TEX • 3B • #
Dropped to ninth in the order of late, Jung hasn’t been as bad as that ‘demotion’ would indicate. His power has lagged a bit – this homer was only his third of the season – despite him missing a week with an injury, but he’s barreling the ball better than he ever has in his career and dropped his strikeout rate for what would be the third consecutive season if he keeps it up. He’s a better option than his surface stats, especially in a weak third base landscape.
about 24 hours ago
May 8, 2025 2:23 AM
TEX •
about 5 hours ago
Leiter seemed to be blossoming in the two starts before a blister shut him down, but now he’s back looking like the guy he was a year ago. In three starts since returning, he’s given up 12 runs and amassed an 8/10 K/BB ratio in 13 innings. He averaged 97.8 mph with his fastball in the first start back, which was right in line with his two pre-IL starts, but he was down to 97.2 mph last Friday and 96.8 mph today. There’s still a lot of upside here, but he seems like a weak play against quality offenses right now. Fortunately, he’ll get the Rockies at home next time out.
TEX • CF
about 5 hours ago
It’s only three games, but Carter put 12 balls in play against the Red Sox and not a one of them rated as hard-hit. In his 21 Triple-A games before being called up, he had just a 27.8% hard-hit rate. For perspective, of the 162 batting-title qualifiers in the majors right now, only nine have a lower hard-hit rate than that. We’re hoping Carter gets back to being the player he was as a rookie in 2023, but he doesn’t seem to be that guy right now.
TEX • SS
about 11 hours ago
It seems like a routine day off for Seager with a day game after a night game. Josh Smith will start at shortstop with Joc Pederson at first base and Dustin Harris at designated hitter.
LAA • 3B
about 2 hours ago
It appears to be just a routine night off for the versatile 28-year-old. Tim Anderson will draw another start at second base while Yoan Moncada mans the hot corner against Chris Bassitt and the Blue Jays on Thursday night.
Source: MLB
DET • 3B
about 5 hours ago
The 32-year-old lefty-masher did his job in this one, roping a run-scoring double off of Kyle Freeland to open the scoring in the top half of the first inning. He also chipped in a sacrifice fly in the second that extended the Tigers’ advantage to 5-0. For the season, he’s now hitting .259/.339/.407 to go with two home runs and 12 RBI.
COL • 3B
about 22 hours ago
McMahon gave the Rockies a 2-0 lead with a two-run blast in the first frame. The veteran infielder has struggled mightily for the majority of 2025, but a five-reach game does help him improve his OPS to .667. McMahon is by no means a start, but he’s too good of a player — and plays in too good of a park — to struggle this badly for much longer.
