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  • Receives breather Sunday
    Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

    Advice: Jansen started the first two games of the series but will sit for the finale versus Los Angeles. Alejandro Kirk will step in behind the plate to catch for right-hander Kevin Gausman on Sunday. Rotowire.com Today, 8:11 am
     
  • Will Smith gets Sunday off vs. Blue Jays
    Will Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Blue Jays.

    Advice: Smith has been sensational to begin the year with a a .367 average and .924 OPS over 98 at-bats, but he’ll get a day of rest for the finale against Toronto. Austin Barnes will handle catching duties. Rotoworld Today, 8:04 am
     
  • Gets rest day
    D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

    Advice: D'Arnaud will get a breather as Atlanta and Cleveland wraps up its series with a day game. Chadwick Tromp will get a turn behind the plate in place of d'Arnaud, who went 1-for-6 with a double and an RBI between the first two contests of the series. Rotowire.com Today, 8:03 am
     
  • Homers, extends hitting streak
    Jeffers went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Saturday's win over the Angels.

    Advice: Jeffers recorded a single in his second at-bat to extend his hitting streak to six games and then added a two-run homer in the top of the ninth as the Twins ran away with the win. The catcher has now homered in two of his last three contests and has recorded at least one RBI in three straight. All five of his home runs have come in April, where he's batting .333 with 16 RBI and 11 runs scored. Rotowire.com Today, 7:47 am
     
  • Gets Sunday off
    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Baltimore.

    Advice: Langeliers had caught each of Oakland's last six games, so his absence from the lineup for the series finale is likely just a routine maintenance day. Kyle McCann checks in behind the dish and will bat ninth for Oakland. Rotowire.com Today, 7:33 am
     
  • On base five times
    Rortvedt went 3-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored Saturday against the White Sox.

    Advice: The former Yankee has had a relatively even share of the playing time at catcher alongside Rene Pinto, but Rortvedt has started three of the Rays' last four games. He had a big performance Saturday and narrowly missed his first home run of the season, which was originally ruled to have cleared the fence only to be overturned on replay. Rortvedt has benefitted from a .548 BABIP to inflate his batting average early on, though he does have a 10.2 percent walk rate across 225 career big-league plate appearances, giving him a boost in on-base leagues. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:03 pm
     
  • Clubs third homer
    Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Athletics.

    Advice: Rutschman is on fire with an eight-game hitting streak, going 15-for-36 (.417) in that span with two homers, nine RBI and four runs scored. The catcher's surge has him up to a .324/.368/.438 slash line with three homers, 16 RBI, 16 runs scored and three doubles through 25 games. Rutschman's power numbers are more or less in line with his first two seasons and he's making more contact, but he's also posted a 6.1 percent walk rate so far. He's locked in as the Orioles' No. 2 hitter. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:06 pm
     
  • OK following hit-by-pitch
    Reds manager David Bell said the removal of Stephenson from Saturday's game versus the Rangers following a hit-by-pitch on the right hand was precautionary, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

    Advice: It doesn't sound like Stephenson even needed to undergo any testing. It's possible the Reds will choose to hold him out Sunday, particularly because it's an afternoon game, but Stephenson is expected to be fine. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 4:40 pm
     
  • Adley Rutchman goes yard in win over A’s
    Adley Rutchman went 1-for-4 with a solo homer against the Athletics on Saturday.

    Advice: Incredibly, Rutchman has had only five games this season in which he did not record a hit. He extended his current streak to eight games with a solo homer in the fifth inning off of JP Sears. The 26-year-old star catcher is batting .324/.368/.438 with three homers, 16 runs scored, and 16 RBI across 114 plate appearances. Rotoworld Yesterday, 3:27 pm