Zack Greinke Fantasy Baseball Updates - Ben Rosener’s MLB Beat

Ben Rosener looks at the fantasy baseball impact of the Kansas City Royals placing starting pitcher Zack Greinke on the 15-day injured list on Thursday.

Major League Baseball’s regular season continues, and with it comes the daily influx of baseball news that fantasy managers missed in the winter months. Lineup news, actual games happening, constant waiver wire moves, pitching assignments, and bullpen usage.

This column aims to cover any fantasy baseball news, big or small, and how it pertains to your fantasy team. Has a player who's usually been hitting in the middle of a lineup suddenly batting eighth or ninth for an extended period? The fantasy implications will be covered here.

The same goes for injuries and injured placements and whether or not you should consider picking up a player who was recently called up. Basically, any kernel of fantasy news and its relevance to fantasy managers could be covered here. Today, the news of the day is the fantasy baseball impact of the Kansas City Royals placing starting pitcher Zack Greinke on the 15-day injured list on Thursday.

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Fantasy Baseball Impact Of Zack Greinke Being Placed On The 15-Day IL

The Kansas City Royals placed starting pitcher on the 15-day injured list on Thursday, per a tweet from the team’s official Twitter account. Per the tweet, Greinke is being placed on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder tendinitis.

Greinke has pitched to a 5.44 ERA in 92.2 innings for the Royals this season. He’s also logged a 4.95 FIP and 64 strikeouts in the process while surrendering 18 home runs and 13 walks. In his place, the Royals recalled fellow hurler Dylan Coleman. The 26-year-old has pitched as a reliever for much of his professional career and figures to provide Kansas City with some extra bullpen depth.

A quality relief option for the American League Central club in 2022 when he logged a 2.78 ERA, a 3.88 FIP, 71 strikeouts, 37 walks and 16 holds in 68 appearances spanning 68 innings pitched, the right-hander has struggled mightily in the Majors this season. In six innings, the former Padres prospect has surrendered 11 earned runs, eight hits, eight walks, and a home run while striking out seven. He owns a 4.26 ERA and a 4.64 FIP in 19 Triple-A innings this season.

If Coleman can replicate his 2022 form, he’d certainly hold some fantasy appeal in deeper saves+holds league considering Kansas City just traded one of the team’s best high-leverage relievers in Aroldis Chapman. However, given his recent struggles, this is probably a situation to avoid for fantasy managers at the moment.

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