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  • SEA Catcher #29
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    Cal Raleigh went 3-for-5 and homered from both sides of the plate as the Mariners crushed the Angels 11-0 on Thursday.
    Raleigh’s homers left the bat at 113.9 and 113.8 mph. It’s his second two-homer game in three days, and it put him up to 19 homers for the year. His overall .215/.299/.432 line is less impressive, but, really, it hardly seems fair that he’s going to miss out on the All-Star Game again this year. It’s a little odd that MLB has decided All-Star teams need four shortstops and four first basemen but only two catchers.
  • KC 1st Baseman #14
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    Jac Caglianone is starting in right field and batting sixth for the Royals on Thursday against the Rangers.
    Caglianone took a day off on Wednesday against a left-hander amid a 10-for-51 start to his MLB career. However, the Royals just wanted to give him a little mental break, so he’s right back in there on Thursday. You don’t have to start him, but we would not drop him yet.
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  • NYY Relief Pitcher #30
    Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Luke Weaver (hamstring) could be activated tomorrow.
    It had been reported earlier that Weaver could likely skip a rehab stint, and that appears to be the case. He will have beaten his estimated recovery timeline by almost a month, so that causes a bit of fear that there could be re-injury; however, Weaver is worth adding onto your bench if you have space since we have not heard directly from the Yankees how they plan to use him and Devin Williams in the weeks ahead. There may be a closer committee in New York, given how well both have pitched.
  • LAD Shortstop #94
    Dodgers INF prospect Alex Freeland went 1-for-4 with a walk and a home run for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday.
    The 23-year-old has now homered in back-to-back games and has 10 homers on the season to go along with a .276/.393/.470 slash line and 55 RBIs in 69 games. He’s the 44th-ranked prospect in all of baseball, according to MLB Pipeline, but there is no place for him in Los Angeles right now. Perhaps he’s used as a trade chip at the deadline to help the Dodgers’ injured rotation. If not, we likely won’t see him until 2026, unless there’s an injury.
  • STL Starting Pitcher
    Cardinals LHP prospect Quinn Mathews threw five shutout innings for Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
    Mathews allowed one hit and two walks while striking out six. He missed over a month while battling shoulder soreness, but he has looked good in his three starts since returning, posting a 17/6 K/BB ratio and 1.38 ERA in 13 innings. Of course, 13 innings over three starts is not great length, so he will need to continue to build up his pitch count before he’s a potential name for the Cardinals’ rotation.
  • DET Right Fielder #30
    Kerry Carpenter is out of the lineup for Game 1 of a doubleheader on Thursday against the Pirates.
    The Pirates decided not to throw Paul Skenes up against Tarik Skubal because we can’t have nice things. That means Andrew Heaney will take the mound in Game 1, and both Carpenter and Colt Keith will be on the bench. They should return for Game 2, but Jahmai Jones will DH in Game 1.
  • LAA Right Fielder #12
    Jorge Soler (back) remains out of the lineup on Thursday against the Yankees.
    Soler has struggled all season, hitting just .207/.280/.350 with eight home runs, 26 RBI, and a 30 percent strikeout rate. This back injury might be an opportunity to place him on the injured list and give him a brief reset. Jo Adell will move to right field with Soler out of the lineup, and Scott Kingery will start in center field and bat seventh.
  • COL 2nd Baseman #39
    Thairo Estrada (wrist) is not in the lineup on Thursday against the Nationals.
    Estrada has now missed two straight games since being removed from the game on Tuesday. While the Rockies are referring to him as “day-to-day,” they also admit that he was unable to grip a bat on Tuesday, so there will remain some mild concern until we see Estrada back on the field. Orlando Arcia will start at second base and bat eighth on Thursday.
  • NYY Catcher #22
    Ben Rice is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Angels.
    Rice started his first game as a catcher on Wednesday night, so the Yankees likely want to give him a day off to rest his legs with a day game on tap. However, after a hot start to the season, Rice has hit just .198/.263/.355 in 37 games since May 1st. He’s not striking out a lot and has an 11.3 percent barrel rate over that span, but with Giancarlo Stanton back, Rice is going to need the results to start appearing if he wants to hold onto his playing time.
  • MIL Starting Pitcher #32
    Jacob Misiorowski will now start on Friday against the Twins.
    Misiorowski was supposed to start the series finale on Thursday against the Cubs, but with Wednesday’s game rained out, Freddy Peralta will take the ball on Thursday instead. This is great news for fantasy managers who have Misiorowski on their teams. He should be used with relative confidence against the Twins.
  • TEX Starting Pitcher #22
    Jon Gray (wrist) threw a bullpen on Wednesday.
    Gray also mixed in breaking pitches for the first time since landing on the IL with a fractured wrist. Assuming he bounces back well from the bullpen, Gray should face live hitters during a simulated game or live batting practice and then progress to what will be a lengthy rehab assignment.