August 22, 2025
The Minnesota Twins' top prospect and MLB's 14th overall prospect,
Walker Jenkins, smacked his eighth home run of the season on Thursday. On the season, Jenkins is slashing an excellent .308/.424/.481 eight homeruns, 24 RBI, 42 runs, and 12 stolen bases in 255 plate appearances across the CPX League, Single-A, and Double-A. Jenkins was the fifth overall pick by the Twins back in 2023, and with the Twins moving on from a handful of their players at the deadline, Jenkins' path to the big league club only got faster. At this time, he will likely finish the season in Triple-A and have a chance to make the big league club out of Spring Training in 2026. He remains a high-end outfield stash in dynasty formats.
--Nicho RoesslerSource: MLB Pipeline
August 22, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals infielder/outfielder
Alec Burleson (wrist) has been scratched from the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Lars Nootbaar is now starting in left field and will bat leadoff, with
Nathan Church re-entering the lineup in center field and in the nine-hole against Rays right-hander
Adrian Houser. It's unclear exactly how serious Burleson's wrist injury is, so we'll consider him day-to-day for now. The 26-year-old has been an everyday player for St. Louis for the third straight year and is having a strong campaign at the plate with a .285/.337/.449 slash line, a career-high .786 OPS, 15 home runs, 59 RBI, 43 runs and five stolen bases in 117 games played. Nootbaar has 14 career at-bats against Houser but has hit only .214 against him with a .553 OPS.
--Keith HernandezSource: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Derrick Goold
August 22, 2025
The Athletics right-handed flamethrower
Eduarniel Nunez will rejoin the big league roster after being optioned on August 6. The 26-year-old will fill
Ben Bowden's (lat) spot in the bullpen. Nunez was acquired at the trade deadline from the San Diego Padres and has put together a nice season in MiLB (across Double-A and Triple-A), with a 2.48 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and a 14.85 K/9. However, during his first stint in the Majors earlier this season, he struggled to the tune of a 9.00 ERA and 2.57 WHIP in six appearances. He will now get another chance to showcase his high upside this time around. For Nunez, it's all about his control. He features a 109 Stuff+ and averages 97.9 mph four-seamer, but has a poor 65 Location+ and a 21.6 percent walk rate. At this time, Nunez can remain on the waiver wire in all formats.
--Nicho RoesslerSource: A's Communications
August 22, 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated first baseman/outfielder
Jake Bauers (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list on Friday and placed shortstop
Joey Ortiz (hamstring) on the 10-day IL in a corresponding move, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Bauers will begin on the bench in Friday's series opener against the visiting San Francisco Giants at American Family Field. The 29-year-old will return to the big leagues after dealing with a left-shoulder impingement that has kept him out since just after the All-Star break. He clubbed three home runs in his five minor-league rehab games and looks to be in midseason form at the plate, but Bauers won't have fantasy value in mixed leagues as a bench player for the first-place Brewers. In his second year with the team, he is hitting under .200 with five home runs, 18 RBI, five steals and 45 K's in 151 plate appearances.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August 22, 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers are placing shortstop
Joey Ortiz (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a left-hamstring strain, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB. com. In a corresponding move, the team activated first baseman/outfielder
Jake Bauers (shoulder) from the injured list. Ortiz will need to miss at least the next 10 days after straining his hamstring running out a ground ball in Thursday's series finale against the Chicago Cubs. In the 27-year-old's absence,
Andruw Monasterio and
Brice Turang will be the primary options to handle the 6 for the Brew Crew. Monasteerio is starting at short in Friday's series opener versus the visiting San Francisco Giants. Ortiz has been money on defense for the first-place Brewers, but outside of some modest speed (11 steals), he's not much to look at in fantasy. He's slashed .233/.284/.328 with a weak .612 OPS, seven homers and 43 RBI in 125 games.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com - Adam McCalvy
August
22,
2025
The
Baltimore
Orioles
are
placing
infielder
Jordan
Westburg
(ankle)
on
the
10-day
injured
list
on
Friday
with
a
sprained
right
ankle
and
will
add
infielder
Vimael
Machin
to
the
active
roster
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August 22, 2025
MLB.com's Thomas Harding says to expect Colorado Rockies right-handed pitching prospect
McCade Brown to be called up from the minors to start on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The former third-round pick in 2021 has proven that he's fully healthy after having Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in 2023. The 25-year-old has a combined 4-2 record with a 2.67 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 105:30 K:BB in 76 2/3 innings pitched over 20 starts on the farm this year between High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford. While Brown has handled himself well in Colorado's farm system this year and would have a nice matchup on Sunday against the last-place Bucs, fantasy managers should be wary of rolling with Brown in what would be his MLB debut due to the fact that he has yet to pitch at Triple-A. Brown is not on MLB Pipeline's list of the Rockies' top-30 prospects, either.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com - Thomas Harding
August
22,
2025
New
York
Mets
second
baseman/outfielder
Jeff
McNeil
(shoulder)
will
start
on
the
bench
again
for
Friday's
series
opener
against
the
division-rival
Atlanta
Braves
at
Truist
Park.
Brett
Baty
is
making
another
start
at
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August
22,
2025
Toronto
Blue
Jays
first
baseman
Vladimir
Guerrero
Jr.
(hamstring)
remains
sidelined
for
Friday's
series
opener
on
the
road
against
the
Miami
Marlins.
Ty
France
will
make
yet
another
start
at
first
base
and
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August 22, 2025
Boston Red Sox outfield prospect
Jhostynxon Garcia is starting in center field and will bat fifth in his major-league debut in the Bronx against the division-rival New York Yankees and left-hander
Max Fried on Friday. It will not be an easy first assignment for Garcia. The 22-year-old Venezuelan was called up to the majors for the first time this week after hitting a combined .289/.363/.512 with an .875 OPS, 20 home runs, 73 RBI, 71 runs scored and six stolen bases in 99 games with Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester. It's unclear how much playing time he'll get in Beantown with the BoSox trying to make a run to get into the postseason over the final stretch of the year. Garcia should at least be rostered in dynasty/keeper formats, though, as the team's No. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. "The Password" has some of the best raw power among right-handed prospects in the game.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August 22, 2025
New York Mets outfielder
Brandon Nimmo (neck) is absent from the team's starting lineup for Friday's divisional clash against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.
Tyrone Taylor will make another start in left field and will bat seventh versus Braves left-hander
Joey Wentz. Nimmo is missing a second straight game with neck stiffness and could wind up on the injured list with an injury that has plagued him in the past. He's hitting only .230 (14-for-61) with a homer, two doubles and eight RBI in 17 games in the month of August, but the 32-year-old left-handed hitter has reached the 20-homer mark already for the third straight season while slashing .254/.325/.436 with a .762 OPS, 68 RBI, 62 runs scored and 12 stolen bases in 122 games. Taylor will see extended run in New York's outfield if Nimmo misses more time, but he's not as exciting for fantasy purposes.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August
22,
2025
The
Baltimore
Orioles
announced
on
Friday
that
they
placed
rookie
right-hander
Brandon
Young
(hamstring)
on
the
15-day
injured
list
with
a
left-hamstring
strain
and
selected
the
contract
of
right-hander
Matt
Bowmanread more...
August 22, 2025
Colorado Rockies rookie infielder
Warming Bernabel (face) is out of the starting lineup again for Friday's series opener against the hosting Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
Orlando Arcia will make the start at first base and will hit eighth against Pirates right-hander
Braxton Ashcraft. Bernabel was scratched from Thursday's series finale at Coors Field against the Los Angeles Dodgers as a precaution after he was hit in the face by a throw during pre-game infield drills. It's not believed that the 23-year-old is dealing with any structural damage to his face, so we'd expect him to return to the starting nine before the end of the weekend series in the Steel City. The Dominican has impressed in his first taste of big-league pitching through 24 games and should continue to see regular playing time at first for Colorado to close out the year. Bernabel has hit .311/.340/.544 with four homers and 13 RBI in a small sample size.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August 22, 2025
Colorado Rockies rookie infielder
Kyle Karros (back) is starting at third base and will hit fifth in Friday's series opener in Pittsburgh against the Pirates and right-hander
Braxton Ashcraft. Karros is returning to the starting nine after missing the last two games with back tightness. The 23-year-old son of former big-leaguer Eric Karros will be playing in only his 13th major-league game after recently being called up from the minors leagues. He has handled himself well in the early going and has a nice right-handed power stroke that will receive regular playing time down the stretch as the Rockies play out the string. So far in his first 44 MLB plate appearances, Karros has hit .270 with a home run, three doubles, five RBI, 10 runs scored and a 10:7 K:BB. Fantasy managers in NL-only leagues should be looking to get him back into their starting lineups.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
August
22,
2025
Texas
Rangers
manager
Bruce
Bochy
said
on
105.3
The
Fan
that
outfielder
Evan
Carter
(wrist)
could
be
out
for
the
rest
of
the
season
after
being
diagnosed
with
a
fractured
wrist.
"They
did
find
a
fracture
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