Ezequiel

Tovar

No word yet on the severity of the issue, but it seems like a precautionary decision on the part of the Rockies, who don’t want to risk anything serious with one of their young foundational players. It’ll be veteran Kyle Farmer taking over at shortstop in his absence. There should be an update on his status following Wednesday’s series finale at Dodger Stadium.

Doyle will miss his third straight contest on Sunday afternoon as he continues to deal with ongoing left quad soreness. It’ll be Ezequiel Tovar in the leadoff spot and Mickey Moniak patrolling center field. He should still be considered day-to-day for now. The 26-year-old fantasy stalwart doesn’t appear in jeopardy of landing on the injured list yet, but it’s a situation fantasy managers should monitor closely in the coming days.

This is highly unusual. Doyle will take a seat for the second straight contest with Tyler Freeman patrolling center field and Ezequiel Tovar occupying the leadoff spot. It’s unclear at the moment whether he’s dealing with an injury or lingering physical issue. He’s arguably been the club’s best hitter this season, batting .321 (17-for-53) with three homers, 12 RBI and one steal through 12 contests, and the Padres are throwing lefty Kyle Hart. It’s a developing situation fantasy managers should monitor closely.

Tovar sat out Thursday’s game due to a hip issue that has been nagging him for a while now, but it sounds like the day off did him wonders. The hard-hitting shortstop will bat in the third spot in the lineup against Padres’ right-hander Nick Pivetta.

Rockies manager Bud Black told reporters that Tovar has been dealing with a “nagging” hip issue for a while now. Black also said he doesn’t believe the injury is serious, but obviously this is a situation for fantasy managers to monitor. Kyle Farmer is starting in Tovar’s place and could get another one Friday if Tovar isn’t ready to play.

Tovar will get a rare day off for the series finale against the Brewers. Kris Bryant will also take a seat, as will Hunter Goodman. Kyle Farmer will hit third and play shortstop in Tovar’s place, while Jacob Stallings is catching and hitting ninth and Nick Martini serving as the DH and hitting fifth.

Tovar singled in the opening inning, swiped second base and then came around to score on a two-out RBI single off the bat of Kris Bryant. He then added an RBI double in the second inning that increased the Rockies’ lead to 5-2. Tovar also doubled in the fourth and scored on an RBI knock by Ryan McMahon. He finished his day with a two-run single in the eighth inning that made it a 10-4 ballgame. With the four-hit effort, the 23-year-old shortstop is now hitting .282/.300/.436 with zero homers, four RBI and one stolen base to open the 2025 campaign.

Tovar opened the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI double off of Ryan Pepiot in the third inning. He was then nabbed attempting to steal third base. The 23-year-old shortstop is coming off of a breakout 2024 campaign and could be poised to reach even higher heights in 2025 if he’s going to be more aggressive on the basepaths.

Tovar was pulled from Wednesday’s game due to a left triceps contusion that he sustained when he was plunked by Michael King. It appears as though he was able to avoid any serious injury though and should be fine moving forward. He’s starting at shortstop and batting second against Jacob deGrom and the Rangers on Friday evening in Arizona.

The positive news here is that Tovar doesn’t appear to be dealing with anything serious after being hit on the arm by a pitch from Padres starter Michael King during Wednesday’s Cactus League contest. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.