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  • Twins recall Simeon Woods-Richardson from Triple-A
    Twins recalled RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson from Triple-A St. Paul.

    Advice: Woods-Richardson will get the start on Thursday. He’s getting the call up to replace Louie Varland, who was optioned to Triple-A following a brutal start to the season. The 23-year-old righty has made three starts at Triple-A where he’s posted a 6.08 ERA, 1.58 WHIP with a 12/5 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings. Fantasy managers should wait and see how he performs on Thursday, but his lone start with the Twins this season was promising when he allowed just one earned run across six innings of work. Rotoworld 1 minute ago
     
  • Not in Thursday's lineup
    Hayes is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

    Advice: It would appear to be a routine day off for Hayes. The Pirates will shift Jared Triolo over to third base Thursday and give Alika Williams a start at second base. Rotowire.com 1 minute ago
     
  • Early exit in loss
    Boyle (1-4) took the loss Tuesday, giving up two runs on three hits and four walks over three innings as the A's fell 7-3 to the Yankees. He struck out six.

    Advice: The rookie right-hander needed 85 pitches (50 strikes) to record only nine outs, and while Boyle continues to miss bats, he isn't offering much else from a fantasy standpoint. He's issued at least three free passes in four of his five starts to begin the season, stumbling to a 7.06 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 24:16 K:BB through 21.2 innings. He lines up to make his next outing at home early next week against the Pirates. Rotowire.com 2 minutes ago
     
  • Taking seat Thursday
    Florial is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Red Sox.

    Advice: Florial had started four of the previous five games versus right-handers but will take a seat Thursday against righty Chase Anderson. Anderson, it should be noted, is a reverse splits guy, holding lefties to a .692 OPS in his career. Jose Ramirez will be the designated hitter Thursday while Gabriel Arias handles third base. Rotowire.com 3 minutes ago
     
  • Swipes seventh bag
    Rojas went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Phillies.

    Advice: It's been an impressive week for Rojas, who extended his hitting streak to six games, going 10-for-22 with a double, a triple and four stolen bases in that span. After starting the year 1-for-22, the 23-year-old Rojas has boosted his slash line to .266/.329/.328 with nine runs scored, three RBI and a team-high seven stolen bases. Rotowire.com 5 minutes ago
     
  • Accounts for team's offense in loss
    Rooker went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and two walks in a loss to the Yankees on Wednesday.

    Advice: The veteran uncorked a 418-foot shot to left field off Clarke Schmidt in the sixth inning for the Athletics' only runs of the day. The homer was Rooker's third in the last six games; however, as impressive as that power surge is, the trio of long balls are the only hits he's generated over the 22 plate appearances he's logged in that span, and his stellar .532 slugging percentage is offset by a .191 average and .283 on-base percentage. Rotowire.com 6 minutes ago
     
  • Collects ninth steal
    Caballero went 1-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.

    Advice: The shortstop continues to make an impact on the basepaths. Caballero has gone 4-for-4 on steal attempts over the last six games, and on the season he sports a .272/.302/.432 slash line with two homers, nine stolen bases, 11 runs and 11 RBI in 23 contests. Rotowire.com 7 minutes ago
     
  • Heads back to bench
    Fairchild is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.

    Advice: Fairchild will retreat to the bench for the series finale with the Phillies after he had started in each of the Reds' past three games while going 1-for-11 with a walk and a run scored. Though Jake Fraley (illness) remains out of the lineup Thursday, the Reds are seemingly optimistic that he'll be back in action at some point during the weekend series versus the Rangers. Once Fraley returns, Fairchild's opportunities will likely be limited mostly to playing against left-handed starting pitchers. Rotowire.com 9 minutes ago
     
  • Swats timely first homer
    Mead went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.

    Advice: The 23-year-old took Will Vest deep in the sixth inning to break open a 5-5 tie. It was Mead's first homer, and first extra-base hit, of the season, but he could be running out of time to solidify his spot in the lineup with Brandon Lowe (oblique) and Jonathan Aranda (finger) on track to return in early May. Over the last 12 games, Mead is batting just .216 (8-for-37) with a 1:10 BB:K. Rotowire.com 10 minutes ago