Position Player Playing Time Changes: August 26, 2025
Welcome to the last Position Player Playing Time Changes roundup of August, highlighted by Adley Rutschman’s injury leading to some rearranging with the Orioles.
Change in Remaining % of Projected Playing Time, 8/19 to 8/26
| Name | Team | Positions | Old PT | New PT | PT Change | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacho Alvarez Jr. | ATL | 3B,2B,SS | 27% | 69% | 42% | Riley injury |
| Ezequiel Duran | TEX | LF,SS,3B,1B,2B,RF | 28% | 68% | 40% | Semien injury |
| Darell Hernaiz | ATH | SS,2B,3B | 32% | 71% | 39% | Urías DFA |
| Luis Matos | SFG | LF,RF,CF | 13% | 45% | 32% | Hot hitting keeping him in lineup |
| Zack Gelof | ATH | 2B | 48% | 77% | 29% | Back in MLB |
| Michael Massey | KCR | 2B | 10% | 38% | 28% | Returned from IL |
| Jacob Wilson | ATH | SS | 60% | 88% | 28% | Returned from IL |
| Cody Freeman | TEX | 3B, DH, LF, 2B, SS | 31% | 56% | 25% | Semien injury |
| Jose Trevino | CIN | C | 42% | 66% | 24% | Stephenson injury |
| Jeremiah Jackson | BAL | RF, LF, 3B, 2B | 26% | 48% | 22% | Hot hitting keeping him in lineup |
| Adolis García | TEX | RF, DH | 68% | 89% | 21% | Back from IL |
| Jared Triolo | PIT | 3B,SS,2B,1B | 61% | 82% | 21% | Great month and playing every day |
| Matt Chapman | SFG | 3B | 73% | 92% | 19% | Back from IL |
| Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C, DH | 48% | 67% | 19% | Back from IL |
| Michael Helman | TEX | CF | 1% | 20% | 19% | Called up from AAA |
| Curtis Mead | CHW | 2B,DH,3B,1B | 31% | 49% | 18% | Playing a bit more lately |
| Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | DH, 1B | 49% | 65% | 16% | Rutschman injury opened up DH time |
| JJ Bleday | ATH | RF, LF, CF | 47% | 63% | 16% | Continuing to play pretty often |
| Rowdy Tellez | TEX | 1B | 35% | 50% | 15% | Getting lion’s share of 1B time against RHP |
| Alex Jackson | BAL | C | 10% | 25% | 15% | Rutschman injury |
| Niko Kavadas | LAA | 1B | 5% | 19% | 14% | Schanuel injury |
| Yordan Alvarez | HOU | LF,DH | 68% | 79% | 11% | Nearing IL return |
| Alejandro Osuna | TEX | RF,LF | 9% | 20% | 11% | Back in MLB |
| Andruw Monasterio | MIL | SS,2B,3B | 15% | 25% | 10% | Starting SS with Ortiz out |
| David Hamilton | BOS | 2B,SS | 6% | 16% | 10% | Back in MLB |
| Wilyer Abreu | BOS | RF, DH | 73% | 62% | -11% | Strained calf, though should be back soon |
| Joey Ortiz | MIL | SS,2B | 89% | 78% | -11% | Minor hamstring strain |
| Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C, DH | 59% | 48% | -11% | Thumb sprain, but ahead of schedule |
| Dylan Carlson | BAL | RF,LF,CF | 59% | 47% | -12% | Playing less of late |
| Jackson Merrill | SDP | CF, DH | 89% | 77% | -12% | Sprained ankle |
| Brett Harris | ATH | 3B | 43% | 31% | -12% | Wilson, Gelof on roster cuts into time |
| Liover Peguero | PIT | 2B,3B,1B,SS | 63% | 50% | -13% | Losing PT to Triolo |
| Grant McCray | SFG | RF,CF,LF | 21% | 8% | -13% | Optioned to AAA |
| Denzel Clarke | ATH | CF | 45% | 24% | -21% | Running out of time to return |
| Nolan Schanuel | LAA | 1B | 93% | 72% | -21% | Wrist contusion |
| Ha-Seong Kim | TBR | SS, 2B | 87% | 62% | -25% | Back inflammation |
| Max Schuemann | ATH | SS,CF,2B,3B,LF | 34% | 7% | -27% | Optioned to AAA |
| Jordan Westburg | BAL | 3B | 91% | 63% | -28% | Sprained ankle |
| John Rave | KCR | CF,RF,DH,LF | 47% | 16% | -31% | Optioned to AAA |
| Tyler Fitzgerald | SFG | 2B, LF, RF | 49% | 15% | -34% | Optioned to AAA |
| Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C, DH, 1B | 68% | 31% | -37% | Fractured thumb |
| Adley Rutschman | BAL | C, DH | 88% | 33% | -55% | Oblique strain |
| Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B, DH | 92% | 13% | -79% | Broken foot |
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