6 days agoLos Angeles Angels catcher
Logan O'Hoppe (groin) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 24-year-old will miss this game after being removed from Tuesday's contest after taking a foul ball to the groin area. For now, O'Hoppe is considered day-to-day, so hopefully he'll avoid a trip to the injured list. In the meantime,
Matt Thaiss will start behind the plate and bat fifth versus right-hander
Slade Cecconi.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
6 days agoLos Angeles Angels outfielder
Taylor Ward (back) is not in the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. This comes after Ward was pulled from Tuesday's game due to a lower back issue. The 30-year-old is considered day-to-day as this appears to be a minor issue.
Kevin Pillar will start in his place and bat third versus right-hander
Slade Cecconi on Wednesday.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
6 days agoMinnesota Twins shortstop
Carlos Correa was on fire at the plate during Wednesday's game against the Colorado Rockies. The veteran infielder recorded a career-high five hits in the blowout victory. This outstanding performance raised Correa's batting average from .271 to .290 mark on the season. Correa hasn't been offering a ton of power lately, but he is hitting over .300 in the last 30 games.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
6 days agoChicago White Sox outfielder
Luis Robert Jr. (rest) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. This appears to be a routine rest day for Robert who has been sluggish since returning from the injured list. Robert is slashing ,182/.237/.491 with five home runs and eight RBI in 14 games this season.
Oscar Colas will cover center field and bat fifth versus right-hander
Bryce Miller on Wednesday.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
6 days agoNew York Yankees outfielder
Jasson Dominguez (elbow) has been activated from the 60-day injured list. The 21-year-old top prospect has finally been activated after a long rehabbing stint from last year's Tommy John surgery. Dominguez has been optioned to Triple-A where he has been crushing the ball. He is clearly ready for the next level, so it's just a matter of time before he's back up in New York.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: New York Yankees
6 days agoChicago Cubs second baseman
Nico Hoerner (hand) is starting at second base and is hitting sixth in the batting order on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander
Aaron Civale. Hoerner somehow managed to avoid the injured list after being diagnosed with a fracture in his right hand last weekend, and now the 27-year-old middle infielder will return to the starting lineup after missing the last four games. Fantasy managers may want to keep Hoerner on their benches, though, as he had gone hitless in his last eight at-bats over three starts before fracturing his hand. It wouldn't be a surprise at all to see Hoerner struggle at the plate in his return from this injury. On the season, the former 24th overall selection out of Stanford is hitting .252 (53-for-210) with only two home runs, 17 RBI and seven stolen bases.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Chicago Cubs
6 days agoTexas Rangers right-hander
Jon Gray will officially make the start on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gray returned from the injured list due to a right-groin strain last weekend and threw 2 1/3 innings of relief in last Saturday's loss to the San Francisco Giants. He'll now make his first start since coming off the injured list last week, and it comes in one of the worst matchups you can find. On short rest, the 32-year-old veteran will be a pretty risky option for fantasy lineups on Wednesday's slate. In 12 appearances (10 starts) for Texas in 2024, Gray has been great, going 2-2 with a 2.12 ERA (2.46 FIP) and 1.18 WHIP with a 60:18 K:BB in 59 1/3 innings pitched. Start Gray at your own risk against LA.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Dallas Morning News - Evan Grant
6 days agoSt. Louis Cardinals shortstop
Masyn Winn is hitting out of the leadoff spot for St. Louis on Wednesday against left-hander
Bailey Falter and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Winn has essentially become the team's leadoff hitter against left-handers. The former second-round pick in 2020 has excelled in his first full season as the team's starting shortstop and is batting .271 (19-for-70) with all three of his home runs on the season against southpaws. Overall, the 22-year-old is slashing a cool .305/.353/.432 with three home runs, 23 RBI, eight stolen bases and 22 runs scored in 197 at-bats. Winn has been just as good so far in June, going 11-for-37 (.297) with a homer, five RBI and a stolen base in nine games played. He becomes more intriguing for DFS lineups when he's batting out of the leadoff spot for the Red Birds.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoBoston Red Sox outfielder
Tyler O'Neill (knee) is serving as the designated hitter and will bat third for the BoSox on Wednesday against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander
Cristopher Sanchez. O'Neill is back in the lineup after missing three straight games due to a flare-up of a knee injury last Friday. The 28-year-old had just returned from the injured list early last week, but everything is good to go now and he's back in there for Boston. With O'Neill back, the left-handed-hitting
Masataka Yoshida will head to the bench against the lefty starter. O'Neill has only played in three games in June and has hit just .174 (4-for-23) with no homers, one RBI and 12 strikeouts in seven games dating back to May 20. Fantasy managers will be hoping that he can get back to how he was swinging the bat early this year for the Red Sox.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoTampa Bay Rays outfielder
Randy Arozarena (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup on Wednesday versus the visiting Chicago Cubs after he was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to a tight right hamstring. With Arozarena out again, first baseman
Yandy Diaz will serve as the designated hitter and bat leadoff, while
Isaac Paredes plays first base and hits third against Cubs right-hander
Javier Assad.
Jose Caballero is at third and batting seventh, while
Taylor Walls is at short and in the nine-hole. The fact that Arozarena pinch hit in Tuesday's win over the Cubs is an indication that his injury isn't too serious, so he could be back for Thursday's series finale against Chicago. The 29-year-old Cuban outfielder has had a tough go in 2024, batting just .175/.283/.319 with eight home runs, 20 RBI and seven stolen bases in 229 at-bats.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoBaltimore Orioles infielder
Jordan Westburg will retreat to the bench on Wednesday for the Orioles against the visiting Atlanta Braves. Westburg doesn't appear to be dealing with any sort of injury, so it's a normal day of rest after the 25-year-old started in each of the team's last 11 games. With Westburg out,
Ramon Urias will start at the hot corner and bat seventh for Baltimore against Braves rookie right-hander
Spencer Schwellenbach. Westburg gets overshadowed by some of the team's other big hitters like
Gunnar Henderson and
Adley Rutschman, but the former first-rounder has handled himself quite well in 2024, hitting .274 (65-for-237) with 10 home runs, 39 RBI, six stolen bases and 34 runs scored. Westburg is fantasy relevant in all leagues in his second MLB season.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoOakland Athletics outfielder/designated hitter
Brent Rooker will take a day off in Wednesday's series finale against the hosting San Diego Padres. Rooker is one of the team's better hitters, but he's gone cold so far in the month of June and is batting .189 (7-for-37) with two homers, five RBI, four walks and 16 strikeouts in 10 games since the calendar flipped to June. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Tuesday night's walk-off loss in San Diego and will now get a mental day off.
JJ Bleday is serving as the DH on Wednesday and will hit second, while
Daz Cameron enters the lineup in center field and in the seven-hole for the A's against Padres right-hander
Michael King. Bleday had two hits on Tuesday night but is hitting just .184 (7-for-38) with a homer, two RBI and nine K's in 10 games in June.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoSan Diego Padres outfielder
Jurickson Profar (knee) is not in the team's starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the visiting Oakland Athletics. It will be the first time this season that Profar hasn't been in the starting lineup for the Friars, and it comes after he was removed from Tuesday night's walk-off win early due to left-knee soreness. Apparently, the 31-year-old has been battling some knee issues of late, and his left knee buckled after a swing-and-miss in the eighth inning on Tuesday night. For now, consider Profar day-to-day and check back to see if he's in the lineup for Friday's series opener against the New York Mets after an off day on Thursday. Profar has been a must-start in fantasy leagues in 2024 in what has been a career year to this point.
Jose Azocar is manning left field and batting ninth against A's left-hander
Hogan Harris on Wednesday with Profar out.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: San Diego Padres
6 days agoSan Diego Padres reliever
Jeremiah Estrada (illness) is at Petco Park on Wednesday and said he's feeling better but is still fighting through an illness. Estrada thinks he'll be available out of the bullpen for Wednesday's series finale against the visiting Oakland Athletics. The 25-year-old was unavailable in a high-leverage situation late in Tuesday night's 4-3 walk-off win, but the could be back in action on Wednesday. The former sixth-round pick by the Chicago Cubs in 2017 hadn't done much in 17 relief appearances in Chicago the last two years, but he's burst onto the scene in San Diego in 2024, allowing only two earned runs on 10 hits while fanning a whopping 35 hitters and walking only seven in 21 innings of work out of the bullpen. Estrada also picked up his first career save this year and has some value for his high strikeout rate in deep fantasy leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - AJ Cassavell
6 days agoSan Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder
LaMonte Wade Jr. (hamstring) is taking grounders and has started some light running. Wade was expected to be out until late June because of a strained hamstring, but he is pushing hard to return from the 10-day injured list to play in the game in Alabama next Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 20, even as just a designated hitter. The 30-year-old was put on the IL on May 28 with a Grade 2 left-hamstring strain, but Wade has made nice progress and could return to San Fran's lineup late next week. Wade will return to a near-everyday role for the Giants when he's healthy. Although he has just two home runs, 17 RBI and 22 runs scored in 129 at-bats this year, he's helped fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues with his .333 batting average (43-for-129).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Andrew Baggarly
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