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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos did not notify the Reds of his intent to opt out of his contract.

Castellanos had a player opt out built into his contract after the 2020 season, but given the free agency landscape and his relatively disappointing 2020 season it's a no-brainer for him to stay with the Reds and make $14 million in 2021. The 28-year-old came out of the gate strong in his first season in Cincinnati but finished with a .225/.298/.486 line and 14 homers in 60 games played. His contract also includes an opt-out option after the 2021 season, so perhaps a better showing next year coupled with a return to normalcy for the league in general it will be a tougher decision for him next fall.

Added Oct 31 9:25 am (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as the Reds got bounced from the playoffs on Thursday.

Cincinnati did not score a single run between the two Wild Card Series games against the Braves, setting a new scoreless postseason innings (22) record that was held for 99 years by the 1921 Giants. Yay?

Added Oct 01 3:41 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos went 0-for-4 on Wednesday and is 15-for-90 with a 29/4 K/BB ratio in his last 24 games.

Castellanos had a .970 OPS before his 24-game slump. He's at .799 right now. Especially since he's a liability defensively in right field, Castellanos needs to hit better than this in order to help the Reds. It seems like a given now than he won't be opting out of the final three years and $48 million on his contract after the season.

Added Sep 23 11:16 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos hit a solo homer in the first inning of the Reds' win over the White Sox on Friday.

Castellanos hit the first of four homers the Reds would hit off of Jonathan Stiever, with his a solo shot in the first. It's his first homer since September 6, but the former slugger for the Tigers and (briefly) the Cubs has hit 13 homers on the 2020 with 30 RBI and a .516 slugging percentage in his first season with Cincinnati.

Added Sep 18 10:04 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos launched his 12th home run of the season on Sunday, but it wasn't enough to power the Reds past the Pirates.

Castellanos crushed a two-run shot off of Chad Kuhl in the third inning, giving the Reds an early 2-0 lead. That would wind up being the extent of their offense in the game though. Castellanos also drew a walk in the contest, finishing the afternoon 1-for-3. He has slowed after a monstrous start, but is still slashing a healthy .243/.333/.563 with 12 homers and 27 RBI.

Added Sep 06 4:47 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos homered, doubled and singled Thursday in the first game of the doubleheader versus the Brewers.

The homer was Castellanos's 10th in 29 games this year. He'd be on pace to obliterate his career high of 27 homers from last year if they were playing 162 games this season.

Added Aug 27 8:45 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday against the Royals.

Castellanos extended the Reds' lead to 4-0 with a solo homer off of Greg Holland. it's already the ninth homer of the season for the outfielder, and he's driven in an even 20 runs. Castellanos has slowed a bit in terms of hitting for average, but with that homer and a single, he's now hitting .272/.352/.691, and it's tough to complain about that kind of slash.

Added Aug 19 10:07 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos launched a three-run blast for his eighth homer of the year Friday against the Pirates.

Castellanos is now tied with Fernando Tatis, Jr. and J.T. Realmuto for the National League lead in the category. He actually came into Friday’s action without a homer over his last five games during which he went just 2-for-21. Perhaps this will get him going again. Either way, he’s off to a monster start in Cincy.

Added Aug 14 10:30 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos stayed hot Friday, slugging his seventh homer of the season while knocking in three runs as the Reds topped the Brewers.

Castellanos went 2-for-5 on the night while scoring a pair of runs. He collected an RBI double in the Reds’ six-run second inning before slugging a two-run blast to right-center field in the sixth. He’s now tied with the Yankees’ Aaron Judge for the MLB home run lead and is just one behind Judge for a share of the RBI lead. We were pretty excited about the prospect of Castellanos in Cincy, but he’s outdoing even the most optimistic of expectations.

Added Aug 08 12:13 am (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos hit his sixth homer of the season Tuesday off the Indians' Shane Bieber.

Castellanos was a good bet to be an RBI machine in Cincinnati, but six homers in 11 games is certainly beyond expectations. It looks like he's the team's No. 3 hitter for now after spending the first week alternating between the fourth and fifth spots. That'll help in the runs scored department, though he's mostly been driving in himself thus far.

Added Aug 04 9:44 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos homered twice with three RBI in a 4-3 win over the Tigers in seven innings during game one of Sunday's doubleheader.

A former member of the Tigers, Castellanos had just one multi-homer game in his many years with the club in Comerica Park. It did not take him long to get his first with the Reds. With the two homers, Castellanos now has four homers on the season, and both came off of an ineffective Rony Garcia in the first three innings. The 28-year-old also made a defensive mistake that cost the Reds a 3-0 lead, but you take the good with the bad, and in fantasy terms, it didn't hurt you at all. In his first year with Cincinnati, Castellanos now is hitting .393/.469/.929 over 28 at-bats with 11 RBI. Can't do much better than that.

Added Aug 02 4:52 pm (EST)

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N. Castellanos - RF

CIN

Nick Castellanos went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and a walk Wednesday against the Cubs.

The slam off Rex Brothers was the fifth of his career. Castellanos has two homers and eight RBI already. He's a threat to lead the NL in RBI this season, depending on how good of a job the guys ahead of him do at getting on base.

Added Jul 29 10:28 pm (EST)

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D. Orlov - D

WSH

The NHL announced that Dmitry Orlov has been placed in their COVID-19 protocol.

On top of handing the Washington Capitals a $100,000 fine, Orlov is being joined in the protocol by none other than Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Samsonov. That is a big chunk of Washington's lineup and it will be interesting to watch how things unravel over the next few games for them. Orlov was averaging just under 21:00 a night and the Caps will need to find a way to replace those minutes. Jonas Siegenthaler is expected to come into the lineup in his place but he does not have any fantasy upside.

Added 7:18 pm (EST)

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I. Samsonov - G

WSH

The NHL announced that Ilya Samsonov has been placed in their COVID-19 protocol.

Samsonov is one of four Capitals now in the protocol, being joined by fellow Russians Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Samsonov was a popular draft choice this season, with many expecting him to take over the bulk of the starts with Braden Holtby now out of town. Expect Vitek Vanecek to get the bulk of the starts moving forward, with Craig Anderson mixing in. There's an opening here for Samsonov to lose the starting job to Vanecek.

Added 7:12 pm (EST)

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E. Kuznetsov - F

WSH

The NHL has announced that forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has entered the league's COVID-19 protocol.

It appears all the Russian's on the team got together and broke league rules, as Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Samsonov are joining Kuznetsov in the protocol. Kuznetsov started the year with a goal and three points in four games and the Capitals will have the tough time figuring out life without such a core group of players. The NHL also announced that they have fined the Washington organization $100,000 for COVID-19 violations.

Added 7:05 pm (EST)

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B. Coleman - F

Blake Coleman has been removed from the COVID Protocol Related Absence list.

Coleman didn't take part in Monday's practice and then he was listed as being absent due to COVID protocol. His removal is a good sign that he could be available to play during Tampa Bay's upcoming road trip.

Added 6:52 pm (EST)

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D. McDermott - PF

IND

Doug McDermott will enter the starting lineup on Wednesday vs. the Mavericks.

Myles Turner (hand) is out, but is only day-to-day. McDermott has been playing out of his mind lately and is coming off a 23-point game with five triples, so he's worth a look as a streamer until he cools off.

Added 6:49 pm (EST)

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A. Ovechkin - F

WSH

Alexander Ovechkin is in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.

Ovechkin is one of four Capitals in the NHL's COVID protocol, being joined by fellow Russians Evgeny Kuznetov, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Samsonov. This likely indicates that the four were all simultaneously involved in violating one of the NHL's rules, and now the Capitals will be without a core part of their roster until further notice. The NHL fined the Capitals $100,000 for violating rules and it is fair to wonder if the organization will add further punishment to their star players.

Added 6:49 pm (EST)

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J. Green - SG

DAL

Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Green, and Kristaps Porzingis are starting on Wednesday against the Pacers.

With Josh Richardson, Maxi Kleber, and Dorian Finney-Smith still out, the Mavericks are shaking things up by going super small against a Pacers team missing stud defensive center Myles Turner. After Porzingis, Hardaway Jr., at 6'6, is the next-tallest Mav. Green started on Sunday, but didn't offer much, scoring just four points with three rebounds and two assists. Leave him on the waiver wire despite being in the first group.

Added 6:46 pm (EST)

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T. Bjornfot - D

Tobias Bjornfot has been assigned to Ontario of the AHL.

Bjornfot was on the taxi squad of the Kings. He skated in three games with Los Angeles during the 2019-20 campaign, but he hasn't seen NHL action yet this season.

Added 6:46 pm (EST)

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