LEADING OFF: Bassitt back, Chisox try to clinch, Max starts
Oakland right-hander Chris Bassitt promised to return to the mound by season’s end following a frightening 100 mph line drive to the face on Aug. 17SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • Associated Press
Nolan Arenado - Battling back tightness Arenado was removed from Wednesday's game at Milwaukee with lower-back tightness, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Impact Arenado went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI before being lifted during the fifth inning with the injury. The 30-year-old should be considered day-to-day, and the Cardinals are likely to be cautious with their star third baseman with the playoffs on the horizon.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
How the Brewers' Omar Narváez and Manny Piña emerged as one of baseball's most complete catching tandems The four teams with the best records in baseball also happen to have the best metrics at catcher: "We all see it and we all feel it."
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Live coverage: The Milwaukee Brewers continue their four-game series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday night The Milwaukee Brewers look to move closer to the National League Central Division title when they continue their four-game series with the S...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • JSONLINE.COM
Jack Flaherty - Set to start Friday Flaherty (shoulder) will start Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Impact Flaherty will have been sidelined exactly a month when he retakes the mound Friday, and he'll face some workload limitations since he wasn't able to build up to a full starter's workload during his rehab work. The 25-year-old will act as a pseudo-opener and is unlikely to pitch deep enough to qualify for a potential victory.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Daniel Ponce de Leon - Outrighted to Triple-A Ponce de Leon cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Impact Ponce de Leon was designated for assignment Monday, but he'll remain in the organization after he went unclaimed on waivers. The right-hander posted a career-worst 6.21 ERA in 33.1 innings with the major-league club this year but has tossed nine scoreless innings across five starts in Memphis this year.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Tommy Edman - Runs wild in Tuesday's win Edman went 2-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases, one run and one RBI in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Brewers. He'll remain in the lineup Wednesday, starting at second base and batti...
Impact After bagging 17 steals in 576 plate appearances through his first two seasons in the big leagues, Edman has increased his aggressiveness on the bases in Year 3, much to the delight of fantasy managers. After adding another two steals to the ledger Tuesday, Edman is now 27-for-32 on stolen-base attempts in 2021. His total ties him for fifth place in the majors entering play Wednesday, leaving him behind only Starling Marte, Whit Merrifield, Trea Turner and Cedric Mullins in the category.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
