July
25,
2025
The
Tampa
Bay
Rays
placed
infielder
Ha-Seong
Kim
(back)
on
the
10-day
injured
list
(retroactive
to
July
22)
on
Friday
with
a
lower-back
strain
and
reinstated
outfielder
Jonny
DeLuca
(shoulder)
from
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July 25, 2025
The Baltimore Orioles are promoting infield prospect
Jeremiah Jackson to the major leagues prior to their contest on Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Jackson has been in the minor leagues since being selected in the second round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of St. Luke's Episcopal School. This season, Jackson opened the campaign with Double-A Chesapeake and held a .254/.291/.412 slash line with 16 doubles and four home runs. He then moved up to Triple-A Norfolk, where he has been quite productive. Through his first 38 games with the Tides, Jackson has posted an impressive .377/.398/.682 slash line with a 1.080 OPS, 14 doubles, and 11 long balls. For now, fantasy managers should expect Jackson to be deployed in a bench role, which will limit his upside in standard formats.
--Andy SmithSource: MiLB Central
July 25, 2025
Texas Rangers catcher
Kyle Higashioka (hamstring) remains out of action for Friday's series opener against the visiting Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field.
Jonah Heim will draw another start behind the dish and catch right-hander
Nathan Eovaldi while batting seventh against Braves left-hander
Joey Wentz. The 35-year-old Higashioka is dealing with a hamstring strain that isn't deemed serious, but it's kept him out for the last two games. Heim won't be a very attractive DFS sleeper against a left-hander after going 16-for-79 (.203) with two of his eight home runs on the year and a 21:4 K:BB in 85 appearances against southpaws in 2025. Higashioka has hit a career-best .253 (46-for-182) as a part-time catcher in Texas this year, but overall he's been a disappointment after hitting 17 bombs in 2024 with the San Diego Padres.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 25, 2025
The Colorado Rockies are acquiring left-handed pitching prospect Griffin Herring from the New York Yankees. In exchange, the Rockies will be trading third baseman
Ryan McMahon to the Bronx. In addition, the Rockies are also set to receive right-handed pitching prospect
Josh Grosz in the return. Before the trade, the southpaw was ranked as the No. 25-overall prospect in the Yankee system on MLB.com. The former sixth-round pick out of LSU made his professional debut this season after being selected in the MLB Draft last summer. He opened the campaign with Low-A but needed only 44 2/3 innings to prove he was ready to join High-A. Since joining High-A, Herring has posted a strong 2.22 ERA with a 1.16 WHIP across 44 innings of work. Fantasy managers should expect Herring to remain with High-A in his new organization during the second half.
--Andy SmithSource: MLB Pipeline
July 25, 2025
The Colorado Rockies are acquiring right-handed pitching prospect
Josh Grosz from the New York Yankees in exchange for third baseman
Ryan McMahon. In this package, the Rockies are also acquiring left-handed pitching prospect Griffin Herring. Grosz has spent his entire campaign pitching at the High-A level for the Hudson Valley Renegades. Through 87 innings, the right-hander has posted a 4.14 ERA with a 1.16 WHIP. He has struck out 94 hitters and allowed 35 free passes. Last season, the 22-year-old spent most of his time with High-A as well, but was much more successful, posting a 2.77 ERA with a strong 1.08 WHIP. Fantasy managers should expect Grosz to remain at High-A throughout most of the second half, given his inconsistencies.
--Andy SmithSource: MLB Pipeline
July 25, 2025
The Cincinnati Reds have recalled right-handed pitching prospect
Luis Mey from Triple-A Louisville prior to their contest on Friday evening against the Tampa Bay Rays. In a corresponding move, the Reds placed right-handed pitcher
Scott Barlow on the paternity list. Mey made his MLB debut earlier this season and posted a 4.40 ERA with a 1.26 WHIP across 14 1/3 innings of work. During this brief stint, the 24-year-old was deployed entirely out of the bullpen. He posted a 24.2% K rate but showed weak command of his pitches, posting a hefty 16.1% walk rate. At Triple-A, Mey has seen time as a high-leverage relief option, tallying four saves across 25 1/3 innings while posting a 2.84 ERA with a 1.22 WHIP. Given his struggles during his first stint, fantasy managers should expect Mey to have a low-leverage role in the Cincinnati bullpen.
--Andy SmithSource: Cincinnati Reds
July 25, 2025
Chicago Cubs outfielder
Kyle Tucker (knee) is starting in right field and batting second in Friday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox and right-hander
Adrian Houser at Guaranteed Rate Field. Tucker injured his right knee on Tuesday when he fouled a ball off his leg, but he had Wednesday's game off and a scheduled travel day on Thursday to rest up. The 28-year-old left-handed slugger is feeling good enough to return to the field on Friday against the crosstown-rival White Sox. Fantasy managers will want to get the All-Star back into their lineups immediately. Tucker has a hit in just two career at-bats against Houser. He's been one of the best all-around fantasy players in his first year with Chicago, slashing .275/.383/.493 with an .876 OPS, 18 home runs, 57 RBI, 71 runs scored and 23 stolen bases. Tucker contributes across the board in a strong offense.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 25, 2025
New York Yankees outfield prospect
Spencer Jones (back) is not in Friday's starting lineup as he is dealing with back spasms. However, Jack Curry of the YES Network noted that his absence is not related to a potential trade. Jones has been one of the most productive power hitters in the minors this season and is knocking on the MLB door. Jones opened the season with Double-A but needed just 49 games to prove he was ready to move up to the top level as he launched 16 long balls with a .983 OPS. Through his first 19 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Jones has hit an incredible 13 home runs and swiped six bags. Even though the Yankee outfield is quite crowded, Jones' elite power upside could still warrant a promotion. For now, he is worth stashing in all 12+ team five-outfielder leagues.
--Andy SmithSource: Jack Curry
July 25, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop
Ha-Seong Kim (back) remains out of action for Friday's series opener against the hosting Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, per Ryan Bass of Bally Sports.
Taylor Walls is starting at shortstop and will hit eighth against Reds right-hander
Nick Martinez. Kim injured his back on Monday and will miss his third straight game. The 29-year-old South Korean native didn't make his Rays debut until July 4 after having offseason surgery, and he's been in and out of the lineup with nagging injuries pretty much ever since. The 29-year-old's aggressive playing style doesn't help matters, especially on the basepaths. He offers some modest stolen base appeal when healthy and has gone 7-for-31 (.226) with a homer, three RBI and four steals in his 10 games. Walls has never faced Martinez in his career and will be a low-upside DFS sleeper.
--Keith HernandezSource: Bally Sports Florida - Ryan Bass
July
25,
2025
Los
Angeles
Dodgers
shortstop
Mookie
Betts
(personal)
is
out
of
the
starting
lineup
for
Friday's
series
opener
on
the
road
at
Fenway
Park
in
Boston
against
his
former
team,
the
Red
Sox,
and
right-hander
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July
25,
2025
Boston
Red
Sox
first
baseman
Triston
Casas
(knee)
is
moving
around
well
(without
crutches)
in
the
team's
clubhouse
while
wearing
flip-flops
on
Friday,
according
to
Ian
Brown
of
MLB.com.
Casas
has
already
been
ruled
out
for
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July
25,
2025
The
Houston
Astros
announced
on
Friday
that
they
placed
left-hander
Brandon
Walter
(elbow)
on
the
15-day
injured
list
(retroactive
to
July
24)
with
left-elbow
inflammation
and
recalled
right-hander
Nick
Hernandez
from
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July
25,
2025
The
expectation
is
that
Tampa
Bay
Rays
right-hander
Joe
Boyle
will
join
the
team's
starting
rotation
after
the
club
optioned
right-hander
Taj
Bradley
to
Triple-A
Durham
this
week,
according
to
Marc
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July 25, 2025
The Colorado Rockies reinstated infielder
Thairo Estrada (thumb) from the 10-day injured list on Friday and optioned infielder
Adael Amador to Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move. Estrada will immediately start at second base for Friday's series opener against the hosting Baltimore Orioles while hitting sixth versus right-hander
Dean Kremer at Camden Yards. The 29-year-old second baseman will return to action for the first time since spraining his thumb on July 7. He will return to starting duties at the keystone in Colorado, but although Estrada has hit .284 (33-for-116) on the year, he has limited fantasy upside as a light-hitting infielder on the worst team in baseball. The Venezuelan has added only two home runs, 18 RBI, 11 runs and one stolen base in 2025 after getting a late start to the year due to injury.
--Keith HernandezSource: Rockies Club Information
July
25,
2025
Chicago
White
Sox
outfielder
Luis
Robert
Jr.
(groin),
who
is
firmly
on
the
trade
block
with
the
July
31
deadline
approaching,
is
out
of
the
starting
lineup
for
Friday's
series
opener
against
the
Chicago
Cubs
read more...
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