MLB Player News

The Astros are going with Tatsuya Imai, Spencer Arrighetti, and Kai-Wei Teng for the Guardians series this weekend. There was some question surrounding what the Astros would do with their rotation when Hunter Brown came off the injured list, and it appears, for now, that Burrows may be the odd man out. He will piggyback with Imai on Friday, but with a 5.86 ERA through 14 starts, he doesn’t need to be held in most league types.

Genao has now sat versus each of the last two left-handed starters. The 22-year-old is slashing .236/.300/.327 in 120 plate appearances for the Guardians with just six RBI, two home runs, and one steal. He does not need to be held in redraft fantasy leagues. Travis Bazzana will start at second base, with Angel Martinez in left field and Chase DeLauter at DH.

Williams, who has been out since August 10th with a shoulder strain, threw off a mound on Monday at Citi Field. He will do so again on Thursday against live hitters and “could come off the injured list as soon as this weekend if all continues to go well.” Given how long he has missed and how poorly he was pitching before getting hurt, we wouldn’t be rushing to add him in fantasy leagues for the final week of the season.

McCoy was up with Ty France landing on the Paternity list. He didn’t appear in any of the games over the weekend.

France missed the weekend series against the Giants. He should return to his regular starting role for the Padres.

McGee has a 7.15 ERA in 11 1/3 innings split between the Brewers and Royals this season. We may not see him pitch MLB innings again this year.

Erceg was demoted to Triple-A back on August 18th after a rough few weeks. He posted a 1.74 ERA and 13/3 K/BB ratio in 10 1/3 innings in Triple-A, so perhaps he figured something out. We still wouldn’t trust him for fantasy.

Color us shocked. The 31-year-old has been designated for assignment and re-signed a few times now, and the dance will likely continue through the end of the season.

Falter threw 3 1/3 shutout innings for the Braves, allowing just two hits and striking out two batters. We anticipate that this is simply a move to bring a fresh arm up into their bullpen, and Falter could quickly be re-signed to a minor league contract.

Murphy has been recalled to fill a role out of the bullpen. The 22-year-old has a 1.29 ERA over his last five starts at Triple-A, but he is off the fantasy radar as a reliever.

Garcia played most of the game at third base, and obviously, the stolen base is a good sign for the health of his hamstring. There is no indication yet of when Garcia might return to the Royals’ lineup, but it seems possible that it could be this week.