September 22, 2025
San Diego Padres outfielder
Fernando Tatis Jr. is out of the starting lineup ahead of Monday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. This is a rare off day for Tatis who hasn't sat out of a game since September 1. The Padres want to keep their key players rested and ready to go for the postseason.
Ryan O'Hearn will cover right field and bat fifth versus right-hander
Freddy Peralta on Monday. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups accordingly with Tatis absent.
--Andy WebbSource: mlb.com
September 22, 2025
Washington Nationals starting pitcher
Josiah Gray (elbow) won't make it back to the big league mound before the end of the regular season. Gray has been working his way back from last year's Tommy John surgery. He was able to make a few rehab starts, but doesn't have enough time to get ready to throw a big league game. He'll return to the team's spring training complex, which will end any chances of Gray pitching in the big leagues in 2025. The expectation is that Gray should be ready in time for the beginning of the 2026 campaign.
--Andy WebbSource: Andrew Golden
September 22, 2025
The Atlanta Braves have signed starting pitcher
Charlie Morton to a one-year contract on Monday. Morton was recently designated for assignment by the Detroit Tigers. Morton was horrible with a 7.09 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, and a 47/23 K/BB ratio across nine outings with Detroit. Given the Braves place in the standings, Morton doesn't really make sense for Atlanta. This could be the Braves giving Morton one more start with the organization before he retires. The 41-year-old has spent 18 years in the league and many of them with the Braves. It's unclear if he'll make a start over the last week. Regardless, Morton won't be a fantasy option at all.
--Andy WebbSource: David O'Brien
September 22, 2025
Seattle Mariners outfield prospect
Jonny Farmelo will participate in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) this October, part of a seven-player Seattle contingent that will represent the Peoria Javelinas. The Mariners' seventh-ranked prospect suffered a stress reaction in his rib that caused him to miss nearly three months in the middle of the season, finishing with a .230/.318/.460 slash line with six home runs in 29 games at High-A Everett. The 21-year-old was limited to 46 games in 2024 due to an ACL tear, so he'll use the AFL to help make up for some lost time. If he can manage to stay healthy in 2026, the former 29th-overall draft pick could see time at Double-A, but he's still likely at least a couple of years away from the majors. Though he hasn't logged much on-field playing time, he's got talent and is a player to monitor in dynasty leagues.
--Jarod RuppSource: MLB.com
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers outfield prospect
Ryan Ward won the Joe Bauman Award after he hit the most home runs in the minors this year, blasting 36 homers this season for Triple-A Oklahoma City. It's the third straight season with at least 33 home runs, and this year he seemed to put it all together, as he hit .290 with a better-than-average strikeout rate of 18.7 percent after coming into the year as a .258 hitter in the minors with a 23.9 percent strikeout rate. The 27-year-old also registered a 12.7 percent walk rate, which helped him to a strong .380 OBP, and he also recorded a career-high 16 stolen bases. His 122 RBI also led the entire minor leagues. Even so, unfortunately, the left-handed slugger's name has yet to be called for a major league debut, but perhaps next season he'll get a shot, even if it ends up coming with a different organization.
--Jarod RuppSource: Kenny Van Doren - MLB.com
September 22, 2025
Detroit Tigers infield prospect
Kevin McGonigle helped Double-A Erie to victory in Game 1 of the best-of-three Eastern League Championship series. The Tigers' top-ranked prospect went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored for the SeaWolves. It has been an impressive season for the 21-year-old, who missed a month and a half of action at the beginning of the year due to injury, but put together a strong showing at High-A that earned a promotion to Double-A. The left-handed slugger hit .254 with 12 home runs and seven steals in 46 games for Erie, and tallied more walks (33) than strikeouts (26) at that level. He'll participate in the Arizona Fall League that begins in October, and with his advanced approach, he could see a big league debut sometime next year.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB.com
September 22, 2025
The Baltimore Orioles announced on Monday that they reinstated catcher
Adley Rutschman (oblique) from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder
Luis Vazquez to the spring training complex in a corresponding move. The Orioles are off on Monday, but Rutschman should return to Baltimore's starting lineup for the final week of the regular season for Tuesday's series opener against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards. The 27-year-old switch-hitter is returning to action for the first time in over a month due to a strained right oblique. Rutschman and rookie
Samuel Basallo will likely share starts behind the plate to close out the 2025 campaign. It's been a frustrating year for both the O's and Rutschman, as he has hit just .227/.310/.373 with a below-average .684 OPS, a career-low nine home runs, and 29 RBI in just 85 games in an injury-plagued season.
--Keith HernandezSource: Baltimore Orioles
September 22, 2025
Athletics shortstop prospect
Leodalis De Vries went 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored for Double-A Midland on Sunday. The performance gave the RockHounds a 1-0 lead over the Springfield Cardinals in the best-of-three series for the Texas League Championship. The Athletics' top-ranked prospect went 18-for-47 (.383) with five doubles, a triple, and five home runs over the final 10 games of the regular season, and is now 7-for-11 (.636) with three home runs in three postseason games. Not bad for being one of only two 18-year-olds at the Double-A level. The switch-hitting Dominican looks like he'll be ready to test Triple-A next year and should be in the majors by 2027. With the makings of a future star, the youngster needs to be stashed away in dynasty formats.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB.com
September 22, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect
Hunter Barco is getting called up to the majors from Triple-A Indianapolis for what will be his big league debut. The Pirates' fourth-ranked prospect (MLB No. 82) had a great season, which began at Double-A, where he did not allow a single earned run in six starts (25 2/3 innings pitched) before getting promoted to Triple-A. The 24-year-old made 21 appearances at Indianapolis (17 starts), where he posted a 3.79 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and struck out 82 batters in 73 2/3 IP. The walk rate jumped to 13.0 percent at Triple-A after not reaching more than 8.7 percent at any prior stop, so it's something to keep an eye on, although he could have just been working on some things, too. The southpaw worked in relief in four of his last five appearances, so that could be where Pittsburgh deploys him over the final week of the season.
--Jarod RuppSource: Alex Stumpf
September 22, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander
Roki Sasaki (shoulder) had another scoreless inning with Triple-A Oklahoma City on his rehab assignment on Sunday, striking out one and walking none. Sasaki has thrown two scoreless innings out of the bullpen and will rejoin the big-league club in Arizona during their upcoming road series in the final week of the regular season. The 23-year-old Japanese hurler is unlikely to come off the injured list until Wednesday, though, and he's expected to work out of the bullpen to close out the regular season. It makes sense to try Sasaki in the 'pen, given how much the Dodgers' relief corps has struggled in 2025. Sasaki won't be guaranteed to be on the playoff roster, though, and it's not exactly like he has pitched well in his first big-league season before he injured his shoulder. In his eight starts for the Dodgers, Sasaki had a 4.72 ERA and 1.48 WHIP with 24 strikeouts and 22 walks in 34 1/3 innings.
--Keith HernandezSource: Milb.com
September 22, 2025
The Athletic's Matt Gelb writes that Philadelphia Phillies shortstop
Trea Turner (hamstring) "could be activated for the final series of the season against the Minnesota Twins," which starts on Friday. The Phillies have been "thrilled" by Turner's recovery from a strained right hamstring and would love to get him some at-bats this weekend before the postseason begins in October. The 32-year-old All-Star is scheduled to face live pitching on Tuesday and Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park, and if he gets through that without any setbacks, it could pave the way for him to be cleared to come off the 10-day injured list on Friday. Despite being out the last two weeks with his hamstring injury, Turner still leads the National League with 179 hits on the year. He's leading the league with a .305 average, 15 homers, 69 RBI, and 36 steals in 140 games. Philly is going to need Turner fully healthy if they want to get back to the World Series.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Matt Gelb
September 22, 2025
Chicago Cubs outfielder
Kyle Tucker (calf) has not yet progressed to running, according to manager Craig Counsell, but he has been hitting. Tucker is scheduled to travel to Chicago on Monday and then be re-evaluated before Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field, according to The Athletic's Patrick Mooney. Counsell has ruled Tucker out from returning from the 10-day injured list to play on Tuesday against the New York Mets, so the earliest he could return would be Wednesday. The 28-year-old All-Star has been out with a strained left calf for almost all of September, and the Cubs would like to get him back this week before the start of the postseason in October. "Of course," Counsell said, "you'd want some at-bats. And he's said that." A healthy Tucker will be crucial for the Cubbies to make a deep playoff run. With Tucker sidelined,
Willi Castro has seen extra playing time in right field in Chicago.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Patrick Mooney
September 21, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander
Emmet Sheehan turned in a dominant performance in a 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Sheehan held the Giants to one hit over seven scoreless, walk-less innings and piled up 10 strikeouts for the second time this season. He exited with a 1-0 lead after throwing 84 pitches (58 strikes) and generating 17 whiffs, but reliever
Blake Treinen imploded in the eighth en route to a disappointing defeat for the Dodgers. Sheehan has now allowed one earned run or fewer in three straight outings, dropping his season ERA to 2.86 with a .97 WHIP and 86:22 K:BB over 72 1/3 frames. The 25-year-old will make his last start of the regular season on Friday against the Seattle Mariners, manager Dave Roberts announced.
--Connor ByrneSource: Sonja Chen - MLB.com
September 21, 2025
Seattle Mariners shortstop
J.P. Crawford crushed a tone-setting grand slam in a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Crawford's first-inning blast off right-hander
Jason Alexander handed the Mariners a 5-0 lead they wouldn't give up and helped them to a sweep over their division rivals. The Mariners now lead the Astros by three games for the AL West title. That's thanks in part to Crawford, who went 1-for-4 on Sunday and has hit a solid .266/.353/.374 with 12 homers, 58 RBI, 67 runs scored, and eight stolen bases in 152 games and 638 plate appearances this season. Crawford slumped through July and August, but he has bounced back in September to go 20-for-64 (.313) with three HRs, 12 RBI, and eight runs in 18 games.
--Connor ByrneSource: ESPN
September 21, 2025
Baltimore Orioles right-hander
Kyle Bradish continued his successful late-season return from Tommy John surgery on Sunday. The Orioles fell 7-1 to the New York Yankees, but Bradish did his best to pitch the O's to victory. He didn't factor into the decision after firing six innings of one-run, two-hit ball with nine strikeouts and two walks. After missing most of last year and the first four-plus months of this season, Bradish came off the injured list Aug. 26 and has logged ace-like numbers with a 2.25 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, 39 strikeouts, and 10 walks over five starts and 28 innings. The 29-year-old is scheduled to face the Yankees again in his final start of the season next Sunday.
--Connor ByrneSource: ESPN
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