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  • Nido starting again behind the dish for Mets
    Tomás Nido is starting at catcher and hitting ninth for the Mets on Monday against the Phillies.

    Advice: Nido has now started five of the last six games behind the dish for the Mets and has clearly become the team’s starting catcher with Francisco Alvarez on the IL. He’s gone just 8-of-40 (.200) on the season with one home run, 10 strikeouts, and two walks in 16 games, which makes him tough to roster in many fantasy formats. Rotoworld Today, 12:18 pm
     
  • Connor Wong hitting third for Red Sox on Monday
    Connor Wong is starting behind the plate and batting third for the Red Sox on Monday against the Rays.

    Advice: Wong has hit as high as second this season but only against left-handed pitching, so having him hit third with Rafael Devers and Tyler O’Neill both in the lineup is surprising. The Red Sox are clearly looking to spark some offense, and Wong is hitting .364/.417/.500 in six games in May with just a 21% strikeout rate, so Boston is looking to see if his hot bat can spark their offense. Fantasy managers who lost Willson Contreras can certainly look to Wong to fill the gap with him swinging the bat this well. Rotoworld Today, 11:38 am
     
  • Initiates rehab assignment
    Heineman (hamstring) began a rehab assignment Saturday with Double-A Portland and went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI while serving as a designated hitter.

    Advice: On the 10-day injured list since April 23 with a right hamstring strain, Heineman will likely need to make multiple starts at catcher during his rehab assignment before he's activated. Heineman still has one minor-league option remaining, so he could eventually settle at Triple-A Worcester once activated if both of the Red Sox's top two backstops (Connor Wong and Reese McGuire) are both healthy. Rotowire.com Today, 10:23 am
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  • Goes yard
    Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo homer during Sunday's 9-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Advice: Rutschman notched his sixth long ball of the campaign, tagging Zac Gallen for a solo home run in the sixth inning. After seeing his batting average jump from .254 to .277 last season, Rutschman has taken another step forward at the plate in 2024, slashing .304/.339/.453 with 23 RBI and 21 runs scored across 38 games. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:55 pm
     
  • Patrick Bailey scratched due to illness on Sunday
    Patrick Bailey was scratched from the Giants’ starting lineup on Sunday due to a viral illness.

    Advice: At least his absence wasn’t concussion-related, but we’ve seen these viral illnesses going around many MLB clubs and they’ve been forcing players to miss extended time. The good news is that he’s considered day-to-day and shouldn’t require a return trip to the injured list, but he may wind up needing a couple of days before he’s ready to return. Rotoworld Yesterday, 3:57 pm
     
  • Adley Rutschman homers in loss to Arizona
    Adley Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a home run in a loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Advice: Rutschman took a Zac Gallen offering and hit it 363 feet at 105.5 mph for his sixth home run of the season. The 26-year-old continues to be a solid performer at the top of the Orioles’ lineup and one of the best catchers in fantasy baseball. Rotoworld Yesterday, 3:03 pm
     
  • Dealing with illness
    Bailey was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Reds due to a viral illness, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Advice: Bailey was a late removal from the team's lineup ahead of their series finale with Cincinnati, which is now understood to have been the result of an illness. If the catcher is forced to miss any further time, Blake Sabol will likely operate as the team's exclusive catcher. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 2:42 pm
     
  • Scratched from lineup Sunday
    Bailey has been scratched from the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Reds, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Advice: Bailey was set to start at DH and bat in the cleanup spot, but he has since been removed from the lineup. Wilmer Flores will take over as the designated hitter Sunday and will bat fourth against Reds right-hander Frankie Montas. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 1:21 pm
     
  • Gives way to Bethancourt on Sunday
    Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

    Advice: The timeshare behind the plate continues for the Marlins, as neither Fortes nor Christian Bethancourt has performed well enough to gain separation from one another in the job battle. The two have now alternated turns behind the plate over the past eight games, with Bethancourt getting the nod Sunday. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:49 am