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Jim Jarvis starting at shortstop for Braves

Jim Jarvis

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Jim Jarvis is at shortstop and hitting ninth on Saturday against the Yankees.

Jarvis has seemingly taken over as Atlanta’s primary shortstop, even with Ha-Seong Kim back from the injured list, starting three of their last five games with Kim and Mauricio Dubón splitting the other two. The unheralded 25-year-old is hitting just .239/.287/.352 with one homer and 10 RBI across 97 plate appearances. He’ll need a strong finish to have any chance of being in the mix as an everyday option entering next season, lockout or not. Atlanta is going to be linked to a ton of shortstops in offseason trade rumors with Jarvis seemingly a stronger fit as a multi-position role player moving forward.

- George Bissell

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Michael Harris II

ATL Center Fielder #23

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Michael Harris II is not in the Braves’ starting lineup for Friday night’s tilt against the Yankees.

The 25-year-old outfielder will get a breather with tough left-hander Max Fried toeing the slab for the Yankees. Mauricio Dubon will start in his place in center field and will bat fifth for the Braves on Friday evening in New York.
Mauricio Dubón

ATL Left Fielder #14

Mauricio Dubón went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a run scored, stolen base and a walk as the Braves demolished the Marlins on Thursday evening in Atlanta.

Dubón singled in the second inning but was cut down trying to stretch it into a double. He then led off the fourth inning with a walk and pilfered second base before being left stranded there. The versatile 32-year-old also singled and scored in the sixth inning before adding on an RBI single of his own in the seventh. He finished his night with a run-scoring double off of Javier Sanoja in the eighth that capped off the scoring for the Braves. With his four-hit night, he’s now slashing .269/.318/.404 with 10 homers, 58 RBI and six swipes on the season.
Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies is not in the Braves’ starting lineup for Thursday evening’s tilt against the Marlins.

There haven’t been any indications that Albies is dealing with any sort of injury, so it looks to be just a breather for the 29-year-old infielder. Mauricio Dubon will cover second base in his absence and will bat fifth against Marlins’ righty Janson Junk.
Ha-Seong Kim

ATL Shortstop #7

Braves activated SS Ha-Seong Kim from the 10-day injured list.

Kim returns to Atlanta’s roster for Tuesday’s series opener against the Marlins. The 30-year-old has been out since early July with right middle finger inflammation. He’s been a complete non-factor at the plate this season and can be ignored for fantasy purposes.
Ha-Seong Kim

ATL Shortstop #7

Braves activated INF Ha-Seong Kim off the 10-day injured list.

Kim has been out of action since the start of July due to inflammation in his right middle finger. The Braves will need to make room on the active roster for Kim, but considering how terrible he’s been at the plate this year, it’s also feasible he’s a candidate to be designated for assignment or traded.
Ha-Seong Kim

ATL Shortstop #7

Ha-Seong Kim (finger) went 0-for-1 with a walk on Tuesday in a minor league rehab game in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League.

Kim has gone 2-for-4 with a homer across two contests during the All-Star break. It’s unclear whether the Braves want him to continue facing minor-league arms for a couple additional games at Triple-A Gwinnett since he was really struggling at the plate before hitting the injured list earlier this month.
Ha-Seong Kim

ATL Shortstop #7

Ha-Seong Kim (finger) went 2-for-3 with a solo homer on Monday in a minor league rehab game in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League.

There’s no way to sugarcoat the obvious that Kim has been a complete non-factor at the dish in his Atlanta debut this season. The 30-year-old was hitting .068 (5-for-73) with zero homers and one steal in 82 plate appearances before hitting the shelf with right middle finger inflammation last week. There’s still time for him to turn things around and the Braves are obviously hoping that the minor-league reset will jump-start that process.
Ronald Acuña Jr.

ATL Right Fielder #13

Ronald Acuña Jr. (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment in the Florida Complex League on Monday.

While their major league teammates are getting a few days off, both Acuña and Ha-Seong Kim (finger) will begin their rehab assignments. They will both likely play multiple games in the complex league this week while all affiliates are on a break, and there is a chance Acuña Jr., who has been out since June 10, will return right after the All-Star break concludes. At worst, it seems like the 28-year-old could be back in Atlanta’s outfield by next week.
Jim Jarvis

ATL Shortstop

Jim Jarvis was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in Atlanta’s 10-5 win over the Pirates on Thursday.

It was his first major-league homer. The 25-year-old Jarvis has started to get more at-bats as Jorge Mateo has cooled down, and Jarvis is now hitting .292/.320/.458 on the season in a paltry 25 at-bat sample. Jarvis was hitting .313/.406/.461 at Triple-A Gwinnett in 348 plate appearances this year and had stolen 32 bases there, so it’s plausible he’s fantasy-interesting if he can keep a high average. Deep leaguers should at least keep him on the radar if the playing time continues to shift in his direction.
Ha-Seong Kim

ATL Shortstop #7

Braves placed SS Ha-Seong Kim on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 1, with right middle finger inflammation.

Kim has barely played for Atlanta recently with Jorge Mateo basically taking over the starting shortstop role. The 30-year-old has endured a brutal season at the dish, hitting .068 (5-for-73) with zero homers and one steal in 82 plate appearances since making his season debut back on May 12. It’ll be Mateo and rookie Jim Jarvis filling the void at shortstop in his absence.

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Fernando Tatis Jr.

SD Right Fielder #23
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Fernando Tatis Jr. had a three-run homer and a double to power the Padres past the Astros 7-2 on Sunday Night Baseball.

After grounding out in his first at-bat, Tatis only barely missed in his second, hitting a 359-foot flyout. After that came the 421-foot homer and 386-foot double. He has three homers in five games. Since finally delivering his first homer on May 30, he’s hit .294/.347/.506 with 11 homers in 62 games.
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Randy Vásquez

SD Starting Pitcher #98
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Randy Vásquez worked five innings and allowed two runs in Sunday night’s win over the Astros.

Despite giving up eight hard-hit balls, Vásquez yielded a mere two hits. He’s allowed just the two runs over 15 2/3 innings in his last three appearances, but he’s also struck out only three in that span, which wouldn’t seem to bode well. He’ll likely stay in the rotation for now and face the Guardians next weekend, but after that, the Padres might be able to pick from him and Walker Buehler once Joe Musgrove returns.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53
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Cristian Javier surrendered four runs in five innings Sunday night in a loss to the Padres.

Javier gave up flyball after flyball tonight and while most turned into outs, two became homers. But that’s Javier these days. He’s been an extreme flyball pitcher since the day he entered the league, but he no longer gets enough strikeouts to make it work; he fanned just two tonight and has a 25/16 K/BB in 32 1/3 innings over the course of the season. The Astros have Thursday and next Monday off, so there’s a good chance that they’ll put Javier back into the bullpen for a spell.
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Austin Hays

SD Left Fielder #21
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In his first at-bat for the Padres, Austin Hays delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer Sunday night against the Astros.

And cost Mason Miller a save. At least, we’re assuming Miller would have pitched with a three-run lead despite throwing 22 pitches last night. He, of course, did not pitch once the lead expanded to five with Hays’ homer in the bottom of the eighth. It was Hays’ second homer in 13 games during an injury-plagued season. He just signed with the Padres earlier in the day after being released by the White Sox on Friday.
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Daulton Varsho

HOU Center Fielder #18
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Daulton Varsho homered in the second for the Astros’ only two runs Sunday night against the Padres.

Varsho had been limited to two singles in 18 at-bats since being acquired from the Blue Jays on Monday. The homer was hit 395 feet to right center off Randy Vásquez. That tied his fourth longest shot of the season. Last year, Varsho hit 400-foot flies 12 times, topping out at 467 feet at Coors (437 feet elsewhere). This year, he’s gotten to 400 only twice, hitting a homer 405 feet in April and a triple 403 feet in May.
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Yusei Kikuchi

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Yusei Kikuchi struck out seven and gave up four runs in 3 1/3 innings Sunday for Triple-A Salt Lake.

Dodgers prospect James Tibbs III homered for one of the six hits off Kikuchi. He got up to 69 pitches tonight. opening up the possibility that he could rejoin the Angels rotation next weekend. He has been out since Apr. 30 with shoulder inflammation.
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Tyler Glasnow

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Tyler Glasnow allowed one run over 2 2/3 innings in his rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Glasnow allowed one hit and no hard-hit balls with his fastball at 94-98 mph in the 47-pitch outing tonight. He’s due for at least one and probably two more rehab starts as he makes his return from a back injury.
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Eduardo Rodriguez

AZ Starting Pitcher #57
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Eduardo Rodriguez struck out a season-high nine while pitching two-run ball for seven innings in the Diamondbacks’ 4-2 win over the Dodgers on Sunday.

It looked like Rodriguez was going to be pulled in the seventh, but the Diamondbacks wanted him to face Shohei Ohtani, who was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, for a fourth time, and he retired Ohtani on a groundout with his 115th and final pitch of the day. Rodriguez, who hadn’t previously fanned more than seven batters in a game this season, moved to 11-4 with a 2.70 ERA. He finishes the season series 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA in four starts against the Dodgers. He’ll face the Braves next.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Kevin Ginkel

AZ Relief Pitcher #37
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Kevin Ginkel earned his first save of the year with a perfect ninth against the Dodgers.

He struck out two. Ginkel had gone 52 appearances without a save. His only previous chance came in the 10th inning of a game against the Pirates on July 28, but he had just a one-run lead then and was charged with his first and only blown save for allowing the automatic runner to score. Ginkel got the opportunity today because Brandyn Garcia was unavailable after working the previous two days. Garcia hasn’t been named Arizona’s closer, but he’s clearly Torey Lovullo’s first choice right now.
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Justin Wrobleski

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Justin Wrobleski lasted only 3 1/3 innings and allowed four runs — three earned — in a loss to the D-backs on Sunday.

Wrobleski gave up six hits and three walks. The unearned run was his own fault, as he threw the ball into right field on Ryan Waldschmidt’s sac bunt in the second. Wrobleski, who overtook his previous career high for innings today, has allowed 15 earned runs and nine homers over 13 2/3 innings in his last three starts, taking his ERA from 2.62 to 3.44. Velocity hasn’t been an issue, but the Dodgers won’t just live with these results forever. If he’s not better against the Brewers next weekend, he might be looking at a role change or a demotion to Triple-A.
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