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Gomes is on the bench Friday against the Marlins, Byron Kerr of MASN Sports reports.

Gomes hit .300 through his first eight games but has since gone hitless in his last three. He sits in favor of Kurt Suzuki for the third time in four games.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Friday's game at San Diego.

The 28-year-old has alternated starts with Curt Casali over the last five games. Barnhart has enjoyed a solid start to the season by slashing .263/.404/.395 with a 9:7 BB:K over 47 plate appearances.

Realmuto went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Thursday against the Rockies.

Realmuto's homer, his third of the season, was a one-out shot in the seventh inning off Carlos Estevez which brought the Phillies to within one run. After a slow start, the catcher has hit .342/.375/.553 over his last 10 games.

D'Arnaud went 0-for-2 with a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies.

Since coming off the IL, d'Arnaud has gone just 1-for-14 in five games. The Mets have been giving Wilson Ramos frequent rest, taking him out of the starting lineup every fourth game or so, but d'Arnaud isn't exactly doing much to warrant a larger share of the workload. Barring an injury to Ramos, he'll remain well off the fantasy radar even in deep two-catcher formats.

Mejia went hitless and struck out once in three at-bats Tuesday in the Padres' 8-2 loss to the Rockies.

The unproductive night at the dish sunk Mejia's OPS to .386 for the season, but that was the least of the young backstop's problems Tuesday. The Rockies ran wild on Mejia all night, going 5-for-5 on steal attempts. Defense has never been Mejia's calling card, but he'll need to at least provide a token threat of controlling the run game to have any shot of unseating Austin Hedges as the team's top catcher.

Gomes is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Gomes will sit for a second straight game as Kurt Suzuki picks up another start behind the dish in his place. Look for the 31-year-old Gomes to rejoin the starting lineup for Thursday's afternoon contest.

Barnhart is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Barnhart will hit the bench for Wednesday's matinee matchup after catching all nine innings during Cincinnati's 6-1 loss Tuesday night, going 1-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout. Curt Casali will start behind the dish and hit sixth in his place.

Jackson was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Jackson is no longer needed at the big-league level with Brian McCann (hamstring) back from the injured list, so he'll head back to the minors to continue his development. The 23-year-old backstop appeared in just three games during his brief stint in the majors, going 0-for-10 with a walk and a trio of strikeouts.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an 8-4 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday.

Grandal's third-inning drive off Jack Flaherty lifted the Brewers to a three-run lead, and was the key blow in a five-run frame. The 30-year-old backstop is hitting an impressive .404 in the early going, and has only one game without a base hit this season.

Realmuto went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 14-3 rout of the Mets.

The catcher added over 100 points to his SLG with the performance, and Realmuto now sports a .263/.338/.421 slash line through 16 games with two homers, 11 runs and 13 RBI. He should continue seeing a heavy workload for the Phillies, and his strong bat and spot in the heart of the lineup should keep him in the conversation as the top fantasy option behind the plate.