May 11, 2025
According to the Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant, the Texas Rangers will have shortstop
Corey Seager (hamstring) re-evaluated on Monday after his balky hamstring got tight on his swings in the 10-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Seager missed Thursday and Friday due to his ongoing hamstring issue, but he returned on Saturday to go 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double and three RBI, making this even more frustrating for his fantasy managers. Seager is out of the lineup for the series finale against the Tigers on Sunday and probably won't be able to play in Monday's series opener against the Colorado Rockies, either. Having already gone on the injured list with a hamstring injury this year, it wouldn't be a surprise to see him headed back to the IL.
Josh Smith would most likely pick up most of the starts at the 6 if Seager goes back on the shelf.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Dallas Morning News - Evan Grant
May 11, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
Isaac Collins will start Sunday's series finale against the hosting Tampa Bay Rays on the bench for the second time in the weekend series. The left-handed-hitting
Jake Bauers will start in left field for the Brew Crew and will hit seventh against Rays right-hander
Drew Rasmussen. Collins, who hits from both sides of the plate, has gone hitless in his last three games and has gone 4-for-21 (.190) with five walks and nine strikeouts in eight games played in May. The 27-year-old could lose more playing time to Bauers against right-handed pitchers after starting the year hitting .237/.338/.356 with a homer, two RBI, three steals and seven runs scored. Bauers has been slightly better with a .250/.345/.479 slash line, three homers, 11 RBI, two steals and seven runs. In five career at-bats against Rasmussen, he's also hit .400 with an .800 OPS.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May
11,
2025
Pittsburgh
Pirates
outfielder
Oneil
Cruz
(back)
is
out
of
the
team's
starting
lineup
for
Sunday's
series
finale
against
the
visiting
Atlanta
Braves
at
PNC
Park.
Alexander
Canario
is
getting
the
start
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May 11, 2025
Minnesota Twins shortstop
Carlos Correa is getting a day of rest for Sunday's series finale against the visiting San Francisco Giants at Target Field.
Brooks Lee will make the start at shortstop and will hit cleanup against Giants right-hander
Landen Roupp. Correa will be getting his first day off since April 16. In 21 games since then, he has gone 23-for-82 (.280) with two home runs, three doubles, nine RBI and eight runs scored in 86 plate appearances. It's been nice to see from the 30-year-old Puerto Rican veteran after a slow start to the year, but he's still slashing only .231/.270/.329 with an ugly .598 OPS, two homers, 13 RBI and 13 runs scored in 2025. Lee, the former eighth overall pick in 2022 out of Cal Poly, has been mediocre at the plate so far this year with a .232 average (19-for-82), two homers and seven RBI. The 24-year-old switch-hitter has never faced Petty.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May
11,
2025
Houston
Astros
left
fielder
Jose
Altuve
(hamstring)
is
out
of
the
team's
starting
lineup
for
Sunday's
series
finale
against
the
visiting
Cincinnati
Reds
at
Daikin
Park.
Zach
Dezenzo
is
starting
in
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May 11, 2025
Texas Rangers shortstop
Corey Seager is not in the team's starting lineup for Sunday's series finale in Detroit against the Tigers at Comerica Park.
Ezequiel Duran will start at the 6 and hit ninth for the Rangers against Tigers right-hander
Reese Olson. Seager missed Thursday and Friday due to a minor right-hamstring injury, but he returned with a bang on Saturday against Detroit, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double and three RBI in the 10-5 win. The Rangers appear to be playing things safe with the 31-year-old veteran on Sunday, and he should be back in there for Monday's series opener against the Colorado Rockies. Duran makes for a very low-upside DFS play in the nine-hole for the Rangers for Sunday's slate of action. The 25-year-old Dominican has just one hit in his 16 at-bats this season and has one hit in his four career at-bats against Olson.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May
11,
2025
New
York
Mets
infielder
Brett
Baty
will
return
to
the
bench
with
a
left-hander
on
the
mound
in
Sunday's
series
finale
against
the
visiting
Chicago
Cubs
at
Citi
Field.
Mark
Vientosread more...
May 11, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder
Alec Burleson is not in the starting lineup on Sunday when the Cardinals face Washington Nationals left-handed pitcher
MacKenzie Gore. Through the early part of the season, Burleson has yet to receive a start against a left-handed pitcher. Instead, this will open the DH spot for catcher
Ivan Herrera, who will bat in the six-hole. Through his first 36 games of the season, Burleson has been effective at the plate, holding a .261/.311/.351 slash line with two home runs and three stolen bases. Under the hood, the 26-year-old has generated a low .279 xwOBA with a 3.2% barrel rate, which suggests he could face regression later in the season. Fantasy managers should expect Burleson to also sit on Monday as they are set to face Phillies left-hander
Cristopher Sanchez. This afternoon, the Cardinals are best to fade in DFS facing Gore.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Atlanta Braves catcher
Sean Murphy is not in Sunday's lineup when the Braves conclude a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The backstop has started each of the past three games. During this stretch, Murphy has gone 2-for-10 at the plate with a double and a 5:2 K:BB. He will cede catching duties to rookie
Drake Baldwin, who will bat in the five-hole. Under the hood, Murphy has generated a strong 13.2% barrel rate with a .446 xSLG, which are both above the average marks. Through 24 games this season, the 30-year-old catcher has posted a .221/.330/.500 slash line with three doubles, seven long balls, and 14 RBI. This afternoon, Baldwin carries high streaming appeal facing Pittsburgh right-hander
Carmen Mlodzinski, who carries a 6.16 ERA.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Detroit Tigers shortstop
Trey Sweeney is not in Sunday's lineup when they conclude a series against the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon. Sweeney has become an everyday player in the Detroit starting nine and will be given a typical day off. Fantasy managers should expect the former 20th overall pick to return to the starting nine on Monday evening when they host the Boston Red Sox. This afternoon,
Zach McKinstry will shift to shortstop and bat in the six-hole. Over his last 20 games, Sweeney has been very productive at the plate, holding a .275/.359/.377 slash line with one double and two home runs. However, he has generated a modest .308 xwOBA, which suggests he could face some regression later in the season. The Tigers are best to fade in DFS facing Texas right-hander
Nathan Eovaldi.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Washington Nationals catcher
Keibert Ruiz and outfielder
Jacob Young are not in Sunday's lineup when the Nationals face the St. Louis Cardinals. Ruiz has started each of the previous three contests. Over his last 10 games, the backstop has been very productive at the plate, holding a .282/.317/.308 line with a 6:2 K:BB. Fantasy managers should expect Ruiz to return to the starting nine on Monday when they face the Atlanta Braves. Young has been in the starting lineup in each of the past 12 games. During this stretch, the 25-year-old has posted a modest .220/.273/.268 line. As a result,
Riley Adams will be behind the dish, and
Dylan Crews will shift to center field, which opens right field for
Alex Call. The Nationals are worth a look in DFS facing
Miles Mikolas, who enters this game holding a 4.76 ERA.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
Chicago Cubs outfielder
Ian Happ (oblique) remains out of the starting nine on Sunday when the Cubs play the final game of their three-game set against the New York Mets. Happ was unable to suit up on Saturday due to this oblique injury. However, the team noted this injury is not overly serious and that he should be considered day-to-day. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status leading up to their next game on Monday evening against the Miami Marlins. Instead,
Seiya Suzuki will cover left field for the second-straight contest. This opens the DH spot for
Justin Turner. In addition, center fielder
Pete Crow-Armstrong will remain in the leadoff spot. This afternoon, the Cubs have streaming appeal in DFS facing
Griffin Canning.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
May 11, 2025
The Milwaukee Brewers have optioned right-handed pitcher
Tobias Myers to Triple-A Nashville. In a corresponding move, the Brewers have recalled
Elvis Peguero from Triple-A. Myers missed the start of the season due to an oblique injury and has struggled in his return. Over his first five outings of the season (16 1/3 innings), Myers has posted a 3.86 ERA with a 1.53 WHIP. During this stint, he has struck out 11 batters and served up 10 free passes. While the 26-year-old has gotten off to a slow start this season, he has impressed during his MLB debut last summer. Across his first 138 MLB innings, Myers posted a 3.00 ERA with a 1.17 WHIP. He struck out 127 batters. With Myers being sent down, fantasy managers should expect either
Aaron Civale (hamstring) or
Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) to return from the injured list in the coming days.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Milwaukee Brewers
May 11, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher
Taj Bradley allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings of work, but did not factor into the decision in the 3-2 victory over the Brewers on Saturday. The 24-year-old seems to have righted the ship after a six-run blowup against the Yankees a few weeks ago, posting three quality starts in his last four outings, now with five quality starts on the year (out of eight). The righty owns a 4.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and an 8.4 percent K-BB% so far in 2025. With an 18.3 percent strikeout rate that is well below his 25.9 percent career rate, hopefully he can start striking out a few more batters in these quality starts, which would make the former fifth-round draft pick much more serviceable for fantasy, and he'll get that opportunity against the Marlins next week, a team with the sixth-highest strikeouts-per-game average in the majors.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
May 11, 2025
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher
AJ Smith-Shawver pitched well in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Pirates, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out seven, but he came away with a no-decision. This effort comes on the heels of an eight-inning, one-hit masterpiece in his previous start, and if he continues to pitch like this, it will be hard to remove the righty from the rotation once
Spencer Strider (hamstring) returns. Through six starts this season, Smith-Shawver owns a 2.76 ERA (3.80 xFIP), 1.35 WHIP, and a 13.8 percent K-BB%. The 22-year-old's next start lines up with the 17-23 Nationals at home next Thursday, so it is an opportunity to keep rolling. The former seventh-round draft pick is still available in over half of Yahoo leagues for fantasy managers looking for pitching help with some rest-of-season upside.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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