April
26,
2025
The
Miami
Herald's
Barry
Jackson
reports
that
Miami
Marlins
outfielder
Griffin
Conine
(shoulder)
will
have
surgery
on
his
left
shoulder
on
Tuesday.
He
will
meet
with
noted
Dr.
Neal
ElAttrache
on
Monday
in
Los
Angeles,
and
read more...
April
26,
2025
Minnesota
Twins
infield/outfield
prospect
Luke
Keaschall
(forearm)
was
hit
by
a
pitch
in
Friday's
11-4
win
over
the
visiting
Los
Angeles
Angels
at
Target
Field
and
suffered
a
non-displaced
fractured
right
forearm,
according
to
The
read more...
April 26, 2025
Seattle Mariners right-hander
Logan Gilbert (forearm) was pulled from his start early on Friday in an eventual 8-4 loss to the visiting Miami Marlins at T-Mobile Park with right-forearm tightness, the team announced. Gilbert made it through three hitless and scoreless innings with no walks and three strikeouts before coming out. It's a scary situation for the Mariners and Gilbert, who is one of the best pitchers in all of baseball when he's healthy. For now, we'll consider him day-to-day until we know more about the severity of his injury, but fantasy managers need to keep a close eye on the situation. At the very least, there's a good chance he will have to miss his next start. The former first-rounder in 2018 out of Stetson University came into his sixth start of the year on Friday with a 2.63 ERA and 0.88 WHIP with 41 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings pitched.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Mariners PR
April 25, 2025
Texas Rangers starting pitcher
Jack Leiter (hand) will be activated off the injured list and rejoin the starting rotation on Sunday. The right-hander is scheduled to take the ball against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. There was some speculation that Leiter would take the spot of
Kumar Rocker (shoulder) and pitch on Monday. That doesn't appear to be the plan, so maybe
Patrick Corbin gets moved into Rocker's spot for Monday's game. Regardless, Leiter is returning and will hopefully continue to pitch like he was before the injury. Leiter has thrown 10 innings, allowing six hits, one earned run, and recorded 10 strikeouts in two starts.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Evan Grant
April 25, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
Garrett Mitchell (oblique) has been removed early during Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. It's unclear how Mitchell suffered the injury, but he was taken out in the fourth inning due to oblique tightness. This is sometimes a tricky injury, so it wouldn't be shocking to see Mitchell land on the injured list. The assumption is the Brewers will do further testing to determine the significance of the injury. For now, fantasy managers should consider Mitchell as day-to-day until more information is revealed.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Todd Rosiak
April 25, 2025
Minnesota Twins infielder
Luke Keaschall (hand) was removed early during Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Keaschall was hit on the hand by a pitch during the first inning of this contest. He stayed in to run the bases, but was replaced by
Mickey Gasper at the designated hitter spot after that. The assumption is that Keaschall will undergo imaging to determine the severity of the injury. The organization should give an update on his status shortly.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Dan Hayes
April 25, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher
Blake Snell (shoulder) recently was shut down from throwing after experiencing discomfort in his shoulder. The southpaw underwent an MRI, but it didn't reveal anything new. That being said, the Dodgers plan to give Snell an injection to hopefully calm down the inflammation in his shoulder. After that, Snell will begin a throwing program before possibly doing a few rehab starts. It sounds like Snell has avoided any major injuries. His timetable to return is unclear, but the hope is that he'll return at some point in May.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Alden Gonzalez
April 25, 2025
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher
Cole Ragans (groin) was forced to exit early from Thursday's start against the Colorado Rockies. On Friday, Royals' manager Matt Quatraro announced that Ragans is dealing with a mild groin strain. He continued by saying that Ragans feels better, but the team will monitor him over the next few days. It's unclear at the moment if Ragans will be able to take the ball against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. It sounds like he might be able to avoid a trip to the injured list, but that all depends on how the next few days go for Ragans. Fantasy managers will need to monitor his status over the next couple of days.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Jaylon Thompson
April 25, 2025
Colorado Rockies center fielder
Brenton Doyle (personal) is out of Friday's starting lineup against the visiting Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field due to personal reasons, according to The Denver Post's Patrick Saunders. With Doyle out,
Mickey Moniak is in center field and will hit sixth against Reds left-hander
Andrew Abbott. It's worth noting that Doyle was recently on the bereavement list, but he was activated earlier this week and went 1-for-6 with a run scored and a stolen base in the team's doubleheader on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals. The 26-year-old also missed some time with a quadriceps injury and hadn't played since April 16. When he's in the lineup, Doyle is a must-start fantasy player with the ability to contribute in all categories. Moniak has a hit in two career at-bats against Abbott, but we'd suggest passing on him in a lefty-lefty matchup for DFS purposes.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Denver Post - Patrick Saunders
April 25, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher
Will Smith (wrist) is back behind the plate to catch right-hander
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and is hitting sixth against the Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander
Paul Skenes for Friday's series opener at Dodger Stadium. Smith injured his left wrist in the loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and sat out of the series finale on Wednesday, but after an additional day off on Thursday, he's good to go on Friday. While those setting DFS lineups on Friday evening shouldn't consider Smith's matchup against Skenes to be an attractive one, the 30-year-old veteran should be returned to lineups in single-year fantasy formats. Smith comes into Friday's action hitting a robust .350/.453/.567 with a 1.02 OPS, three home runs, 15 RBI and eight runs scored in 60 at-bats. In three career at-bats against Skenes, he has one hit.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 25, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays right-handed reliever
Erik Swanson (elbow) threw 16 pitches and recorded four outs in an extended spring game on Friday, while righty
Ryan Burr (shoulder) is scheduled to throw off a mound on Saturday, according to Sportsnet's Shi Dividi. Swanson is attempting to recover from carpal tunnel in his right elbow, but he appears to be making good progress and could be back with the Blue Jays as soon as next week once he begins an official rehab assignment. Burr is recovering from right-shoulder inflammation that dates back to the start of spring training, but he resumed throwing bullpen sessions on April 12 and could be cleared to go on a short rehab assignment sooner than later. Both Swanson and Burr will bolster Toronto's bullpen when they are ready, but they aren't really on the fantasy radar.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Sportsnet.ca - Shi Davidi
April 25, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder
Daulton Varsho (shoulder) will serve as the designated hitter for Triple-A Buffalo on Friday night as he continues his minor-league rehab assignment, and he's expected to rejoin the Blue Jays no later than next Tuesday against the division-rival Boston Red Sox. It's still possible he'll come off the 10-day injured list to make his 2025 debut this weekend in the Bronx against the division-rival New York Yankees, too. So far in five rehab games with Single-A Dunedin and Buffalo, the 28-year-old has gone 2-for-18 with two RBI and six strikeouts. Varsho is recovering from offseason shoulder surgery and could be eased into outfield duties upon his return to the majors, but when healthy, he's an everyday player for the team. Although he does have 38 homers, 119 RBI and 26 steals in his two seasons in Toronto, he's hit a disappointing .217 with a below-average .686 OPS.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Sportsnet.ca - Shi Davidi
April 25, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
Max Scherzer (thumb) threw 27 pitches off the mound on Friday in what manager John Schneider called a "step in the right direction." There's still no timetable for when Scherzer might be able to return to Toronto's starting rotation, but it's good news overall after he's had multiple setbacks with his right thumb. The 40-year-old three-time Cy Young winner and eight-time All-Star made just one start before landing on the injured list with his thumb injury, and he required multiple injections in order to deal with the discomfort. Hopefully now he'll eventually be able to build up his arm and go on a minor-league rehab assignment in the near future. The future Hall of Famer can still be valuable in fantasy, but injuries have become a major problem in the last several seasons. In his lone start against the Orioles on March 29, he allowed two earned runs in just three innings of work.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Sportsnet.ca - Shi Davidi
April 25, 2025
Seattle Mariners outfielder
Randy Arozarena is getting his first game off of the season for Friday's series opener against the visiting Miami Marlins at T-Mobile Park. With Arozarena out,
Miles Mastrobuoni will man left field in Seattle and bat seventh against Marlins right-hander
Cal Quantrill. In his first 25 games of his first season with the M's, Arozarena has gone 18-for-90 (.200) with four home runs, six doubles, 17 RBI, a league-leading eight stolen bases, 11 runs scored, 19 walks and 31 strikeouts. It's a good time for the 30-year-old to get his first breather of the year, as he's gone 4-for-24 (.167) with three walks and 12 K's in his last six games. Arozarena isn't going to provide fantasy managers with help in the average department, but his power/speed combination remains valuable in all formats. Mastrobuoni has never faced Quantrill and is hitting .258 (8-for-31) in the early going with no homers and no RBI.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 25, 2025
The contest between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians on Friday at Progressive Field has been postponed due to inclement weather. Nothing is official yet, but we'd expect the game to be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. Fantasy managers will want to remove any players from these two teams that may have already been in their starting lineups. Right-hander
Ben Lively was scheduled to start in Friday's series opener for the Guardians, with Red Sox right-hander
Tanner Houck opposing him. Fantasy managers will want to check back on Houck and Lively, but we'd expect them both to take the ball for one of the games of their doubleheader.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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