Although Leclerc tried to work his way back from the injury, it wasn't in the cards. It's unclear if he'll be ready for the start of next season. A Texas Ranger from 2016-24, the soon-to-be 32-year-old will return to free agency over the winter with a 3.34 ERA, 11.72 K/9, and 5.00 BB/9 across 369 1/3 career innings.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August 7, 2025
New York Yankees left-hander
Ryan Yarbrough (oblique) will face live hitters Thursday for the first time since he went on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique on June 20. The plan is for Yarbrough to begin at 30 to 35 pitches, and once he's around 50, the Yankees could activate him from the IL. Yarbrough signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Yankees shortly before the season began and turned in respectable results for the club over his first couple of months in pinstripes. The soft-tossing 33-year-old has totaled 16 appearances (eight starts) and gone 3-1 with a 3.90 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and 49:17 K:BB in 55 1/3 innings.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August
7,
2025
Atlanta
Braves
right-hander
Grant
Holmes
(elbow)
is
out
for
the
season
after
landing
on
the
60-day
injured
list
on
July
27
with
a
partial
tear
of
his
UCL.
Holmes,
who
has
opted
to
take
the
rest-and-rehab
read more...
August 7, 2025
San Diego Padres right-hander
Michael King (shoulder) will come off the 60-day injured list to start Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports. It'll be the first appearance in the majors since May 18 for King, who has missed almost three months with shoulder inflammation. After fully breaking out as a starter last year, King carried it over into this season before suffering the injury. Across 10 starts, King has pitched to a 2.59 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP, 64 strikeouts, and 17 walks in 55 2/3 innings. The Padres are likely to ease him back in, though, as King threw just 61 pitches in his most recent rehab start on Aug. 3 at the Triple-A level.
--Connor ByrneSource: Dennis Lin - The Athletic
August 7, 2025
Athletics infielder
Luis Urias (back) has returned to second base and will hit eighth in Thursday's series finale in D.C. against the Washington Nationals and left-hander
Mitchell Parker. Urias was pulled from Sunday's game with lower-back issues and missed the next two games. The 28-year-old is back now, though, with
Max Schuemann moving to third base and batting out of the No. 9 hole. Urias hasn't been much to look at from a fantasy perspective this year, slashing .234/.322/.355 with a below-average .677 OPS, only eight home runs, 20 RBI, 25 runs scored and two stolen bases in 256 at-bats. Since the beginning of July, he's gone 7-for-35 (.200) with a homer, two RBI, three runs scored, five walks and four strikeouts in 14 games played. Urias should be avoided for DFS purposes against Parker, who he has never faced.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August 7, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman
Andrew Vaughn remains red hot for the Brewers, and helped them secure a 5-4 win on Wednesday night to close out a sweep of the Braves. The Brewers have won six straight and nine of their last 10 games to open a four-game lead over the Cubs in the NL Central, and Vaughn's contributions have been key to their success. In his 22 games since being called up from Triple-A, Vaughn is hitting .377 with seven homers, 28 RBI, and a .476 wOBA. The former No. 3 overall pick in the MLB Draft couldn't stick with the White Sox, but he has been outstanding in his time with the Brewers, and he remains a great bargain play for DFS contests and an excellent addition if he's still on the waiver wire. His long-term role is a little uncertain when the Brewers get healthy, but he's definitely earned a regular spot in the lineup for the foreseeable future.
--Zach ThompsonSource: ESPN.com
August
7,
2025
Arizon
Diamondbacks
relief
pitcher
Kyle
Backhus
entered
Wednesday's
game
in
the
eighth
inning
and
escaped
a
one-out
jam
with
runners
on
first
and
second.
He
struck
out
Manny
Machado
to
end
that
threat,
read more...
August 7, 2025
New York Mets starting pitcher
Tylor Megill (elbow) has been on the injured list since mid-June with an elbow sprain, but he is working his way back to possibly return for the stretch run. An MRI at the time of the injury showed no structural damage but a significant amount of inflammation that has forced him to miss significant time. The 30-year-old righty was 5-5 with a 3.95 ERA, 3.40 FIP, and 89 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings before the injury, and he was tracking towards the best season of his career before being sidelined. The Mets have a full rotation at the moment, but Megill could be a very valuable arm down the stretch, especially given his high strikeout rate this season. Keep an eye on his recovery and see if the Mets plan to use him in the bullpen or the rotation when he returns.
--Zach ThompsonSource: MLB.com
August 7, 2025
New York Mets starting pitcher
Paul Blackburn (shoulder) will make another rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse even though he seems to be back to full strength. He threw 87 and 93 pitches in his last two rehab outings, allowing a total of three runs over 11 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts. The Mets' rotation is full for the time being, so it seems that the Mets are just keeping him stretched out and ready to go while they figure out how to use the 31-year-old righty the rest of the season. He's 0-3 in four games with a 7.71 ERA in the majors this season, but has been effective in the minors while working his way back from this shoulder impingement.
--Zach ThompsonSource: MLB.com
August 7, 2025
Houston Astros outfielder/designated hitter
Yordan Alvarez (hand) took batting practice on the field on Tuesday and continues to increase his workload as he works towards a possible return. Alvarez has been sidelined since May 2 and continues his long recovery from a fractured bone in his right hand. He had a setback in July, so the Astros are bringing him along especially slowly to be sure the injury doesn't recur. He only hit .210 with three homers and a .276 wOBA in his 29 games before the injury, but he has 30+ homers in four straight seasons with a .402 wOBA over those last four years. He still doesn't have a concrete timeline for a return, but he'll give Houston's lineup a huge boost when he's available.
--Zach ThompsonSource: MLB.com
August 7, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher
Aaron Nola (ankle, rib) continues to work his way back to the team's rotation, and he took another step in his recovery process on Wednesday by throwing 69 pitches in 3 2/3 innings in Triple-A for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He had three strikeouts and allowed one run on four hits and two walks. This was Nola's second rehab outing after originally landing on the injured list with a sprained ankle on May 15. While rehabbing that injury, he felt soreness in his side, and testing revealed a stress fracture in his right rib. Nola will likely make one more rehab start early next week, and he could rejoin the Phillies rotation by the middle of the month if all continues to go well. He struggled with a 6.16 ERA and 5.04 FIP in 11 starts before landing on the injured list, but the Phils and Nola's fantasy managers will hope he comes back healthy and more effective for the stretch run.
--Zach ThompsonSource: Paul Casella
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