May 16, 2025
The Washington Nationals activated second baseman
Luis Garcia Jr. off the paternity list on Friday and optioned infielder
Trey Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. The Nationals have yet to release their starting lineup for Friday's series opener in Baltimore against the Orioles and left-hander
Cade Povich, but fantasy managers should expect Garcia to be back at second base. As far as whether to start the 25-year-old left-handed hitter in DFS lineups, that will only be for the bold. Garcia is hitting just .226 (30-for-133) in his first 38 games after a breakout season in 2024. He's also really struggled against lefties, going 2-for-20 against them with no homers and three RBI in 27 plate appearances. Garcia is hitting .184 (7-for-38) with a homer, two doubles, five RBI, two steals and eight strikeouts in 11 games in the month of May.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MASN Sports - Mark Zuckerman
May
16,
2025
Boston
Red
Sox
infield
prospect
Kristian
Campbell
was
seen
doing
some
first
base
drill
work
at
Fenway
Park
before
Friday's
series
opener
against
the
visiting
Atlanta
Braves,
according
to
MLB.com's
Ian
Browne.
The
Red
Sox
asked
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May
16,
2025
Minnesota
Twins
outfielder
Harrison
Bader
(groin)
remains
out
of
the
starting
lineup
for
Friday's
series
opener
at
American
Family
Field
against
the
hosting
Milwaukee
Brewers.
Bader
will
miss
his
second
straight
game
after
tweaking
his
groin
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May 16, 2025
Minnesota Twins first baseman
Ty France (foot) is back at first base and is hitting cleanup for the red-hot Twins in Friday's series opener against the hosting Milwaukee Brewers and right-hander
Chad Patrick at American Family Field. France missed the last two games for the Twins after fouling a ball off his foot and suffering a contusion in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. It's good news for a suddenly banged-up Twins team who lost outfielders
Byron Buxton (head) and
Harrison Bader (groin) and shortstop
Carlos Correa (head) in the last two days. The 30-year-old France has come back to Earth a bit in the month of May after a hot start and is now slashing .252/.316/.361 with three home runs, 21 RBI, 18 runs and a stolen base. He has never faced Patrick in his career.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 16, 2025
Minnesota Twins shortstop
Carlos Correa (head) and outfielder
Byron Buxton (head) are both out of the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers after they collided chasing a pop-up in Thursday's win over the Baltimore Orioles. Although neither player has been put on the injured list, they are both in the league's concussion protocol, and it's unknown if they'll be available to play all weekend.
Brooks Lee is starting at short and batting third, while
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. is in center field and hitting eighth against Brewers right-hander
Chad Patrick. Fantasy managers should prepare for the potential of both Correa and Buxton landing on the seven-day concussion list if they are unable to return in Milwaukee this weekend. Both Lee and Keirsey will be everyday players for Minnesota until Correa and Buxton are able to return.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 16, 2025
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said that right-hander
Hunter Greene (groin) will throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Greene is recovering from a Grade 1 strain of his right groin on May 8 and will now proceed to throw his first bullpen in his recovery process. The hard-throwing 25-year-old could require multiple bullpen sessions before being cleared to go on a minor-league rehab assignment, so his timetable for a return is a bit unclear right now. But barring a setback, it's not out of the question that he'll be back in the Reds' starting rotation before the calendar flips to June. The former second overall pick in 2017 needs to be stashed in an injured-list spot in all fantasy formats as the team' ace. Before hurting his groin, Greene had gone 4-2 with a 2.36 ERA and 0.81 WHIP with 61 strikeouts and only eight walks in 45 2/3 innings over eight starts.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Charlie Goldsmith
May 16, 2025
Atlanta Braves outfielder
Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee) homered in his first minor-league rehab game earlier this week at the rookie-level Florida Complex League and was immediately moved to Triple-A Gwinnett, where he went 2-for-3 with a single and a double on Thursday in his second rehab game. Although he tore his left ACL on May 26 of 2024, it doesn't seem like he'll need many more rehab games before he rejoins the Braves' lineup. He started in right field on Thursday and is scheduled to play again for Gwinnett on Friday. After that, he could go on the road with the Stripers or move his rehab to Double-A Columbus. The 27-year-old is off to a good start on his rehab assignment, but fantasy managers may not get him back until closer to the end of May as the Braves look to be cautious with the former MVP. When Acuna returns, he'll be a must-start in fantasy immediately.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Theo DeRosa
May 16, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Thursday that outfielder
Teoscar Hernandez (groin) will likely need to go on a minor-league rehab assignment before coming off the 10-day injured list. It appears that Hernandez could embark on a rehab assignment as early as this weekend, which means that barring a setback, he could rejoin the major-league roster by the middle of next week. Fantasy managers have to be stoked about that news, as the 32-year-old veteran Dominican was near the top of the MLB leaderboards in several run-producing categories at the time of his adductor strain. In fact, he's still tied for fourth in baseball with 34 RBI and has added nine homers, a strong .315 average (41-for-130), 21 runs scored, four steals and a .933 OPS. Hernandez must be stashed in all leagues while he finishes up his rehab.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Dodgers Beat
May 16, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Thursday that infielder/outfielder
Tommy Edman (ankle) is close to coming off the 10-day injured list and will not need to go on a minor-league rehab assignment first. At the earliest, Edman could rejoin the Dodgers this weekend at Dodger Stadium for their series against the crosstown-rival Los Angeles Angels. If the 30-year-old doesn't return this weekend, he could be back next week against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks. L.A. could ease Edman in when he returns since he won't go on a rehab assignment, but there's no question that he's an everyday player for the Dodgers, which means rookie
Hyeseong Kim will move to a bench role or back to the minors when Edman returns. Edman should be rostered in all fantasy leagues. He'll be returning to a .252/.295/.523 slash line with eight homers, 24 RBI, 19 runs and two steals.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Dodgers Beat
May 16, 2025
The Tampa Bay Rays announced on Friday that they reinstated infielder
Yandy Diaz from the restricted list and optioned infielder
Coco Montes to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. Diaz was placed on the restricted list earlier this week due to a visa issue that prevented him from entering Canada and playing in the series against the Toronto Blue Jays. He's back with the team now and should be in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener in Miami against the Marlins and right-hander
Max Meyer. For DFS purposes, it's not the greatest matchup for the 33-year-old Cuban veteran against a pitcher on the rise who he has never faced in his career. Diaz will be returning to a mediocre .238/.291/.400 slash line with a below-average .691 OPS, six home runs, 20 RBI, 15 runs and two steals on the year. He has three homers in 10 games in May but is hitting just .184 (7-for-38).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Rays Communications
May
16,
2025
Cleveland
Guardians
outfielder
Angel
Martinez
is
sitting
out
of
Friday's
series
opener
against
the
hosting
Cincinnati
Reds
at
Great
American
Ball
Park.
Nolan
Jones
will
start
in
center
field
and
hit
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May
16,
2025
Cincinnati
Reds
outfielder
TJ
Friedl
(wrist)
is
back
in
center
field
and
is
hitting
leadoff
for
Friday's
series
opener
against
the
visiting
Cleveland
Guardians
at
Great
American
Ball
Park.
Friedl
suffered
a
bone
bruise
in
his
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May 16, 2025
The Chicago White Sox do not expect outfielder
Mike Tauchman (hamstring) to come off the 10-day injured list to rejoin the team this weekend during their three-game series at Wrigley Field against his former team, the Chicago White Sox, according to the Daily Herald's Mike McGraw. The White Sox are going to give him more time to ramp up after his second right-hamstring strain of the season. The 34-year-old veteran isn't going to be rushed back, but it's possible that he'll be back at some point next week after already playing in four minor-league rehab games. When he's healthy, Tauchman will have value in AL-only affairs as the team's likely starting right fielder against right-handed pitching. Before his second hammy injury, Tauchman had gone 4-for-10 in a small sample size in 2025 with a run scored in three games.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Daily Herald - Mike McGraw
May 16, 2025
The Chicago White Sox announced on Friday that they designated infielder
Jacob Amaya for assignment and added infielder
Vinny Capra to the active 26-man roster in a corresponding move. The team also acquired right-hander
Miguel Castro from the Houston Astros and selected his contract from Triple-A Charlotte. Left-hander Jared Schuster was optioned to Charlotte. The 26-year-old Amaya started the year as the team's starting shortstop but now finds himself off the 40-man roster after going 6-for-62 (.097) with no homers, seven RBI, six runs scored, two steals, two walks and 15 strikeouts in 33 games for Chicago. If he clears waivers, he could return to the organization as minor-league depth. Moving forward, the Pale Hose will use
Brooks Baldwin as their primary option at the 6, with prospect
Chase Meidroth being another option.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Chicago White Sox
May 16, 2025
Chicago White Sox second baseman
Lenyn Sosa will take a seat for Friday's series opener at Wrigley Field against the crosstown-rival Chicago Cubs and rookie right-hander
Cade Horton, who will be making his first official big-league start.
Josh Rojas will start at second base for the Pale Hose and will hit eighth in the batting order. Sosa will head to the bench on Friday after starting each of the team's last eight games. The 25-year-old Venezuelan infielder has really only been valuable for volume in AL-only leagues on one of the worst teams in baseball. He's currently hitting .267/.286/.373 with three home runs, 11 RBI, 12 runs scored and one steal in 150 total at-bats. However, he has gone 8-for-21 with a homer, two doubles, an RBI and a steal with four multi-hit games in his last six contests. Rojas offers little DFS appeal with a .143 average (4-for-28) and no homers on the year.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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