July 19, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher
Alek Manoah (elbow) will make his second rehab appearance this Sunday for Single-A Dunedin. He will be looking to improve on his last outing, where he retired just one of the five batters he faced. It was the first time he had competed in a game since undergoing UCL reconstruction in the spring of last year. Before that operation, he had posted a 3.70 ERA over 24 1/3 innings pitched in 2024. Over his career, he has 420 innings pitched and a 3.34 ERA, all with the Toronto Blue Jays. His progress remains something to monitor in dynasty leagues, especially for more opportunities to make the rotation in 2026. Throwing for the planned two innings and sustaining some success would be a big step forward for him here.
--Dave Funnell - RotoBallerSource: Arden Zwelling
July 19, 2025
The Athletic's David O'Brien writes that as long as Atlanta Braves outfielder
Jurickson Profar keeps hitting like he is, he will probably stay in the leadoff spot, with outfielder
Ronald Acuna Jr. in the three-hole. Profar went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's victory over the New York Yankees, and since returning from his 80-game suspension from performance-enhancing drugs on July 2, he has gone 15-for-52 (.288) with three home runs, four doubles, eight RBI and nine runs scored in 12 games played. The 32-year-old veteran could remain in the leadoff spot, even after third baseman
Austin Riley (abdomen) returns from the injured list. Profar has reached base six times in the three games hitting leadoff with Riley on the IL, and Acuna has also remained productive at No. 3. Sticking in the leadoff spot moving forward would be great news for Profar's fantasy managers.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - David O'Brien
July
19,
2025
St.
Louis
Cardinals
outfielder
Lars
Nootbaar
(ribs)
is
hoping
to
start
a
hitting
progression
on
Monday,
per
Daniel
Guerrero
of
the
St.
Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Nootbaar
has
been
dealing
with
a
left
costochondral
sprain
in
his
rib
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July 19, 2025
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that third baseman
Alex Bregman, who returned from the injured list last Friday after missing 43 games with a right-quadriceps strain, will play four of the six games on the team's road trip coming out of the All-Star break. Bregman started in Friday's series opener against the Chicago Cubs on Friday and went 1-for-4. He will also play on Saturday at Wrigley Field before taking Sunday's series finale off. Cora said the plan is for Bregman to play Monday and Tuesday in Philadelphia against the Phillies and then receive Wednesday off. "He's in a good spot," Cora said. "He was able to bounce back from that series (last weekend vs. Tampa). He felt good on Monday." In his three games since coming off the IL, Bregman has gone 3-for-12 with a double and a strikeout. He'll be facing off against Cubs lefty
Shota Imanaga on Saturday.
--Keith HernandezSource: MassLive.com - Christopher Smith
July 19, 2025
Detroit Tigers right-hander
Keider Montero will make his first start of the second half on Saturday at Globe Life Field against the hosting Texas Rangers. This will be Montero's eighth start of the season and his first since he picked up his fourth win on July 7 versus the Tampa Bay Rays by throwing six innings of one-run ball with one walk and four strikeouts. The 25-year-old will begin the second half back in the starting rotation, but it might only be for another couple turns through the rotation. Montero has gone 4-1 this year for Detroit with a 4.02 ERA (5.21 FIP) and 1.37 WHIP with 45 strikeouts and 22 walks in 65 innings over 13 appearances (seven starts). He doesn't carry a ton of fantasy upside with his 6.2 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 marks, but he does have some sleeper appeal as a streamer on Saturday against a Rangers offense that ranks 26th in OPS (.675).
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 19, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander
Emmet Sheehan is scheduled to make his first start of the second half of the season on Saturday against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. In Sheehan's last appearance, he went 4 1/3 innings as the bulk reliever behind "opener"
Shohei Ohtani on July 12. Saturday will be the 25-year-old's third start of the season and only his fourth big-league appearance. He's been strong so far in just 13 1/3 innings for the Blue, allowing three earned runs on 10 hits while walking four and striking out 13 batters. Once the Dodgers' starting rotation is back to full health -- mainly whenever lefty
Blake Snell (shoulder) is ready to return -- Sheehan will move to a long-relief role or back to the minors. While Sheehan has looked good in a small sample size this year, he'll be a shaky streamer this weekend against the red-hot Brewers.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Los Angeles Times - Jack Harris
July 19, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays reliever
Nick Sandlin (elbow) was placed on the injured list on July 8 after experiencing right elbow inflammation. He had just returned from a lat injury that cost him two months from April to June. The good news here is that he is feeling better and was able to play catch on Friday. He hopes to build on this progress in the coming weeks, progressing to bullpen sessions, live sessions, and a rehab assignment. The 28-year-old still has a long way to go before returning to the Blue Jays' bullpen, but this was a good start.
--Dave Funnell - RotoBallerSource: Shi Davidi
July 19, 2025
The New York Yankees have recalled right-handed pitcher
Allan Winans from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, according to MLB.com. The team designated right-hander
Rico Garcia for assignment in the corresponding move. The 29-year-old has spent the majority of 2025 in the minors, where he's logged excellent numbers. In 60 2/3 innings (11 starts) at Triple-A, Winans is 9-0 with 1.19 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts. He's pitched to a much less impressive 5.14 ERA in 46 1/3 career big-league innings. Winans could be a candidate to make a start or two for the Yankees or work in long relief. New York is working through injuries to starters
Max Fried (blister) and
Cam Schlittler (upper arm) that have them questionable to make their next starts, but have not yet landed them on the injured list.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com
July 19, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
Bowden Francis (shoulder) will be shut down for the foreseeable future after experiencing shoulder discomfort while ramping up at the team’s player development complex. He will be shut down for at least 10 days. Sidelined since June 15, the 29-year-old had been building himself back up with a planned bullpen session on July 8. Days after he completed the bullpen, he had reportedly suffered renewed soreness. The Jays believe extended time away from baseball activities will help the symptoms subside. Francis has gone (2-8) with a 6.05 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP this season. Fantasy managers in most leagues can move on from Francis as he's not expected to come back until mid-August at the earliest and is unlikely to rejoin Toronto’s starting rotation even when he does return.
--Dave Funnell - RotoBallerSource: Adren Zwelling
July 19, 2025
Right-handed pitcher
Tanner Rainey has signed a minor-league deal with the Detroit Tigers. The 32-year-old Rainey has spent 2025 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, splitting time between the majors and Triple-A Indianapolis. Detroit has assigned him to Triple-A Toledo. In 197 career big-league innings, Rainey has pitched to a 5.44 ERA and 1.49 WHIP with 245 strikeouts. He owns an impressive 27.7% career strikeout rate, but his inflated 14.8% career walk rate limits his effectiveness. Rainey logged 12 saves in 2022 while pitching for the Washington Nationals, but he no longer profiles as a high-leverage option at this point in his career.
--Will BradySource: Tigers Torkmoil
July 19, 2025
Houston Astros right-hander
J.P. France (shoulder) threw a live batting practice session this past Tuesday and is scheduled to make a rehab appearance in the Florida Coast League this upcoming week, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. France underwent surgery to repair a tear in his right shoulder capsule in July 2024 and has been on the 60-day injured list for the entirety of 2025. He struggled through 25 1/3 innings (five starts) before getting injured in 2024, pitching to a 7.46 ERA and 1.70 WHIP with 22 strikeouts. France was much better in 136 1/3 innings (23 starts) in 2023, going 11-6 with a 3.83 ERA and 101 strikeouts. Given how long he's been out, he'll likely need an extended ramp-up period before he returns. France is unlikely to factor for fantasy in 2025, but he could be a name to monitor heading into 2026, depending on how things shake out with the rest of Houston's rotation.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com - Brian McTaggart
July 19, 2025
Boston Red Sox right-hander
Tanner Houck (elbow) completed his rehab assignment this past Thursday, finishing five starts with a 5.74 ERA over 15 rehab innings. He threw one of those games for Double-A Portland and the other four for Triple-A Worcester. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that the team hasn't decided where he will play next, but it needs to be decided soon. Houck has struggled mightily this season, posting an 8.04 ERA over nine early-season starts before going to the injured list with a right flexor pronator strain. According to Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer
Craig Breslow, there are many options on the table, such as a starter or a reliever for the Red Sox, or getting optioned back to Triple-A.
--Dave Funnell - RotoBallerSource: Masslive - Christopher Smith
July 19, 2025
Kansas City Royals reliever
James McArthur (elbow) suffered a setback in his recovery from a fractured right elbow, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. McArthur has two screws placed in the elbow over the offseason, but wasn't responding well and has since had the screws removed. He's undergoing tests to determine the next course of action, and his return timeline is unclear. In 56 2/3 innings (57 games) for the Royals in 2024, McArthur was 5-7 with a 4.92 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 49 strikeouts, and 18 saves. He lost the closer role to
Lucas Erceg in the middle of the season and was pushed even further down the bullpen pecking order when Kansas City signed
Carlos Estevez this past winter. Given this latest setback, it seems unlikely that McArthur will pitch in 2025. If he requires a second elbow procedure, he may miss time in 2026 as well.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com - Anne Rogers
July
19,
2025
New
York
Yankees
left-hander
Ryan
Yarbrough
(oblique)
and
reliever
Mark
Leiter
Jr.
(leg)
are
both
working
their
way
through
throwing
programs,
according
to
Bryan
Hoch
of
MLB.com.
Yarbrough
has
been
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July 19, 2025
New York Yankees reliever
Fernando Cruz (oblique) is recovering well from his left oblique strain and could resume playing catch over the weekend, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Cruz has been on the 15-day injured list since late June with what was diagnosed as a "high-grade" strain, and he's not expected to return until August. He's a valuable high-leverage reliever for the Yankees. Before getting hurt, Cruz had pitched to a 3.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with 54 strikeouts and two saves in 33 innings. As long as
Devin Williams and
Luke Weaver are healthy, Cruz should not be expected to earn more than the occasional save chance for the Yankees.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com - Bryan Hoch
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