San Francisco Giants outfielder Luis Matos is being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move that put outfielder Mike Yastrzemski (oblique) on the injured list. Matos had a brief stint in the majors early this season and held a .224/.247/.329 slash line with two home runs, 20 RBI, and a 3:10 BB:K ratio in 21 games. In 44 games at Triple-A this season, Matos posted a solid .250/.324/.467 line with 15 doubles, eight long balls, 31 RBI, and five swiped bags. Since June 11, in the minors, Matos has been riding a stellar .375/.419/.925 line with five home runs, which resulted in his promotion. The 22-year-old outfielder is worth a look in deeper leagues as he should receive plenty of opportunities as Yastrzemski remains sidelined.

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Atlanta Braves left-hander A.J. Minter (hip) is starting a minor-league rehab assignment on Saturday night with High-A Rome. Minter will finally return to pitching in games after landing on the injured list in late May with left-hip inflammation. Barring a setback down on the farm, Minter shouldn't need a very long rehab assignment before rejoining the back end of Atlanta's bullpen in the big leagues. When he's back with the Braves, Minter will reclaim his role as the team's primary setup man ahead of closer Raisel Iglesias. Before hitting the injured list, Minter was 5-3 this year with a 2.95 ERA (4.88 FIP), a 0.98 WHIP, one save, 23 strikeouts and six walks in 21 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. He's not going to be much of an option for saves as long as Iglesias stays healthy, but Minter is valuable in holds leagues when he's available.

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After an off day on Friday, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado (elbow) is back in the starting lineup on Saturday to face the visiting San Francisco Giants and right-hander Jordan Hicks. Arenado left Wednesday's game early after being hit by a pitch in his left elbow and sat out of Thursday's game at Rickwood Field as a precaution. Now that he's back after a one-game absence, Arenado will look to stay rather hot in the month of June. In 17 games since June 1, he's hitting .270 (17-for-63) with a homer, three doubles, six RBI, one stolen base and four runs scored. Overall in 70 games in 2024, the eight-time All-Star has been rather mediocre at the plate, slashing .260/.315/.375 with six long balls, 32 RBI and 26 runs scored in 298 trips to the plate. Arenado has a hit in his only career at-bat against Hicks.

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The Miami Marlins placed left-hander Jesus Luzardo (back) on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with a back injury. The Marlins were hoping Luzardo could start on Saturday against the visiting Seattle Mariners, but they have instead placed him on the IL once it was clear he was going to be unable to toe the rubber. Right-hander Shaun Anderson will make the spot start on Saturday instead. Luzardo was pulled from his last outing on June 16 against the Washington Nationals early after only 77 pitches after his back injury caused diminished velocity. With the All-Star break right around the corner in mid-July, it remains to be seen if Luzardo will return to Miami's rotation before that. A career-low 21.2% strikeout rate has led to an up-and down year for Luzardo, as he's currently 3-6 with a 5.00 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 58:22 K:BB in 66 2/3 innings over 12 starts.

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Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco (hamstring) went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, two run scored, a walk and a strikeout in his latest minor-league rehab game with Triple-A Tacoma on Friday night. Polanco was also able to play a full game on defense, so it would be a surprise if he's not reinstated from the injured list to join the team in Miami against the Marlins. The 30-year-old switch-hitter finally got his bat going during his rehab assignment, and fantasy managers in deeper leagues will be hoping he can carry that over to the big leagues. When he returns to the M's, he'll be carrying a weak .195/.293/.302 slash line with five homers and 14 RBI in his 159 at-bats. Despite his poor performance in Seattle so far, Polanco is going to see regular playing time at second base.

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The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Mike Yastrzemski (oblique) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to June 21) on Saturday with a left-oblique strain and recalled infielder David Villar and outfielder Luis Matos from Triple-A Sacramento in corresponding moves. Yastrzemski was removed from Thursday's contest with his oblique injury and he didn't play on Friday before landing on the IL on Saturday. The 33-year-old left-handed-hitting outfielder will now likely miss more than the 10 days on the IL with his injury, and we may not see him again until after the All-Star break in mid-July. With Yaz now out, expect Austin Slater to pick up the most playing time in the outfield in the Bay Area. Yastrzemski is really only useful in deeper fantasy leagues against right-handed pitching. He hits the shelf with a .224/.304/.406 slash line with seven homers and 28 RBI in 192 at-bats this year.

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The San Francisco Giants placed right-hander Keaton Winn (elbow) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to June 21) on Saturday with right-elbow inflammation. Winn will head to the shelf after allowing five earned runs on five hits (one homer) while walking one and striking out two in just 2 2/3 innings in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Alabama on Thursday. It's the second time that the 26-year-old has been on the injured list already this year, and it leaves the Giants' starting rotation dangerously thin. It's unclear who will replace Winn in the rotation as we head closer to the All-Star break next month. Winn hasn't even been much of an option in NL-only leagues in 2024, as he's gone 3-8 with a bloated 7.16 ERA and 1.37 WHIP with 48 strikeouts and 20 walks in 55 1/3 innings over his 12 starts in his second year in the big leagues.

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The Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Cristopher Sanchez finalized a four-year contract extension on Saturday that includes option years to buy out his arbitration years. The deal gives the Phillies additional control. The 27-year-old southpaw wouldn't have been eligible for arbitration until 2026 after being in Triple-A last year. In his four season in the big leagues in 2024, Sanchez is having his best year, going 4-3 with a 2.91 ERA (2.54 FIP) and 1.36 WHIP with 66 strikeouts and 24 walks in 77 1/3 innings pitched over his 14 starts. Fantasy managers probably wouldn't mind more punchouts -- he only has a 20.3% strikeout rate after posting a career-high 24.2% strikeout rate last year -- but you can't really argue with the results to this point. Sanchez is now in Philly for the long haul.

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New York Mets outfielder Harrison Bader and third baseman Mark Vientos are both out of the lineup on Saturday at Wrigley Field against the hosting Chicago Cubs. Brandon Nimmo is manning center field and batting second, with DJ Stewart drawing into the lineup in left field and batting fifth against Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon. Veteran infielder Jose Iglesias is starting at third base and occupying the nine-hole in the lineup. Bader could use the rest after going hitless in nine at-bats with four strikeouts in his last three games to drop his season line to .262/.308/.374 with four homers, 27 RBI and nine stolen bases. Vientos is also struggling of late at the plate, going hitless in nine at-bats with three strikeouts in his last two games played.

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Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-for-5 with his sixth home run of the season in Friday's 11-5 rout of the Rockies. The three-run blast gave him 31 RBI on the season, and he scored once in the contest as well. The 24-year-old is having a solid season, now with a .266-6-31-21-10 line with a .305 wOBA and 96 wRC+. The 10 stolen bases are nice, but unless you need them you could probably find similar, if not better, production elsewhere on the waiver wire.

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-2 with two walks and his 22nd home run of the season in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Angels, recording two RBI and a run scored. It was his fifth multi-hit performance in his last six games, going 12-for-23 over that stretch (.522) and raising his season average to .322. As good of an offensive season as the 29-year-old had last year, he's outpacing it this year as he's been able to focus solely on hitting. His K% has come down 4.5%, which has resulted in a higher BA, a slightly higher wOBA, and the highest wRC+ of his career to this point (187). The 2x MVP is currently the highest-scoring hitter for fantasy with a superb .322-22-55-60-16 line on the season.

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San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 4-for-5 with a double, three singles, an RBI, and two runs scored in Friday's 9-5 win over the Brewers. The 31-year-old has caught fire recently, going 11-for-24 (.458) over his last six games, including a home run, five RBI, and five runs scored. For the season, the veteran owns a .263-7-37-32-5 line with a .306 wOBA and 102 wRC+. His 22.0% K% is a career-high, but it is just 20.3% in June and has been trending down since the first month of the season, so he appears to be getting back on track.

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San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth went a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate in Friday's 9-5 win over the Brewers. His day included three singles, a double, and the 12th home run of the season for the 30-year-old. He also collected a pair of RBI and scored four times. Cronenworth had been scuffling coming into the series with Milwaukee, going 2-for-24 (.083) over the seven games prior to this series, but has now homered in back-to-back games and recorded seven hits in 10 at-bats. The former seventh-round draft pick is having a bounce-back season after hitting just .229 with a .301 wOBA and 92 wRC+ last year. His BA currently stands at .266 with a .345 wOBA and 129 wRC+.

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Minnesota Twins second baseman Willi Castro went 2-for-5 with a double and a home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Athletics. He also collected three RBI and scored twice on the day. The 27-year-old is on a roll right now, hitting safely in his last five games while going 10-for-24 (.417) with six doubles, a home run, six RBI, and five runs scored. The Twins' utility man now has a .272-6-24-43-8 line on the season with a .353 wOBA and 131 wRC+. Castro has also batted leadoff in seven of the last eight games, increasing his fantasy value, while also eligible at 2B, 3B, SS, and OF in Yahoo leagues, making for a quality bench bat that managers can plug in almost anywhere.

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Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead two-run home run in a 6-5 win over the Twins on Friday. The home run was his 14th of the season, tied with Adley Rutschman for the most amongst all backstops, and his three RBI gave him 39 on the year. The former first-round draft pick is coming off a season in which he blasted 22 home runs on the back of a 13.3% Barrel%, and is currently on pace to blow past that number with his 17.1% (97th percentile) Barrel%. The 26-year-old doesn't hit for average as his current .207 BA is actually better than his BA from a season ago (.205). For what it's worth, Langeliers is batting .276 over his last eight games, which for him would be considered a hot stretch.

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Boston Red Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel went 2-for-4 with his eighth home run of the season in the opening game of a doubleheader on Friday. Through 54 games at Double-A Portland, the 14th overall pick in last year's draft has performed very well with a .313/.405/.493 slash line with 45 RBI and five stolen bases. Teel progressed through the lower levels of the minors very quickly last summer as he started in the Rookie League and ended by logging nine games at Double-A. Through this 26-game stretch, the Virginia product posted a .363/.482/.495 line with two home runs and 22 RBI. Teel is considered the 29th-best prospect in baseball and third in Boston on MLB Pipeline. He is projected to make his major league debut next summer but could push for a late-season call-up, especially due to how well he has performed in the minors over his first two seasons.

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New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty has performed exceptionally well through June at Triple-A Syracuse and could be nearing a return to the major leagues. Since June 1, the former first-round selection holds a .367/.407/.755 slash line with five long balls, 16 RBI, and a 3:6 BB:K ratio. In addition, Baty has begun to log starts at the keystone, which he has never done before in his professional career. This is a good sign that the Mets value his bat and want to him to return to the majors as soon as possible. Jose Iglesias has served as the primary second baseman in Queens for now as Jeff McNeil has struggled throughout the early part of the season. Baty is worth a look in deeper redraft leagues once he rejoins the Mets, as he should gain second-base eligibility.

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Washington Nationals outfield prospect Dylan Crews launched his second home run at Triple-A on Friday evening. Crews was promoted to Triple-A Rochester on June 17 and has already hit two long balls in his first week. Through four games, the former LSU Tiger has four total hits with four RBI, two swiped bags, and a .526 SLG. Crews opened the season, getting an extended look at Double-A and held a solid .274/.343/.446 slash line with five home runs, 38 RBI, and 15 stolen bases through 51 games. The former number two overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft is considered the sixth-best prospect in baseball on MLB Pipeline. Crews should remain rostered in all dynasty and keeper leagues, and is worth stashing in deeper redraft leagues for now. If he continues this strong play at Triple-A, he could make his major league debut shortly after the All-Star Break.

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Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis continued his recent power surge in a 6-5 loss to the Oakland A's on Friday. Lewis went 1-for-4 with a solo homer but it wasn't quite enough in the one-run loss to Oakland. The infielder's homer traveled 380 feet with an exit velocity of 98.9 MPH. Lewis has been on an absolute tear at the plate, hitting .368 with 10 homers, 15 runs, and 14 RBI over just 57 at-bats this season. While it would be impossible for Lewis to keep up this pace, he has certainly emerged as one of the most feared hitters in the American League. He is a no-brainer as a starting option in all fantasy formats moving forward.

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Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley went deep in an 8-1 win over the New York Yankees on Friday. Riley wound up going 2-for-3 with a homer, two walks, two runs, and one RBI in a victory over New York. The veteran is now batting .251 with seven homers, 37 runs, and 29 RBI over 231 at-bats in 2024. While the power numbers weren't quite what fantasy gamers were expecting when drafting Riley this spring, patience is advised as the 27-year-old posted three straight 30-homer seasons coming into 2024.

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