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Masyn Winn shut down due to thumb soreness

Masyn Winn

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Masyn Winn was scratched from Saturday’s lineup because of thumb soreness.

Thomas Saggese is starting at shortstop. Winn will also sit Sunday. He rushed back from a fractured thumb a couple of weeks ago, and since he’s still not right, he’s getting shut down with two games to go. Winn had hit .158/.238/.211 in 14 games since returning from the IL, leaving him at .232/.308/.317 overall. He’s still just 24, but that his offense has regressed both seasons since a fairly encouraging rookie season doesn’t seem to be bode well; his OPS+ has gone from 104 to 92 to 81. For now, his defense still makes him a more-than-adequate regular, but if he starts to decline some there, that could change in a hurry.

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Masyn Winn is absent from the Cardinals’ lineup for Sunday’s showdown against the Nationals.

Winn has been battling a thumb injury throughout the month of September, so the Cardinals have been careful to give him plenty of days of rest to help manage it. Thomas Saggese will start in his place at shortstop on Sunday and will bat sixth against Nationals’ right-hander Jake Irvin.
JJ Wetherholt

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Cardinals activated INF JJ Wetherholt (wrist) from the 10-day injured list.

The rookie landed on the injured list on August 30th with right wrist tendinitis, so he had a near-minimum stay. He will likely return to his role as the starting second baseman, which will push Thomas Saggese into a platoon role. Wetherholt has just over a week to try and claw back into the NL Rookie of the Year race, but the time off may have ended that bid.
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Thomas Saggese is hitting leadoff against the Giants on Monday.

Saggese gets a chance atop St. Louis’ lineup after doing a spectacular job filling in for JJ Wetherholt (wrist) and Masyn Winn (thumb) of late. The 24-year-old former prospect has hit .392 (20-for-51) with three homers, nine RBI and three steals over his last 15 games. He’s the type of sneaky late-season addition that can make a difference on the margins in an extremely deep fantasy league.
Masyn Winn

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Masyn Winn (thumb) is in St. Louis’ lineup on Friday against the White Sox.

He was scratched yesterday in his second game off the IL, so this is encouraging. We’ll continue to monitor the situation, but Winn can be started in deeper leagues with daily transactions.
Masyn Winn

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Masyn Winn has been scratched from Wednesday’s lineup against the Giants because of pain in his fractured thumb.

José Fermin is starting in his place, with Thomas Saggese moving to short. Winn was supposed to start a second straight game after returning from the IL on Tuesday, but it looks like he might have been too aggressive in trying to make it back.
Masyn Winn

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Cardinals activated SS Masyn Winn from the 10-day injured list.

Winn returns to St. Louis’ lineup for Tuesday’s tilt against the Giants following a two-week absence due to a fractured left thumb. The 24-year-old shortstop has hit just .238/.314/.326 with 49 runs scored, five homers, 51 RBI and 10 steals in 490 plate appearances this season. He’s at shortstop and hitting eighth on Tuesday night at Oracle Park.
Thomas Saggese

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Thomas Saggese went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI as the Cardinals outlasted the Dodgers 8-6 in 10 innings Wednesday.

Saggese hit a two-run homer off Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the sixth and singled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning. He has eight hits and three homers in his last three games. It sounds like Masyn Winn is about ready to return, but one imagines Saggese will stay in the lineup. He probably should have been getting at-bats at Nolan Gorman’s expense months ago, but there’s still time for that to happen now.
Thomas Saggese

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Thomas Saggese went 2-for-3 with two homers, three runs scored, and three RBI against the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Saggese had his best career day at the plate so far, starting with a solo homer off Eric Lauer in the second inning. After driving in a run on a sacrifice fly in the third inning, he went yard again in the fifth for a solo shot off Alex Vesia. Saggese then drew a walk and scored a third run in the eighth. The 24-year-old infielder was making his second start since he was recalled from Triple-A Memphis following injuries to Blaze Jordan and JJ Wetherholt.
Thomas Saggese

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Cardinals recalled INF/OF Thomas Saggese from Triple-A Memphis.

He takes Blaze Jordan’s spot on the roster. It would seem to make sense for the Cardinals to give Saggese more of a look than Nolan Gorman down the stretch, but we’re guessing if they wanted to do that, Saggese would have already been in the big leagues and not needed an injury to be recalled. Saggese is hitting .258/.340/.446 for Memphis this year with 10 homers and nine stolen bases in 249 plate appearances.
Masyn Winn

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Cardinals placed SS Masyn Winn on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 22, with a fractured left thumb.

It’s new news that Winn has a fracture. The Cardinals figure to play JJ Wetherholt at shortstop for now. Nolan Gorman was recalled to replace Winn, but he didn’t play any second base in the minors, suggesting that he’ll remain limited to third base. That’s probably bad news for Blaze Jordan. Bryan Torres, José Fermin and Ramón Urías figure to see time at second base.

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Chandler Simpson

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Chandler Simpson will likely miss a second game Sunday, but he expects his right foot to be ready for postseason.

It sounds like he’d given it a go tonight if absolutely necessary, but since it clearly isn’t, he’s going to rest the next two days. If that holds up, Simpson’s season will end with a .306/.333/.456 line in 612 plate appearances. He’s second in the AL in average and first with 46 steals, though he also tops the majors with 14 caught stealings.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Enrique Hernández

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Enrique Hernández went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Giants on Saturday.

Hernández’ home run was his fourth of the season. No longer a regular for the Dodgers, Hernández has 16 home runs and a .486 SLG in 103 career postseason games. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if he has another clutch hit for the Dodgers next month.
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Matt Wilkinson

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Matt Wilkinson allowed one run in three innings and got a no-decision against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Wilkinson threw five scoreless innings against the Dodgers in his last start. If we combine the starts, he’s allowed one run in eight innings against the Dodgers. Wilkinson had a 3.58 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in his first 27 2/3 innings at the MLB level. It’s a small sample size and his 4.97 xFIP suggests we need to see more before buying in anyway.
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Blake Treinen

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Blake Treinen is expected to miss the rest of the season after his shoulder flared up while warming up for an appearance Saturday.

Treinen has alternated shoulder and elbow injuries these last five years, pitching a total of 108 innings in the regular season since the beginning of 2022. He had a 3.64 ERA in 29 2/3 innings this year after missing much of the summer with elbow inflammation. He’s 38 now and a free agent at season’s end, so if this new injury proves significant, he could call it a career.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Mookie Betts

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Mookie Betts went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the Giants on Saturday.

Betts’ home run was his 23rd of the season. He hit a solo shot off Matt Wilkinson in the third inning. Betts has been on fire in September, going 30-for-87 (.344) with seven home runs and 22 RBI in 22 games. After going 16-for-70 (.228) with no home runs and eight RBI in 17 playoff games last year, Betts is looking for better results this October.
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Nicky Lopez

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Nicky Lopez left Saturday’s game in the fourth inning with an apparent left leg injury.

Lopez seemed to be hurt while stepping on the bag at first base on a bunt attempt in the third. Cody Freeman took his spot against the Twins.
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Christian Yelich

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The Brewers added a captain’s “C” to Christian Yelich’s jersey in advance of Saturday’s game, saying he’ll wear it for the rest of his career in Milwaukee.

He’s the first official captain in franchise history. This is some interesting time for such a move, given that his decline this year presents questions about his future as a regular. Yelich, who turns 35 in December, has been a modest liability for most of the season; he’s hit .226/.309/.371 in 101 games since returning from a groin strain in mid-May, and he hasn’t played in the field since Apr. 7. He’ll make $26 million each of the next two years before probably becoming a free agent after 2028 (he has a mutual $20 million option with a $6.5 million buyout for 2029).
- Matthew Pouliot

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Tanner Scott tossed a scoreless ninth inning and picked up the save against the Giants on Saturday.

Scott’s save was his 25th of the season. After he struggled last season, the Dodgers brought in Edwin Diaz in free agency. With Diaz struggling to stay healthy this year, Scott has saved 25 games, giving him 48 saves since joining Los Angeles two years ago.
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Blake Snell allowed one run in four innings and got a no-decision in the Dodgers’ 4-3 victory over the Giants on Saturday.

Snell was solid for four innings in what amounted to a playoff tune-up start. He made his first start since mid-September due to groin tightness. The results have been good when he’s healthy, but Snell has made just 20 starts and thrown 104 innings in two years since joining the Dodgers.
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Michael Harris II

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Michael Harris II went 4-for-5 with two doubles, three runs scored and an RBI against the Marlins on Saturday.

Harris is putting the finishing touches on an excellent season. He’s hitting .294 with 26 home runs, 12 steals, 87 RBI and 79 runs scored. While his stolen bases are down from previous years, he’s at or near a career-high in the four other rotisserie categories.
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