MLB Player News

DeJong is not in the lineup against Milwaukee on Wednesday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

For the first time this year, DeJong will occupy a spot on the pine while Greg Garcia earns a start at short for the series finale. During the first 11 games, DeJong has slashed .302/.333/.535 with three home runs and five RBI. Expect him back in the lineup against the Reds on Thursday.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Nationals.

Braves hitters only managed five hits on the night, and the team's double-play duo of Swanson and Ozzie Albies collected four of them. Swanson is off to a hot start, slashing .366/.381/.585 with one homer and eight RBI through 10 games, but his 1:8 BB:K and .438 BABIP are both strong signs he could cool down rapidly.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the Dodgers' 4-0 win over the Athletics on Tuesday.

The long-awaited first long ball of the season finally came for the struggling shortstop, as he managed to touch up A's starter Sean Manaea with a first-inning solo blast. Seager is still hitting just .211 with two RBI through 38 at-bats but it was encouraging to see him leave the yard, especially with concerns over an elbow injury he battled throughout spring training possibly hampering his production. Owners will hope Tuesday's homer is what he needed to jumpstart his season and regain his All-Star caliber form going forward.

Story went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a stolen base in the Rockies' 5-2 defeat to the Padres on Tuesday.

Story provided all the offense for Colorado against San Diego with his first-inning homer off Joey Lucchesi marking his third of the season. He got off to a slow start and was hitting just .214 coming into this game, but he's now left the yard in three of his last five contests, so fantasy owners will hope that's a sign he's getting set to pump his average up somewhere closer to the .251 mark he's posted for his career. Even if Story doesn't fully regain the form of his breakout 2016 that saw him hit .272 and tally a lofty .908 OPS in 372 at-bats, he can still act as a solid source of power at shortstop, as he showed on Tuesday.

Through four games with High-A Myrtle Beach, Ademan is 3-for-10 with two walks, two runs scored and an RBI.

The 19-year-old Dominican is making the jump to High-A this year after splitting 2017 between Low-A South Bend and short-season Eugene. Ademan is one of the Cubs' top position-player prospects, though he's no doubt a few years away from making it to the MLB level. He's a fairly slight player who will need to fill out his frame, but he's a good athlete who's considered an above-average defender at shortstop.

Baez went 2-for-4 with two home runs in Tuesday's loss to the Pirates.

Not only were these Baez's first home runs of the year, but this marked his first multi-hit outing of the season as well. Although Baez's .194 batting average leaves much to be desire, the 25-year-old figures to see regular playing time as he aims to get back into rhythm at the dish.

Arcia is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.

Despite reaching base twice and knocking in two runs during Monday's win over the Cardinals, Arcia will head to the bench with a difficult righty in Carlos Martinez toeing the rubber for the opposition. Arcia is just 1-for-11 (.091) in his career against Martinez, so Eric Sogard will start at shortstop and hit leadoff.

Pennington is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Phillies.

Pennington may see semi-regular playing time at the hot corner with Eugenio Suarez (thumb) out, at least until the team calls up Nick Senzel. However, the veteran will get the night off Tuesday, allowing prospect Alex Blandino to make his major-league debut in his place.

Turner is batting second Tuesday against the Braves.

Through the first 10 games of the season, Turner has only hit sixth or leadoff -- the latter occurred when Adam Eaton was out. The speedy shortstop will now take a spot in the top third of the order, potentially opening up more run-scoring opportunities for him while he's hitting ahead of Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon.

Owings started in right field and went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's 2-1 win over the Giants.

There wasn't much offense to be had in the series opener, but Owings was able to reach base on a single to left center in the seventh inning, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Owings was later picked off first base in what was officially marked in the stat sheet as being caught stealing, but it shouldn't impact the 26-year-old's aggressiveness on the bases going forward. In addition to the impact he provides in stolen bases, Owings showed major growth in the power department last season, making him a respectable fantasy option in mixed formats while he continues to receive at least semi-regular at-bats.