• Jose Fernandez will likely go on the DL later today with a strained bicep. Less than 10 previous pitchers (2002 to 2014) officially going on the DL with a strained bicep and their median and average return times was 25 days.

• Denard Span may be getting to the droppable in redraft leagues with his personal return time being the playoffs.

Span was able to run sprints and play catch without problem Saturday. He may go to the team’s complex in Viera, Fla., next week to continue baseball activities.

There are days when Span doesn’t know if he is going to play in the second half of the season. But when he has a day like Saturday, he believes he can make it back for the postseason push. There is no timetable on when Span will return to action.

Even if he does returns this season for a bit, do we know if he will be productive? I doubt it.

• Howie Kendrick will likely go on the DL today with a pulled hamstring.

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Every year, there are players who — for whatever reason — go completely overlooked in fantasy leagues, despite providing solid value. This year is no different. For today’s example, take Derek Dietrich.

The 26-year-old has been highly productive since his call-up in mid-June, hitting a robust .261/.368/.504 with seven homers in 136 plate appearances. However, his ownership rates remain miniscule (1% Yahoo, 1.9% ESPN, 4% CBS).

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Today at the Sophomore Report we look at the good and the bad of four players’ sophomore seasons in 2015.

Travis d’Arnaud, Catcher, Mets: Talented but brittle is d’Arnaud’s reputation and that’s exactly what he’s been this season for the Mets. He’s missed chunks out of the 2015 season and has appeared in just 25 games. During those stretches, though, he’s been solid behind the dish and well-above average with a bat in his hand — as witnessed by his wRC+ of 121. The good news for the Mets is that another former Top-100 prospect , Kevin Plawecki, has been able to fill the void left by d’Arnaud’s trips to the infirmary (although the rookie has been much better on defence as opposed to offence, according to advanced metrics). d’Arnaud remains a pretty big question mark moving forward for the Mets because of his fragility and everyone knows the catching position is not a job for the faint of heart. His skill set wouldn’t play nearly as well at third base but perhaps he’d be athletic enough to handle third base. It’s not an ideal solution to d’Arnaud’s woes but with Plawecki in tow, it’s at least worth consideration.

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Agenda

1. Daily DFS – Chen, Niese
2. GB / FB Splits
3. Tomorrow’s Targets – Gibson, Nicolino, Brown, Odubel
4. Factor Grid

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Episode 87 – Follow A New Stream

The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!

Field of Streams is moving to a new address! Please subscribe on iTunes here or via a regular feed here!

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt making a sale, a small seven-game slate, a lack offensive support in the Padres and Phillies lineups, having no idea where to go without available shortstop staples, hoping for Enrique Hernandez, Nelson Cruz being so terrifying that he can change a pitching pick, being open to covering good causes, and switching to a new podcast stream.

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According to our prospect guru Kiley McDaniel, Miguel Sano was the game’s 15th best prospect and the Twins second best. After missing the entire 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, he figured to prove he was healthy at Double-A this season before eventually (hopefully) earning a promotion to Triple-A. Perhaps a September cup of coffee was in the cards, though more likely he was expected to make his anticipated Twins debut in 2016. Instead, the Twins decided to get aggressive and promote the 22 year old to the Majors, completely skipping Triple-A. This is typically a risky move as anecdotally hitters endure a tougher transition jumping straight from Double-A to the Majors than do pitchers. Sano, however, never received that memo.

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Today’s Roto Riteup believes that the oncoming onslaught of football games is a good thing, not a threat to baseball supremacy.

On today’s agenda:
1. Fun with arbitrary endpoints
2. Various news and notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options

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Episode 262

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live!

In this episode, Paul Sporer and Jason Collette talk about the Jose Fernandez injury, the hot streaks of Carlos Gonzlaez, Khris Davis, and Josh Donaldson and then hit on some guys who could be worthwhile waiver pickups.

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This morning’s Roto Riteup is disturbed by local weather reports suggesting it will be back in the high-80s in the middle of next week.

On today’s agenda:
1. Welcome Back, Stephen Strasburg
2. Various news and notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options

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This morning’s Roto Riteup fully endorses the #IDenounceCistulli movement and encourages you to participate.

On today’s agenda:
1. Goodbye Mike Napoli, Hello Travis Shaw
2. The Michael Bourn Ultimatum
3. Various news and notes
4. Streaming Pitcher Options

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