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Cooper Ingle Looks Like a Risky Stash Candidate
Cleveland Guardians catcher prospect Cooper Ingle is struggling a bit in August at Triple-A Columbus, hitting just .239 with two homers and 10 RBI. The left-handed hitter had a stint with Cleveland earlier in the season but struggled hitting just 2-for-21 with two RBI in the big leagues. He's had a relatively tough month back at Columbus and is unlikely to be called up to Cleveland again this season with the Guardians already having the tandem of Austin Hedges and Patrick Bailey healthy at the catcher position. Ingle is the No. 5 prospect in the Cleveland organization and has a 55-grade hit tool. The Guardians have tried him a bit in the outfield but he is unlikely to stick there. Ingle looks to be more of a dynasty league play and makes for a risky addition in redraft leagues.
Source: Minor League Baseball
Source: Minor League Baseball
Christopher Bell the Chalk DFS Play at Daytona
Christopher Bell qualified 35th for this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400, which means he's going to be a prime target for many DFS managers on Saturday night. Place differential means everything for the daily fantasy contests at a track like Daytona, and Bell is in top-tier equipment while starting near the back of the field. As far as track history goes at Daytona, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has shown flashes of good here, with three third-place finishes in his last seven starts at the track. With that being said, Bell has also finished 31st or worse in five of his last 10 starts at Daytona. Quite the boom-or-bust scenario. In cash games on DraftKings, Christopher Bell ($10.2K salary) is a solid choice this weekend. In large-field tournaments, there's a strategy element to being underweight on him, as he has the tendency to wreck out at this track.
Source: Christopher Bell
Source: Christopher Bell
Ralphy Velazquez Well Worth a Late-Season Stash
Cleveland Guardians first base prospect Ralphy Velazquez hit another home run on Friday night to continue his scorching-hot month of August at Triple-A Columbus. Velazquez has 15 homers and 32 RBI in this month while hitting .357. The first base prospect is forcing the Guardians to consider adding him to the major league roster, making a September call-up the most likely scenario. Between Double-A Akron and Columbus this season, Velazquez has hit .292 with 28 homers and 86 RBI along with 69 runs scored. The left-handed hitter is the Guardians' No. 2 prospect with 60-grade power along with a 50-grade hit tool. At 21 years old, Velazquez is a league-winning type addition to fantasy rosters and looks like a real difference-maker down the stretch in redraft leagues.
Source: Minor League Baseball
Source: Minor League Baseball
Joey Logano Hoping to Keep his Momentum at Daytona
Joey Logano's season continued on the up-and-up at New Hampshire last weekend, as the Team Penske driver posted his seventh straight top-15 finish with a 14th-place effort at "The Magic Mile." Logano has now climbed all the way up to ninth in the points standings as the Chase is set to start in one week. Can the Team Penske driver continue that momentum at Daytona this weekend, though? Logano is a previous Daytona winner (2015) and has led the second-most laps (413) among all active drivers at this track. For Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400, the No 22 Ford will roll off the starting grid from ninth-place, which makes Logano a fascinating DFS option, as his Place Differential upside is relatively limited, but the race-winning potential is there. Joey started third and finished third here at Daytona back in February.
Source: PitByNumbers
Source: PitByNumbers
Can Denny Hamlin Return to Glory Under New Rules Package at Daytona?
Denny Hamlin used to be one of the most feared drivers on superspeedways, especially at Daytona International Speedway. He's a three-time Daytona 500 winner and has posted 11 top-five finishes in 41 career starts at this track. But ever since the introduction of the NextGen car, Hamlin seems to have lost his edge. Over the last nine races at Daytona, Hamlin has zero top-15 finishes and his best result is a 17th. In seven of those nine races, he has ended up outside of the top 20 entirely. Will that change this weekend, though? NASCAR has implemented some rules changes with this package in an attempt to improve the racing at Daytona. Nobody knows for sure how this will happen, but it could be a step in the right direction for Hamlin to return to his former glory. He qualified back in 30th-place for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400, which means Denny is a prime DFS target for Place Differential on DraftKings ($9.1K salary).
Source: Fox Sports
Source: Fox Sports
Patrick Mahomes On Track to Play in Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes (knee) is on track to start in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos on Monday, Sept. 14, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Saturday. "Maybe [the Chiefs] will have to adjust to a little more run game, a little more defense; we shall see," Rapoport said of Kansas City's Week 1 scheme. "But Patrick Mahomes is tracking to be on the field when the season begins." The 30-year-old signal-caller has been a full participant in training camp but has not seen any game action since tearing his ACL and LCL in Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers last year. The two-time Pro Bowler has seen dips in his production over the last two seasons, and he ended 2025 with a 62.7% completion rate and a 22:11 TD:INT ratio. Given the major knee surgery and the fact that the Chiefs' offense lacks the downfield explosiveness it had a few years ago, fantasy managers should consider Mahomes a high-end QB2 heading into the 2026 season.
Source: Ian Rapoport
Source: Ian Rapoport
Byron Buxton Remains Out on Saturday
Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (hip) remained out of the starting lineup on Saturday, as he continues to recover from hip discomfort. The 32-year-old was removed from Tuesday's game after re-injuring his hip, which is something that has been bothering him all season long. With Saturday's exclusion from the lineup, he will have missed three consecutive games, giving some reason for concern that he could find himself on the Injured List in the near future. In addition to that, there has been some talk of offseason hip surgery, leading one to believe that he may not have much more to offer fantasy baseball managers for the rest of the 2026 season. While the offseason plans can be examined later, for now, it's important to focus on whether or not he can successfully return to the lineup this weekend. That is in doubt, but no formal announcement either way has been made just yet.
Source: Minnesota Twins
Source: Minnesota Twins
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Should Be a Popular Fantasy Pick at Daytona
It's Coke Zero Sugar 400 weekend at Daytona International Speedway, which means fantasy players and bettors alike will be targeting Ricky Stenhouse Jr. much more than usual. That should be the case this weekend as well, especially in DFS. Stenhouse qualified back in 32nd-place for this weekend's race, which gives him massive Place Differential upside at one of his best race tracks. Stenhouse is a two-time winner at Daytona and is also coming off of a second-place finish here in this season's Daytona 500. He tends to be boom or bust, though, as four of the last six Daytona races have ended with Stenhouse in 31st-place or worse. The upside is there, but so is the downside. Ricky should be a popular pick in DFS on Saturday night, especially at his $8.1K salary on DraftKings, but there is also a strategy element to going underweight on him in large-field tournaments in case he crashes again.
Source: Driver Averages
Source: Driver Averages
Juan Soto Back With the Mets
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (calf) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list by the Mets on Saturday. The 27-year-old went through a full workout on Friday, and with that being a success, the decision was made to activate him on Saturday and insert him back into the lineup. In his first game back, he is batting second in the lineup and is serving as the team's designated hitter. It's unclear how often he will play in the field down the stretch, but the important part for fantasy purposes is that he is back and will be at the plate. Fantasy baseball managers should activate him as soon as they can and play him daily for the rest of the season without any concerns.
Source: New York Mets
Source: New York Mets
Running Back Corey Kiner Traded to Patriots
The Arizona Cardinals traded running back Corey Kiner to the New England Patriots on Saturday in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2028 NFL Draft, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. Kiner, 24, logged significant playing time for the Cardinals in preseason play, with James Conner (ankle) working his way back from a season-ending injury and Jeremiyah Love (ankle) nursing a preseason sprain. He now joins a Patriots running back room that is thin behind Rhamondre Stevenson, with TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) injured in a preseason practice and Terrell Jennings (undisclosed) placed on injured reserve. However, Kiner's role at RB3 will likely be minimal if Henderson is healthy enough to play in Week 1. Kiner doesn't hold significant fantasy value for redraft leagues at this time, but fantasy managers should keep an eye on the health of the Patriots' backfield leading up to their drafts.
Source: Adam Schefter
Source: Adam Schefter
Shane van Gisbergen Qualifies Sixth As He Battles for Chase Berth
Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway is a big one for Shane van Gisbergen. Heading into the race, the Trackhouse Racing driver has a 31-point advantage over Ryan Preece for the final spot in this year's Chase, and with how unpredictable Daytona can be, nothing is guaranteed. SVG got off to a good start on Friday, though, as he qualified sixth for this weekend's big race--although Preece got off to a better start by qualifying fourth. As far as track history goes, Daytona has been a struggle for van Gisbergen thus far, as he has just one finish better than 30th in four career starts. That one result was a 16th-place finish in this race one year ago. It'll be fun to watch the battle for the Chase berth unfold at Daytona this weekend, but as far as DFS goes, it's probably best to stay away from Shane van Gisbergen ($6.2K on DraftKings), as his potential for negative Place Differential is super high.
Source: Motorsport
Source: Motorsport
Ross Chastain Wins Pole, Is an Easy Fade in DFS for Daytona
Ross Chastain won the pole for this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, and for most race weekends, that would be a good thing in DFS. However, Daytona isn't like most races. The pole sitter at Daytona is actually at quite a major disadvantage in daily fantasy games, as the potential for massive negative Place Differential is sky-high. Although we have seen high-qualifiers score well in DFS at Daytona, the vast majority of the time, it's better to stay away from them. Chastain has made 16 career Cup Series starts at Daytona, and has yet to finish inside the top five. In fact, he has just two top-10 results to his credit thus far. He's an easy fade in DraftKings on Saturday night at his $7.5K salary.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
Shohei Ohtani Unlikely to Pitch on Sunday
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (knee) isn't feeling 100% healthy, and as such, manager Dave Roberts said that he may not be able to pitch his scheduled one-inning outing on Sunday. In addition to his already injured knee, it's been made known that Ohtani's bicep continues to give him trouble, which is an issue that bothered him earlier in the season. The team is in the process of deciding what works best for him going forward, though the expectation is that he will pitch in a game at some point over the next week or two. With the MLB playoffs being the main concern for the Dodgers, and Ohtani's offense being a key part of that, it's fair to assume that the 32-year-old will not be pushed too hard or too fast, as any major injury could set the team back in October. As such, his pitching contributions should not be relied on down the stretch during the fantasy baseball playoffs.
Source: Katie Woo - The Athletic
Source: Katie Woo - The Athletic
Najee Harris Has 12 Touches in Giants' Preseason Debut
New York Giants running back Najee Harris had 11 carries for 39 rushing yards and added one reception for an additional 20 yards in Friday's 23-6 preseason win against the New York Jets. It was the first game the 28-year-old participated in since tearing his Achilles tendon in Week 3 of last year when he played for the Los Angeles Chargers. Harris is expected to play a significant role in the Cam Skattebo-led running back corps for the Giants, especially since Tyrone Tracy Jr. (neck) left Friday's preseason finale after being injured. The former Alabama product and 24th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021 logged over 1,000 rushing yards in four straight seasons before last season's Achilles injury held him to just three games and 15 carries. RotoBaller ranks Harris at RB60 in the positional rankings, but he could end up being more valuable if Tracy or Skattebo are sidelined by injuries. Harris could offer fantasy managers insurance as an RB3 this season.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Riley Greene Starting Rehab Assignment on Saturday
Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene (hamstring) is set to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Toledo. The expectation is that he will serve as the team's designated hitter and bat leadoff on Saturday before returning to left field on Sunday. If that plan comes to fruition and there are no setbacks, Greene could very well be back with the Tigers on Monday when they begin an important three-game series at Minnesota. The 25-year-old will be a welcome addition to Detroit's outfield, as his 16 home runs put him in third place on the team. Fantasy managers should be prepared to immediately place him back in their lineups as soon as he is ready to return.
Source: Jason Beck - MLB.com
Source: Jason Beck - MLB.com
