April 30, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that left-hander
Clayton Kershaw (knee, toe) is expected to make his next minor-league rehab start on Wednesday with Triple-A Oklahoma City after Tuesday's game was rained out. It will be his third rehab start after allowing an earned run on six hits while walking one and striking out six in his first two starts with Double-A Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The 37-year-old three-time Cy Young winner went exactly three innings in both starts, so hopefully the future Hall of Famer can go a little deeper for OKC on Wednesday. Kershaw is on the 60-day injured list after having surgery on his knee and toe in the offseason, which means he's not eligible to rejoin L.A.'s starting rotation until May 17. In the right matchups, Kershaw should still have fantasy value, but he'll be more volatile than ever due injuries and the fact that the Dodgers won't be pushing him.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Sonja Chen
April 30, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander
Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) made his fourth minor-league rehab start on Wednesday for High-A Wisconsin and allowed an unearned run on three hits while walking one and striking out three in 5 2/3 innings for the win. In his first three rehab starts, the 32-year-old veteran allowed five earned runs on 12 hits while walking five and striking out 13 in 12 2/3 innings pitched. The Brewers are taking their time with Woodruff after he missed the entire 2024 season following surgery on his right shoulder capsule in September of 2023. His performance on Wednesday was very encouraging, and Woodruff might only need one or two more rehab starts on the farm before he's cleared to make his major-league debut in early May. Woodruff deserves to be stashed in all fantasy leagues, but temper expectations initially upon his return.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Milb.com
April 30, 2025
Baltimore Orioles right-hander
Charlie Morton will move to the team's bullpen moving forward, according to manager Brandon Hyde. However, the Orioles "haven't closed the door on him being a starter again yet." Morton handled the news of the demotion like a "total pro", and Hyde "thanked him multiple times" for volunteering to pitch in the blowout loss to the division-rival New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The Orioles' one-year, $15 million deal with the 41-year-old isn't looking so good early on after Morton started the year going 0-6 with a 9.45 ERA, 2.17 WHIP, 26 strikeouts, a league-high 21 walks and a league-high 28 earned runs in 26 2/3 innings over seven appearances (five starts). The crafty veteran appears to have lost it so far in 2025. He allowed six walks and four earned runs in a bulk-relief role in his last two outings. Morton's quickly fading fantasy value has taken a big hit.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Baltimore Sun - Jacob Calvin Meyer
April
30,
2025
Colorado
Rockies
right-handed
pitching
prospect
Chase
Dollander
(finger)
left
his
start
early
on
Wednesday
against
the
visiting
Atlanta
Braves
at
Coors
Field
with
an
apparent
blister
on
his
finger,
according
to
The
Denver
Post's
Patrick
Saunders.
Dollander
read more...
April 30, 2025
Cincinnati Reds outfielder
Austin Hays (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup for Game 2 of a doubleheader on Wednesday against the division-rival St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park. It's the third straight game that Hays has been sidelined due to a minor hamstring strain that hopefully won't require a stint on the injured list. If Hays doesn't play in Thursday's series finale against St. Louis, his next chance to play will come in Friday's series opener against the visiting Washington Nationals. If the 29-year-old cannot play by the end of the weekend, an IL stint would probably be likely at that point.
Gavin Lux is starting in left field and batting seventh for Game 2 on Wednesday against Cardinals left-hander
Steven Matz. As a left-handed hitter that has never faced Matz in his career, DFS gamers should be looking to avoid Lux, who went hitless in Game 1.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April
30,
2025
St.
Louis
Cardinals
third
baseman
Nolan
Arenado
will
take
a
seat
for
Game
2
of
a
doubleheader
on
Wednesday
versus
the
division-rival
Cincinnati
Reds
at
Great
American
Ball
Park.
Nolan
Gormanread more...
April
30,
2025
New
York
Yankees
infielder
Jazz
Chisholm
Jr.
(oblique)
is
not
in
the
team's
starting
lineup
on
Wednesday
at
Camden
Yards
against
the
division-rival
Baltimore
Orioles.
Pablo
Reyes
is
starting
at
the
keystone
and
read more...
April 30, 2025
Cleveland Guardians shortstop
Brayan Rocchio is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the division-rival Minnesota Twins, and manager
Stephen Vogt said that both
Gabriel Arias and
Daniel Schneemann have been playing better. It means that Rocchio could find himself on the bench more often than not moving forward after starting the year hitting .205 (15-for-73) with no home runs, six RBI and seven runs scored. It's the second straight day that the 24-year-old has been on the bench after going 0-for-4 on Monday. Schneemann is at second base and batting seventh on Wednesday, with Arias at short and batting sixth against Twins right-hander
Pablo Lopez. The 25-year-old Arias has been much better offensively with a .270/.313/.472 slash line, four homers, 11 RBI and 14 runs in 89 at-bats. Rocchio is quickly losing fantasy value in AL-only leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Chris Assenheimer
April
30,
2025
Houston
Astros
right-hander
Hayden
Wesneski
won't
make
his
next
start
until
potentially
early
next
week
in
Milwaukee
against
the
Brewers.
Wesneski
will
have
extra
time
between
starts
with
right-hander
Lance
McCullersread more...
April 30, 2025
Houston Astros right-hander
Lance McCullers Jr. (forearm) will make his 2025 season debut on Sunday in Chicago against the White Sox, according to the Houston Chronicle's Matt Kawahara. It's an excellent matchup for his season debut, but fantasy managers need to remember that this will be McCullers' first big-league start since the World Series in 2022. The 31-year-old veteran started facing live hitters back in February and posted a 2.84 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 16 strikeouts and six walks in four minor-league rehab starts over 12 2/3 innings with Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Sugar Land. He threw five scoreless innings over 71 pitches in his final rehab start last Saturday, so he should be built up to go fairly deep this weekend. McCullers was fantasy relevant in all leagues before his forearm injuries set in, but his upside could be limited as the Astros handle him carefully.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Houston Chronicle - Matt Kawahara
April 30, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop
Geraldo Perdomo and infielder/outfielder
Pavin Smith will both start on the bench on Wednesday against the hosting New York Mets. It will be Perdomo's first day off this season.
Garrett Hampson is starting at the 6 and batting ninth, while
Randal Grichuk will serve as the designated hitter and bat third against Mets right-hander
Huascar Brazoban. Left-hander
Brandon Waddell is scheduled for a bulk-relief role, which is why Arizona is resting both Perdomo and Smith, who both hit left-handed. Perdomo has struggled of late, going 5-for-36 with a homer, two doubles, two RBI, three steals, si walks and six K's in his last nine games. Smith has been hot in the first month, slashing .347/.478/.639 with four homers, nine RBI and 16 runs scored. Grichuk has a hit in just two career at-bats against Brazoban.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 30, 2025
New York Mets outfielder
Brandon Nimmo (illness) remains out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field. Nimmo had a career day with two home runs and a whopping nine RBI in Monday's victory over the D-backs but then came down with an illness and is sitting out a second straight game. Fantasy managers will have to check back to see if the 32-year-old veteran is feeling good enough to play in Thursday's series finale.
Jeff McNeil will start in left field on Wednesday and bat sixth against Diamondbacks right-hander
Corbin Burnes. McNeil got off to a late start this year due to an oblique injury and has gone 4-for-12 with a homer and three RBI in his first three games. He's hit .267 with a homer and two RBI in 15 career at-bats against Burnes but will be a poor DFS choice in this matchup on Wednesday.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April
30,
2025
Miami
Marlins
outfielder
Griffin
Conine
(shoulder)
is
expected
to
miss
the
rest
of
the
2025
season
after
undergoing
left-shoulder
surgery
in
Los
Angeles
on
Tuesday,
according
to
the
Miami
Herald's
Barry
Jackson.
The
good
news
is
read more...
April 30, 2025
Seattle Mariners right-hander
Bryce Miller (back) said that his back "locked up" on him before his outing on Tuesday against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels to the point where he opted not to sit down between innings and make it worse. In addition to his back injury, Miller dealt with arm soreness earlier in April. "One thing after another that hasn't been major, but just been nagging," Miller said. The 26-year-old was still able to work five scoreless innings in the win over the Halos on Tuesday for his second win of the season, although he walked a season-high five batters and struck out six. Miller will remain a must-start in fantasy in his next scheduled outing next Monday against the division-rival Athletics, but his health will be worth watching closely. In his first six starts in 2025, Miller has gone 2-3 with a 3.52 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 31:19 K:BB in 30 2/3 innings pitched.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Daniel Kramer
April 30, 2025
Seattle Mariners shortstop
J.P. Crawford is hitting in the leadoff spot for Wednesday's series finale against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels and left-hander
Tyler Anderson at T-Mobile Park. Crawford has made it all the way up to leadoff this week after hitting in the nine-hole in his first 26 starts of 2025. The Mariners moved him up to sixth the previous two games. The 30-year-old veteran has earned the move up the batting order, as he carries an eight-game hitting streak into Wednesday's finale against the Halos. During the streak, he's gone 12-for-29 with two home runs, eight RBI, seven runs scored and five walks to raise his season line to .279/.415/.372 in 108 plate appearances. It remains to be seen how long Crawford will get run in the top spot, but it will make him more attractive in DFS on Wednesday, even against a lefty. He's hit .273 with two RBI in 11 career at-bats against Anderson.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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