6 days agoWashington Nationals catcher
Keibert Ruiz (illness) remains out of the Nationals lineup for the fourth straight day as he continues to battle an illness. The 25-year-old should not see a stint on the IL and remains day-to-day.
Riley Adams will serve as the catcher and make his sixth start of the season. He will be batting in the eight-hole and will face Athletics pitcher
Joe Boyle. Adams enters Saturday's game with a .278 AVG, one long ball, and four RBI, making him a sneaky play in the DFS as Joey Boyle is riding an 8.22 ERA and 2.22 WHIP.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoPittsburgh Pirates designated hitter
Andrew McCutchen will be on the bench Saturday as the Pirates continue a four-game set against the Phillies. The 37-year-old has a tough start to the season as he holds a .161/.316/.226 line with no home runs and only two RBI.
Edward Olivares will instead be in the designated hitter spot and bat in the five-hole as he takes on
Spencer Turnbull. Olivares has been swinging a hot bat over the first two weeks, hitting for a .314 AVG and .600 SLG with seven RBI and three home runs. Olivares is worth consideration in DFS, but he does have a difficult matchup with Spencer Turnbull, who has yet to allow an earned run and has a minuscule 0.55 WHIP.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoOakland Athletics first baseman
Ryan Noda will be sitting on the bench Saturday as left-handed pitcher
MacKenzie Gore will be the opposing pitcher. Noda has yet to make a start against a southpaw this season, and today, this trend continues. Noda has struggled during the first two weeks as he is sporting a .179/.273/.205 stat line with 16 strikeouts. Veteran
J.D. Davis will man first base today and comes into Saturday's game with two home runs and three doubles. Davis is worth considering in DFS today as he faces Gore, who has a 4.09 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in his first two starts.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoHouston Astros outfielder
Chas McCormick (hamstring) is out of the lineup once again on Saturday. The 28-year-old was held out of the lineup on Friday due to a sore hamstring. He was seen working out on Saturday, so he should be back relatively soon. McCormick is off to a slow start to begin the campaign as he has hit for a .220/.333/.268 line with only two extra-base hits and no home runs.
Yordan Alvarez will shift to left field today, opening the designated hitter spot for
Jon Singleton. Singleton enters Saturday's game with a .217 AVG and could be a value in DFS as he faces southpaw
Andrew Heaney, who is 0-2 with a 7.56 ERA.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Chandler Rome
6 days agoPhiladelphia Phillies second baseman
Bryson Stott and outfielder
Brandon Marsh are not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marsh and Stott will sit against Pirates left-hander
Marco Gonzales. Stott and Marsh should be available off the bench to pinch-hit in Saturday's contest.
Cristian Pache replaces Marsh in left field and is batting eighth, while
Edmundo Sosa is batting sixth and handling the keystone. Pache has appeared in three games and has yet to collect a hit over four plate appearances. Sosa is hitting a robust .750 (3-for-4) with a homer over three games. Pache can be avoided in all fantasy leagues, while Sosa can be used as a streamer in a plus matchup versus Gonzales for Saturday's slate.
--Brad Camara - RotoBallerSource: MLB
6 days agoMiami Marlins shortstop
Tim Anderson (illness) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves. He also missed Friday's contest against the Braves and remains under the weather. The 30-year-old is considered day-to-day, with the series finale on Sunday being the next chance for him to return to the lineup. Anderson is slashing .280/.308/.300 with a double, two stolen bases, and four runs scored over 13 games this season.
Vidal Brujan will replace Anderson again at shortstop and is batting ninth in Saturday's game. Brujan has not logged a hit over 16 plate appearances this season, and fantasy managers can avoid using him as a streamer in most leagues.
--Brad Camara - RotoBallerSource: MLB
6 days agoHouston Astros third baseman
Alex Bregman (illness) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers. He is resting at home and will miss his second consecutive game due to an illness. The 30-year-old has briefly popped up at the clubhouse but still needs another day off. Bregman is considered day-to-day.
Mauricio Dubon will start at third base and is batting ninth for the Astros in Saturday's game. He is slashing .259/.286/.333 with two doubles, five RBI, and two strikeouts over 10 games in 2024. Dubon can be used as a streamer in deep leagues against Rangers left-hander
Andrew Heaney, who has struggled this season with a 7.56 ERA over his first two starts.
--Brad Camara - RotoBallerSource: Brian McTaggart
6 days agoMilwaukee Brewers outfielder
Christian Yelich (back) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Yelich exited Friday's game early with a lower back discomfort. The 32-year-old has had a history of back issues, and the Brewers will be cautious with their star outfielder and rest him on Saturday. He is considered day-to-day, with the series finale on Sunday being his next chance to enter the lineup.
Blake Perkins will replace Yelich in the lineup and is batting ninth for Saturday's contest. Perkins has been red hot recently, slashing .389/.476/.556 with a home run, four RBI, and six runs over five games. The 27-year-old can be a streamer in Saturday's slate against Orioles right-hander Dean Kramer while swinging a hot bat.
--Brad Camara - RotoBallerSource: Milwaukee Brewers
6 days agoCincinnati Reds outfielders
Jake Fraley and
Will Benson are not in Saturday's lineup against the Chicago White Sox. Benson and Fraley will sit versus White Sox left-hander
Garrett Crochet. Both outfielders should be available off the bench and will look to re-enter the starting lineup for the series finale on Sunday.
Bubba Thompson and
Stuart Fairchild will replace Benson and Fraley in the outfield. Thompson is starting in center field, batting eighth, and is hitting .250 (2-for-8) with four stolen bases over nine games this season. Fairchild is starting in right field, hitting fifth and slashing .304/.385/.304 with four stolen bases over nine games in 2024. Fairchild and Thompson are deep-league streamers at best in a tough matchup against Crochet.
--Brad Camara - RotoBallerSource: Cincinatti Reds
6 days agoBaltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop
Jackson Holliday will be on the bench as the Orioles continue a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Holliday, who is the top prospect in baseball, started in each of the last three games. However, the 20-year-old has yet to tally his first hit and has struck out seven times. As a result,
Jorge Mateo will slot into the nine-hole and play second base. In eight games, Mateo has a .333/.375/.533 stat line and is worth looking at in DFS today as he will face Brewers pitcher
DL Hall, who has a 4.82 ERA and 1.93 WHIP across nine ⅓ innings this season.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoPhiladelphia Phillies catcher
J.T. Realmuto will be resting on Saturday as the Phillies continue a four-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Realmuto went 0-3 with a walk last night and has a cumulative .267/.327/.400 stat line. He has hit two home runs and brought in four runs.
Garrett Stubbs will catch for
Spencer Turnbull and comes into today's game batting a .250 AVG with one swiped bag. Stubbs will face the left-handed pitcher
Marco Gonzales, who is riding a solid 2.45 ERA and 1.00 WHIP.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoBoston Red Sox outfielder
Tyler O'Neill will be on the bench in the second game of the three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels. O'Neill has been one of the best hitters of the season so far, posting an excellent .279/.426/.698, and is tied at the top in home run leaders with six. As a result,
Wilyer Abreu will be batting in the two-hole and playing in right field. Abreu is off to a slow start to begin the season with a .190 AVG and just one extra-base hit. However, Abreu is a sneaky play in DFS as he should see plenty of at-bats and has a great matchup against
Griffin Canning, who comes into today's game with a hefty 8.38 ERA.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoKansas City Royals first baseman
Vinnie Pasquantino is not in Saturday's lineup as the Royals continue a three-game set in Queens. Pasquantino was off to a slow start, as he tallied just five hits in his first eleven games. Since then, Pasquantino has hit for a .583 AVG with two doubles and one home run.
Salvador Perez will shift to first base today, and
Freddy Fermin will serve as the backstop for pitcher
Alec Marsh. This will be Fermin's sixth start of the season and will have a difficult matchup as he faces southpaw
Sean Manaea, who has a dominant 0.82 ERA and 0.73 WHIP across his first two starts.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoNew York Mets backstop
Francisco Alvarez will be getting the day off on Saturday as the New York Mets continue a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals. Alvarez went 1-4 in last night's victory and has an overall .293/.326/.463 line with one home run to begin the season. Veteran catcher
Omar Narvaez will receive the start and bat eighth against
Alec Marsh. Narvaez is worth consideration in DFS as he has put together a strong start to the 2024 season with a .385/.429/.462 line with three RBI.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoMinnesota Twins outfielder
Byron Buxton will be getting some rest during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Buxton has appeared in all 11 games so far, batting a cumulative .220/.273/.293 stat line with no home runs. Buxton is expected to be starting in center field for the second game later this afternoon and is projected to face
Matt Manning. As a result,
Austin Martin will man center field and bat in the nine-hole. Martin is a sneaky play in DFS as he will take on
Kenta Maeda, who has struggled in his first two starts, pitching to the tune of a 9.00 ERA and 1.56 WHIP.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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