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Joe Beimel

SD Relief Pitcher #97

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Padres signed LHP Joe Beimel to a minor league contract.

The 44-year-old southpaw has been clocked in the mid-90’s as of late and has decided to make a comeback. Beimel hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since logging 47 1/3 innings with the Mariners during the 2015 season -- and hasn’t pitched in organized baseball since a tour with the New Britain Bees in the independent Atlantic League back in 2017. He’ll report to Double-A San Antonio.
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Ken Waldichuk

WSH Starting Pitcher #52

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Nationals placed Ken Waldichuk on the 60-day injured list with left forearm tightness.

This is a procedural move to clear a spot for Richard Lovelady on the 40-man roster. Waldichuk is gathering a second opinion to try and avoid undergoing Tommy John surgery, but even if he does avoid it, he’ll be out for a majority of the season.

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Corey Seager

TEX Shortstop #5
Corey Seager is not in the Rangers’ starting lineup against the A’s on Thursday.

Against LHP Jacob Lopez, Seager gets a rest day. He homered yesterday and is off to a .203/.321/.453 start in his first 78 plate appearances this year. Ezequiel Duran will cover at shortstop this afternoon.
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Jonathan Aranda

TB 1st Baseman #8

Jonathan Aranda is not in Tampa Bay’s starting lineup against the White Sox on Thursday.

Jordan Leasure will open, but LHP Anthony Kay will be the bulk for the White Sox. Aranda has slumped over his last five games, going just 2-for-18 with 4 RBI. He remains a solid 1B option in deeper leagues.

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Sal Frelick

MIL Right Fielder #10

Sal Frelick isn’t in Milwaukee’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays.

He’ll get a rare game off against LHP Patrick Corbin, with Greg Jones handling left field and batting seventh. Frelick is off to a .179/.303/.268 start, with just one stolen base and one homer so far. His performance probably has him as a fringe option in 12-team leagues at this point, but his .288 batting average and 19 stolen bases in 2025 are reasons to hold through the slow start.

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Tyler Heineman

TOR Catcher #55

Tyler Heineman (back) is in the starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Brewers.

He had missed the last five games with the injury. Brandon Valenzuela will take a seat on Thursday for some well-deserved rest after covering several games in a row. Heineman is only a fantasy factor in the deepest of leagues, but it’s good to see that he was apparently able to avoid the injured list.

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Zach McKinstry

DET 3rd Baseman #39

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Zach McKinstry has a banged-up arm/shoulder, also “scraped his chest on a slide home and bruised his hip late in yesterday’s game.”

While none of the injuries seem overly serious, Hinch did say, “We’re going to continue to get him looked at even further.” That could mean a short trip to the injured list is in McKinstry’s future.

Source: Cody Stavenhagen

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Daniel Susac

SF Catcher #6

Giants manager Tony Vitello said that Daniel Susac and Patrick Bailey may start splitting time at catcher.

Bailey is an elite defensive catcher, so the Giants are going to want to keep him on the field often, but this may be more of a 50/50 split going forward, with Vitello mentioning that the catchers may just alternate games. It’s a situation to monitor and likely makes neither player fantasy relevant.

Source: Susan Slusser

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Richard Lovelady

WSH Relief Pitcher #55

Nationals acquired LHP Richard Lovelady from the Mets for cash considerations.

It’s a reunion of sorts as the Mets claimed Lovelady off waivers from the Nationals last month. The left-hander has been unable to stick on anybody’s active roster and has allowed five runs in 7 1/3 innings so far this year.

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Justin Verlander

DET Starting Pitcher #35

Justin Verlander (hip) threw a bullpen session on Wednesday, but Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said his recovery is “going a little slower than I think he anticipated or we anticipated.”

Hinch said, “I don’t think [Verlander’s] taking a step forward, and he hasn’t taken a step back.” That’s not really confidence-inducing. Verlander is 43 years old, so it makes sense that he might not bounce back as quickly as he did 20 years ago. Given that his performance on the field has also been inconsistent, this seems like a situation the Tigers won’t rush, and fantasy managers should avoid.

Source: Cody Stavenhagen

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Lenyn Sosa

TOR 2nd Baseman #50
Lenyn Sosa is starting at second base and batting fifth against the Brewers on Thursday.

Sosa went 1-for-3 on Wednesday in his first start with the Blue Jays and will be right back out there again. Eloy Jimenez will remain on the bench with Kazuma Okamoto at first base and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at DH. It seems that the Blue Jays are going to give Sosa a chance to start against right-handed pitchers and use the DH spot as a rotational lineup spot while potentially saving Jimenez for left-handed pitchers.
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