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  • Heads to bench Saturday
    Merrill is not in Saturday's lineup against the Dodgers.

    Advice: Merrill will head to the bench with lefty James Paxton starting for the Dodgers. Jose Azocar is starting in center field and batting eighth. Rotowire.com Today, 2:10 pm
     
  • Javier Báez getting a breather on Saturday
    Javier Báez is not in the Tigers’ starting lineup for Saturday’s matchup against the Astros.

    Advice: It’s starting to get to the point where it’s surprising that the 31-old-shortstop still has a job, despite the massive amount of money remaining on his contract with the Tigers. He’s now hitting a miserable .170/.207/.232 with just one homer, 12 RBI, six stolen bases and a 26/5 K/BB ratio over 121 plate appearances on the season. Zach McKinstry will start in his place at shortstop and will bat eighth against Cristian Javier and the Astros. Rotoworld Today, 1:19 pm
     
  • Resting Saturday
    Rocchio is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

    Advice: Rocchio has gone 0-for-8 with two strikeouts over the first two games of the series, and the 23-year-old rookie will begin Saturday's game in the dugout. Gabriel Arias will start at shortstop and bat ninth against White Sox right-hander Mike Clevinger. Rotowire.com Today, 1:07 pm
     
  • Not starting Saturday
    Baez is not in the Tigers' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

    Advice: With the Astros sending out right-hander Cristian Javier (neck), the Tigers will start lefty-hitting Zach McKinstry at shortstop. Baez went 0-for-4 during Friday's series opener, and the 31-year-old is 2-for-26 with three RBI and five strikeouts in May. Rotowire.com Today, 12:30 pm
     
  • Progressing through rehab
    Urshela (hamstring) was with the Rays doing glovework drills Saturday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Urshela has played two games in his rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo. He played at third base in his last outing Friday and went 1-for-3. Urshela is scheduled to play for Toledo on Sunday as he continues to work his way back from a strained right hamstring he sustained April 19 against the Twins. Rotowire.com Today, 11:36 am
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
    Top 2, 0-0 vs HOU
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Recalled from Triple-A
    Williams was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis prior to Saturday's game against the Cubs, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

    Advice: Ke'Bryan Hayes was placed on the injured list with a back issue, so Williams could see some reps in the infield in the short term. Williams was optioned Friday and never actually got into a Triple-A game. He has a .239/.271/.348 slash line with zero home runs and one steal in 51 plate appearances in the majors. Rotowire.com Today, 11:11 am
     
  • Pirates recall Alika Williams on Saturday
    Pirates recalled INF Alika Williams from Triple-A Indianapolis.

    Advice: Williams gets the call back to Pittsburgh with Ke’Bryan Hayes landing on the injured list with back inflammation. The 25-year-old infielder doesn’t offer any appeal for fantasy managers moving forward as he holds a .549 OPS with zero homers and one steal in 61 contests in the majors over the last two seasons. Rotoworld Today, 10:37 am
     
  • Scratched with back tightness
    Anderson was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Phillies with lower-back tightness, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.

    Advice: Vidal Brujan will shift to shortstop while Otto Lopez enters the lineup at second base. Rotowire.com Today, 10:23 am
    Tim AndersonMIA - SS
    Bot 8, 1-8 vs PHI
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Tim Anderson scratched Saturday with back issue
    Tim Anderson has been scratched from Saturday’s lineup due to lower back tightness.

    Advice: Anderson has been a complete non-factor this season for fantasy purposes, batting .197/.234/.221 with zero homers and three steals in 128 plate appearances in his Marlins debut. The 30-year-old hasn’t been able to pull out of his unexpected mid-career tailspin and it’s fair to wonder how much longer the Miami can afford to keep rolling him out there in the midst of a rebuilding effort. It’ll be Vidal Bruján at shortstop and Otto Lopez at second base in his absence. Rotoworld Today, 10:23 am
    Tim AndersonMIA - SS
    Bot 8, 1-8 vs PHI
    New Player Note
    DTD