October 5, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher
Jesus Luzardo has been named the starting pitcher for Game 2 of the NLDS. After a 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, the Phillies will need Luzardo to get them a big win on Monday. This season, Luzardo registered a 3.92 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and a 216/57 K/BB ratio across 32 starts. There have certainly been some blowups for Luzardo, but he has mostly been solid. His latest outing he threw seven shutout innings with 10 strikeouts on September 24. The high strikeout numbers give him good DFS value for Monday's slate.
--Andy WebbSource: Scott Lauber
October 4, 2025
Detroit Tigers infielder
Colt Keith (ribs) is in the starting lineup ahead of Saturday's Game 1 of the ALDS versus the Seattle Mariners. Keith has been sidelined since the middle of September due to right ribcage inflammation. He ended up being forced to miss the Wild-Card round due to this issue. Keith is back and will bat fifth and serve as the designated hitter for Saturday's Game 1 contest. He won't draw an easy matchup against
George Kirby, but Keith does have good career numbers against the right-hander. The Tigers are certainly happy to have the left-handed slugger available for this series.
--Andy WebbSource: mlb.com
October 4, 2025
Seattle Mariners outfielder
Victor Robles (shoulder) is in the starting lineup ahead of Saturday's Game 1 of the ALDS versus the Detroit Tigers. Robles missed the final three games of the regular season due to a shoulder injury. However, the Mariners had a first-round bye, so that appears to have been enough time for Robles to get healthy. He'll cover right field and bat eighth versus right-hander
Troy Melton on Saturday. He's not offering a ton of upside against right-handed pitching right now.
--Andy WebbSource: mlb.com
October 4, 2025
Seattle Mariners first baseman
Josh Naylor (personal) is in the starting lineup for Saturday's Game 1 of the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers. Naylor missed the final two games of the regular season due to groin soreness. However, that's not the reason why Naylor could miss time during this series. Naylor could end up on the paternity list, with his wife expected to go into labor soon. He's in the lineup on Saturday, but that doesn't mean that Naylor won't miss time during this series. He'll bat cleanup and cover first base versus
Troy Melton on Saturday.
--Andy WebbSource: Adam Jude
October 4, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
Jackson Chourio (hamstring) was forced to make an early exit from Saturday's Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Chicago Cubs. Chourio was pulled out of the contest after running out an infield single in the second inning. The 21-year-old was removed from the game for precautionary reasons due to hamstring tightness. This is concerning, given Chourio missed nearly the entire month of August due to a hamstring strain. He did undergo an MRI, but the results are unknown at the moment. For now, Chourio is expected to be in the lineup for Game 2 on Monday.
--Andy WebbSource: Adam McCalvy
October 4, 2025
The New York Yankees made just one change to their roster between the Wild Card Round and the team's American League Division Series matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays. Veteran right-hander
Mark Leiter Jr. has been left off the roster in favor of starting pitcher
Luis Gil, who will get the ball in Game 1. Leiter Jr. pitched 48 1/3 relief innings for the Yankees this season, recording a 4.84 ERA and 1.53 WHIP with 54 strikeouts. The Yankees opted to include veteran right-hander
Paul Blackburn at the back end of their bullpen rather than Leiter Jr., likely because Blackburn can provide more length to save the rest of the bullpen in the case of a blowout game.
--Will BradySource: New York Yankees
October 4, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder/designated hitter
Anthony Santander is in the lineup for Game 1 of his team's American League Division Series matchup against the New York Yankees. Santander will play left field and bat seventh against Yankees right-hander
Luis Gil. 2025 was a bit of a lost season for Santander, as he appeared in just 54 games and slashed .175/.271/.294 with six home runs and 18 RBI across 221 plate appearances. He missed almost four months due to a shoulder injury but was able to return to the lineup in late September. Santander logged just one hit in 12 plate appearances after being activated off the injured list, but he's a dangerous bat who adds a power element to Toronto's lineup when healthy.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com
October 4, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
Max Scherzer has been left off the team's roster for its American League Division Series matchup against the New York Yankees. The 41-year-old struggled with injuries and inconsistency throughout 2025, posting a 5-5 record with a 5.19 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 82 strikeouts across 85 innings (17 starts). Still, it's a bit of a surprise that Scherzer was left off the roster entirely. His absence could indicate that Blue Jays rookie right-hander
Trey Yesavage will get the ball in Game 3, and Toronto may be lining up for a bullpen game in a potential Game 4. Yesavage made three starts in the big leagues this season, allowing five earned runs and walking seven while recording 16 strikeouts across 14 innings pitched.
--Will BradySource: Toronto Blue Jays
October 4, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher
Chris Bassitt (back) has been left off the team's roster for its American League Division Series matchup against the New York Yankees. Bassitt is battling a back injury and last pitched in mid-September. The 36-year-old went 11-9 with a 3.96 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and 166 strikeouts in 170 1/3 innings (31 starts) this season. Bassitt might have been a candidate to make a start in the series had he been healthy. Instead, it appears Toronto may be relying on a combination of rookie right-hander
Trey Yesavage and veteran left-hander
Eric Lauer at the back end of its rotation behind
Kevin Gausman and
Shane Bieber.
--Will BradySource: Toronto Blue Jays
October 4, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop
Bo Bichette (knee) has officially been left off the team's roster for its American League Division Series matchup against the New York Yankees. Bichette is battling a left knee sprain and last played in early September. His absence is a big loss for Toronto, as Bichette slashed .311/.357/.483 with 18 home runs, 94 RBI, 78 runs scored, and four stolen bases across 628 plate appearances this season. With Bichette sidelined,
Andres Gimenez will likely see most of the playing time at shortstop with
Ernie Clement and
Isiah Kiner-Falefa possibly mixing in some against left-handed pitching. Gimenez posted a .598 OPS with seven home runs and 12 stolen bases across 369 plate appearances in the regular season.
--Will BradySource: Toronto Blue Jays
October 3, 2025
Houston Astros right-hander
Luis Garcia's elbow surgery included a reconstruction of his UCL and a repair of the flexor tendon in his forearm, according to the team. Garcia had his surgery on Wednesday, and it will keep him out for his final year of team control in 2026, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic. It's a pretty brutal turn of events for a pitcher who had already missed most of the last two seasons due to Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The 28-year-old Venezuelan was a reliable piece of Houston's starting rotation in 2021 and 2022 before his elbow issues started to set in. He made only eight starts in the big leagues from the start of the 2023 campaign through this season. Garcia won't be in play at all next year in fantasy and may never be the same again. In his five MLB seasons, he's gone 29-19 with a 3.60 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 371:113 in 359 2/3 frames over 71 outings (65 starts).
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Chandler Rome
October 3, 2025
Texas Rangers general manager Ross Fenstermaker said that injured second baseman
Marcus Semien (foot) is expected to have a normal offseason this winter despite finishing the 2025 campaign on the injured list due to a fractured third metatarsal and a Lisfranc sprain in his left foot. Semien probably would have toughed it out and finished out the year, but the Rangers chose to shut him and shortstop
Corey Seager (appendix) once they were out of playoff contention. He ended up missing the final month of the season, but it sounds like he'll be a full-go without any restrictions for the start of spring training in 2026. After playing in at least 159 games in each of the last six seasons, the 35-year-old Semien really started to show his age in his fourth year in Texas, hitting a career-low .230 (108-for-470) with 15 homers, 62 RBI, 62 runs, and 11 steals in 127 games.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Dallas Morning News - Shawn McFarland
October 3, 2025
Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson said that right-hander
Bryan Woo's (pectoral) mound session went well on Thursday, according to Curtis Crabtree of FOX 13 Seattle. The Mariners were going to evaluate Woo again on Friday before making any determinations as to whether he'll be included on the playoff roster for the American League Division Series that starts in Seattle against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Wilson called Woo's session on Thursday a "step in the right direction." The 25-year-old was one of the big reasons why Seattle's starting rotation was one of the best in baseball in 2025, as he went 15-7 with a 2.94 ERA and 0.93 WHIP with a career-high 198 K's and 36 walks in 186 2/3 innings over 30 starts. The M's would love to have him back for the ALDS, but they aren't going to push him if he's not quite ready. His last start of the regular season came back on Sept. 19 against the Astros.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX 13 Seattle - Curtis Crabtree
October 3, 2025
New York Yankees outfielder
Cody Bellinger (foot) was seen limping during the Game 3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday in the wild-card series, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. However, Bellinger is receiving treatment and says that he expects to be ready for Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday in Toronto against the division-rival Blue Jays and right-hander
Kevin Gausman. The veteran left-handed slugger went 1-for-4 in each of the three playoff games against Boston while adding two runs scored and a strikeout. Bellinger had a strong first season in the Bronx in 2025, hitting .272 (160-for-588) with 29 home runs -- his most since hitting a career-high 47 bombs in his NL MVP season in 2019 -- and 98 RBI in 152 regular-season games. He hasn't fared well against Gausman in 25 career plate appearances, though, hitting just .091 with no homers and six strikeouts.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com - Bryan Hoch
October 3, 2025
The Texas Rangers have hired Skip Schumaker as their new manager on Friday. Schumaker will take over for future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in Arlington. Schumaker is fully capable of leading this Rangers club to the postseason. He won National League Manager of the Year during the 2023 season with the Miami Marlins. Sadly, Schumaker was fired the next season after leading the Marlins to an 100-loss season. He spent last season as a special assistant with the Rangers. The 45-year-old is deserving of another chance, so we'll see what he does with it.
--Andy WebbSource: Jeff Passan
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