Welcome to the Playbook for Wednesday, May 24th

 

Time for another full day of baseball. There are a full 15 games on the docket today, with 10 of them making up the main slate. The Playbook will include players from all games, but our optimal lineups will focus on the main slate this evening. Fanduel has some great discounts on Texas Rangers today, so if you need to alleviate some budget pressure, give them a look. Obviously the upside is limited facing Chris Sale, but it can give you a ton of flexibility elsewhere, just by sprinkling one in.

 

Value Plays
There are a few players that I didn’t do a full write-up on, but like for value plays and may make it into my Optimal Lineups. They include:

 

C - Jonathan Lucroy - FD + Y!

C - Jett Bandy (lineup check) - DK + FD

C - Yadier Molina - DK

1B - Justin Smoak - FD + Y!

1B/OF - Matt Adams - Across-the-board

1B/3B - Ryon Healy - DK + FD

2B - Rougned Odor - FD + Y!

2B - Adam Frazier - Y!

2B - Eric Sogard - FD

2B - Cesar Hernandez - DK

3B - David Freese - ATB

3B - Luis Valbuena - ATB

3B - Evan Longoria - FD

3B - Rio Ruiz (lineup check) - ATB

SS - Orlando Arcia - DK

SS - Alcides Escobar - FD + Y!

SS - Trevor Story - Y!

SS - Elvis Andrus - FD

OF - Manuel Margot - DK

OF - Curtis Granderson - FD

OF - Colby Rasmus - DK + FD

OF - Aaron Altherr - DK

 

Injuries
Here are some injury updates to some key players today:

 

1B - Yonder Alonso (OAK) - Knee

OF - Jake Marisnick (HOU) - Elbow

SS - Jordy Mercer (PIT) - Hand

OF - Daniel Nava (PHI) - Hammy

OF - Yasiel Puig (LAD) - Back

3B - Jose Reyes (NYM) - Ribs

SS/2B - Tyler Saladino (CWS) - Back

OF - Denard Span (SF) - Thumb

1B - Eric Thames (MIL) - Leg

3B - Danny Valencia (SEA) - Wrist

2B - Kolten Wong (STL) - Elbow

OF - Christian Yelich (MIA) - Hip

OF - Joc Pederson (LAD) - Neck

OF - Avisail Garcia (CWS) - Illness (late scratch yesterday, pinch hit)

OF - Jay Bruce (NYM) - Back (expected back today)

 

Weather

There is a chance of rain in Cleveland (Reds/Indians), Atlanta (Pirates/Braves), and Chicago (Giants/Cubs). There could be delays in Cleveland, but Atlanta and Chicago look to be okay to get the games in. We’ll keep you updated in the FA Weather Center so you can stay on top of the weather while you build your best lineups tonight.

 

Stacks

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