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Denzer Guzman goes 4-for-5 versus Mariners

Denzer Guzman

LAA 3rd Baseman #23

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Denzer Guzman singled four times in five at-bats Wednesday versus the Mariners.

Guzman didn’t exactly crush the ball; the four hits had xBAs of .530, .530, .150 and .060 and just one was hard hit. Still, he was probably due for some good luck after hitting .169 with a 27/3 K/BB ratio in 81 plate appearances over his previous 25 games. The 22-year-old Guzman is at .230/.271/.351 overall. He probably shouldn’t be in the Angels’ plans for the beginning of 2027, unless maybe Zach Neto gets traded. Guzman’s offense would be easier to tolerate at short than at third. He does have the bat speed to take a step forward, though.

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Denzer Guzman

LAA 3rd Baseman #23

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Denzer Guzman is on the bench for a fourth straight game Friday against the Pirates.

Guzman started 15 of the Angels’ 17 games from Aug. 12-30, but he’s taking a backseat to Oswald Peraza now, even though Peraza is batting .155 in 67 plate appearances int he second half and last drove in a run on July 19. The Angels might be trying to figure out whether Peraza should be in their plans for 2027. Guzman, who is still just 22 and has a couple of option years left after this one, isn’t under that kind of pressure.
Denzer Guzman

LAA 3rd Baseman #23

Denzer Guzman is absent from the Angels’ starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s soiree against the Rangers in Arlington.

It looks to be just a regular day of rest for the 22-year-old infielder. Christian Moore will start in his place at second base and will bat eighth for the Halos against Rangers’ right-hander Cal Quantrill.
Denzer Guzman

LAA 3rd Baseman #23

Denzer Guzman finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored Thursday against the Rangers.

The hit that knocked in a run was a tapper to the third base side of the mound. Jordan Montgomery was able to handle it, but he then double clutched on the throw and was too late to get Guzman at first. It’s the first time in 63 career games that Guzman has come up with three hits. He’s batting .241/.289/.358 in 175 plate appearances this season.
Zach Neto

LAA Shortstop #9

Zach Neto is absent from the Angels’ starting lineup for Thursday’s divisional showdown against the Rangers.

There aren’t any rumblings of the dynamic shortstop dealing with any sort of injury, so it’s just a night of rest for Neto. Denzer Guzman will start in his place at shortstop and will bat sixth against Rangers’ star right-hander Jacob deGrom.
Denzer Guzman

LAA 3rd Baseman #23

Denzer Guzman went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, and three RBI in a win over the Athletics on Sunday.

Guzman hit a crucial game-tying, three-run home run off of Hogan Harris in the eighth inning to tie the game at seven. It was his third home run of the season, and now gives him 11 RBIs to go along with a .271/.327/.500 slash line. The 22-year-old came into the game with a solid 42 percent hard-hit rate and has posted an elite 74.2 mph bat speed so far this season. He’s been extraordinarily pull-heavy and his 14.5 percent swinging strike rate and 83 percent zone contact rate are both below average, so this may not last.
Denzer Guzman

LAA Shortstop #23

Denzer Gusman finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and a steal in the Angels’ 8-0 shutout of the Rays on Saturday.

Guzman’s steal was his first in 17 games as a major leaguer. He’s 4-for-18 in four games since being called up Monday with Yoán Moncada, Vaughn Grissom and Adam Frazier on the IL. He’ll probably wind up back in Triple-A at some point, but he’ll continue to start most of the time until the Angels get healthier.
Yoán Moncada

LAA 3rd Baseman #10

Angels manager Kurt Suzuki confirmed Yoán Moncada will undergo right knee surgery next week.

Suzuki declined to elaborate on the specific procedure or how long Moncada will be sidelined. The 31-year-old was transferred to the 60-day injured list earlier this week in a procedural move. It’ll be Denzer Guzman handling the hot corner for the Angels until further notice.
Denzer Guzman

LAA Shortstop #43

Angels recalled INF Denzer Guzman from Triple-A Salt Lake.

Guzman earns another opportunity with the Angels as their primary third baseman after slashing a robust .336/.403/.571 with 12 homers and nine steals across 268 plate appearances over 58 games in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League this season. The 22-year-old infielder batted .190 (8-for-42) with two homers during a 13-game cameo with Los Angeles late last season. He’s an interesting talent, but he’ll need to show something at the highest level to earn an everyday role and sustained fantasy value.
Denzer Guzman

LAA Shortstop #43

The Angels are promoting Denzer Guzmán, according to Baseball America’s Taylor Blake Ward.

This might mean that Vaughn Grissom is IL bound, which would be unfortunate. The 22-year-old Guzmán has hit .336/.403/.571 for Triple-A Salt Lake. If he thrives, he could get a chance to stick at second or third, and while it probably won’t happen this year, the Angels could consider moving Zach Neto off shortstop to make room for Guzman in the future.
Zach Neto

LAA Shortstop #9

Zach Neto left Saturday’s game in the seventh inning following a collision at home plate.

Pitcher Ian Seymour fell right on the back of Neto’s head as the shortstop was sliding in and scoring on a wild pitch, and Neto was down for a while afterwards. Oswald Peraza replaced him afterwards. If Neto is forced to the IL, the Angels probably call up Denzer Guzman to play short, unless maybe they’re content with Peraza’s glove there and want to choose Christian Moore instead.

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Payton Tolle

BOS Starting Pitcher #70
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The Red Sox have their starters for Saturday and Sunday listed as TBD.

Saturday would be Payton Tolle’s turn, following by Patrick Sandoval on Sunday, but it looks like the Red Sox might be tweaking things. Depending on what they do, they could be aiming to move Tolle ahead of Ranger Suarez as a potential Game 2 starter in their likely Wild Card series.
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Hunter Goodman

COL Catcher #15
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Hunter Goodman (thumb) remains out of the lineup on Thursday against the Padres.

Goodman has now missed three straight games with right thumb soreness after being pulled from Monday’s game early. There is no indication that the Rockies are thinking about putting him on the injured list, but they also have nothing to play for at this point in the season, so it’s possible. Brett Sullivan will start behind the dish and hit eighth.
- Eric Samulski

Source: Thomas Harding
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Ceddanne Rafaela

BOS Center Fielder #3
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Ceddanne Rafaela (quad) hit off a Tajekt machine on Thursday before Triple-A Worcester’s game.

Rafaela has been sidelined since September 6th with a right quad strain. The Red Sox could try to get him into a game at Triple-A over the weekend before the season ends, but it appears that the center fielder is close to a return.
- Eric Samulski

Source: Tommy Cassell

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Garrett Mitchell

MIL Center Fielder #5
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Garrett Mitchell (neck) is out of the lineup on Thursday against the Pirates.

Mitchell was scratched from Wednesday’s game with neck tightness. The Brewers said it was precautionary, and they are resting many starters on Thursday, like Christian Yelich and William Contreras, so it’s too early to know if this injury will actually be a concern for Mitchell. Luis Lara will start in center field on Thursday with Sal Frelick playing right field and batting seventh.
- Eric Samulski

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Christian Yelich

MIL Designated Hitter #22
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The Brewers are resting all of Christian Yelich, William Contreras, Jake Bauers, Garrett Mitchell, and Cooper Pratt on Thursday against the Pirates.

The Brewers have clinched the division and are playing an early game, so it makes sense that they would rest a handful of their starters. Fantasy managers should expect them to take a similar approach next week, as they will want to give their starters an extra day of rest or two before the postseason.
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Cade Povich

BAL Starting Pitcher #37
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Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun reports that Cade Povich will be recalled to start for the Orioles over the weekend.

Povich was originally scheduled to start on Thursday for Triple-A Norfolk but is no longer listed as the starter. The team is down a starter with Kyle Bradish on the injured list, so it makes sense that Povich will come up to take his spot. The exact day remains unclear, but we’d recommend avoiding him as a spot start against the Brewers.
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Ryan O’Hearn is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Brewers.

With the Brewers starting left-hander Kyle Harrison, O’Hearn will take a seat on the bench, and Rafael Flores will play first base while Henry Davis will catch and bat ninth. Brandon Lowe is in the lineup at second base, but he has moved down to fifth against the lefty.
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Shea Langeliers is out of the lineup on Thursday against the Rays.

Since coming back from surgery to repair a torn meniscus, Langeliers has played three of the five games for the Athletics. With the team not in playoff contention, it makes sense that they don’t want to push the 28-year-old’s knee any more than they need to. The Athletics are at home all week next week, but we would expect Langeliers to sit two of those games. Jeff McNeil is at DH and hitting second on Thursday, while Donovan Walton is at second base and batting fifth.
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MIL Relief Pitcher #58
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Brewers designated LHP Rob Zastryzny for assignment.

Zastryzny was on the 60-day injured list with a left trapezius strain, but his time on his rehab assignment elapsed, and the Brewers had to activate him. They didn’t have a spot for him on the active roster, so they let him go but could re-sign him to a minor league contract.
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LAD Center Fielder #44
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that the team’s plan is “to activate Andy Pages (fractured hand) this homestand without a rehab assignment.”

The Dodgers are home from Friday through next Wednesday, so Pages could be activated at any time during that stretch. The season ends for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, so if Pages is coming back without playing in rehab games, our best guess is that he returns early next week. Considering the 25-year-old fractured his hand on August 21st and will not have any rehab games before returning, it’s going to be tough to trust him in fantasy leagues for the final week of the season.
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