MLB Player News

With Mike Yastrzemski dealt to the Royals at Thursday’s trade deadline the Giants had an opening for an outfielder on their roster which gives McCray another chance with the big league club. The 24-year-old has hit .260/.338/.430 with 14 long balls, 63 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 468 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season. He is not in the team’s starting lineup for Friday night’s battle against the Mets.

Conine missed Wednesday’s game because he wasn’t feeling well, but he’s back out there on Friday. The 28-year-old has gone 4-for-10 with a double, a home run, two RBI, a steal, and a 2/1 K/BB ratio in five games so far this season. He could cement himself as the regular left fielder if he keeps the production up.

Carter sat against a left-hander on Wednesday, but the Reds will start all right-handed pitchers this weekend, which is good news for Carter, Josh Smith, and Joc Pederson. They can all be started in leagues where you can make mid-week lineupm changes.

Stanton had a routine day off on Wednesday. The 36-year-old will frequently get day games off to rest his ailing body, but he has been hot at the plate this season, going 10-for-20 with one home run and four RBI. It wouldn’t surprise us if he sits out Sunday’s day game, but he should be fired up in all lineups.

Andújar had the day off on Wednesday and has been alternating games a bit with Nick Castellanos to start the season. Andújar has gone 2-for-12 to start the season, which is exactly the same as Castellanos. For now, nobody is running away with the job.

Campusano hasn’t played since Monday, but he’ll be in the lineup with Freddy Fermin getting the day off. Ferming has gone just 1-for-14 with four strikeouts to start the season, which may be opening the door for Campusano to get more at-bats.

This is now Peters’ sixth straight start. He has switched between right field and center field, but has been a constant in the White Sox lineup. He’s 5-for-15 with one run scored, one steal, and a 6/2 K/BB ratio in those six starts. That’s not much value to bring to your fantasy team unless you’re in a deep, AL-only league.

With Garrett Whitlock headed to the paternity list, Zack Kelly will come up to take his place. Kelly had a 4.58 ERA in 35 1/3 innings for the Red Sox last year and could only be up for the weekend.

Congrats to Garrett and his growing family. He’ll be out for the weekend series and should be back with the team on Monday.

With Johan Oviedo (elbow) headed to the IL, Uberstine will be called up to take his place as a multi-inning reliever. It’s an incredible moment for Uberstine, who has had a long road to get to the big leagues. He was not recruited out of high school and tried, and failed, to walk on to the University of South Carolina baseball team as a sophomore. He eventually spent two years at Northwestern, but appeared in only 13 total games. The Red Sox drafted him with their second-to-last pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, and then he blew out his elbow. He worked his way back and posted a 3.58 ERA and 27 percent strikeout rate in 120 2/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A last year before impressing in spring training last month. If he gets into a game this weekend, it will be an emotional MLB debut.

With Colt Keith out of the lineup, it will be McGonigle batting leadoff and playing third base. The 21-year-old is 8-for-22 to start the season with five RBIs. He has also appeared in four games at third base and three games at shortstop, so he may pick up dual eligibility soon in certain formats. That only adds to his value.