Position Player Playing Time Changes: September 10, 2025
Hello, and welcome to one of the last Position Player Playing Time Changes roundups of the year! We’ve got plenty to go over this week, as usual, but before we dive in it’s important to note how the methodology makes for some large swings this late in the season.
Because we’re looking at remaining playing time and there’s so little time left in the season, even the most minor of injuries — like an IL stint for Alec Bohm that’s expected to be the minimum ten days — can lead to massive swings in playing time because the Phillies only have 18 games left. For example, if this was Opening Day and Bohm was expected to miss only ten games, his projected playing time would only go down six percent. But now even a relatively minor injury means his playing time goes down 50 percentage points. Basically, there’s an inverse relationship between games remaining in the season and the significance of an individual injury, which is why our list keeps getting longer with each week!
With that explanation out of the way, let’s get to it:
Change in Projected % of Remaining Playing Time, 9/2 to 9/9
| Name | Team | Positions | Old PT | New PT | PT Change | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmundo Sosa | PHI | SS, 3B, 2B | 22% | 89% | 67% | Turner/Bohm injuries |
| Maximo Acosta | MIA | 3B, 2B, SS | 9% | 59% | 50% | Norby injury |
| Bryce Teodosio | LAA | CF | 40% | 83% | 43% | Unquestioned starter in CF |
| Otto Kemp | PHI | 3B, 1B, 2B, LF | 7% | 50% | 43% | Turner/Bohm injuries |
| Tyler Stephenson | CIN | C, DH | 30% | 66% | 36% | Back from IL |
| Ildemaro Vargas | ARI | 2B,3B,SS,1B,LF | 33% | 64% | 31% | Lockear/Pavin injuries + versatility |
| Francisco Alvarez | NYM | C,DH | 37% | 68% | 31% | Back from IL |
| Jorge Alfaro | WSN | C,DH | 0% | 30% | 30% | Back in MLB for first time in two years |
| Jimmy Crooks | STL | C | 11% | 39% | 28% | Getting plenty of catching reps |
| Sandy León | ATL | C | 1% | 29% | 28% | Murphy injury |
| Jeremiah Jackson | BAL | RF, 3B | 52% | 80% | 28% | Playing just about every day |
| Nate Eaton | BOS | RF,DH,3B | 6% | 34% | 28% | Playing against lefties |
| Mickey Gasper | MIN | C, 1B | 18% | 43% | 25% | Starting-ish catcher now |
| Chris Taylor | LAA | 2B, 3B, CF, LF | 11% | 34% | 23% | Back from IL |
| Leo Rivas | SEA | SS,2B | 3% | 26% | 23% | Taking playing time from Young |
| Alejandro Osuna | TEX | RF,LF | 25% | 47% | 22% | Playing against most righties |
| Adam Frazier | KCR | 3B, 2B, LF, 1B | 33% | 52% | 19% | Continuing to hit well + versatility |
| Weston Wilson | PHI | LF, 3B, 2B | 3% | 21% | 18% | Turner/Bohm injuries |
| Harrison Bader | PHI | CF | 70% | 88% | 18% | Unquestioned starter in CF |
| Dominic Fletcher | CHW | CF,LF,RF | 0% | 18% | 18% | Back in MLB |
| George Valera | CLE | RF, LF | 5% | 22% | 17% | Welcome to MLB! |
| Jake Meyers | HOU | CF | 58% | 75% | 17% | Back from IL |
| Tim Tawa | ARI | 2B, 1B | 7% | 24% | 17% | Called up |
| Drake Baldwin | ATL | C,DH | 61% | 78% | 17% | Murphy injury |
| Luis Rengifo | LAA | 2B, 3B, SS, RF | 56% | 72% | 16% | Playing more regularly |
| Parker Meadows | DET | CF | 46% | 62% | 16% | Back from IL |
| Tristan Gray | TBR | 1B,3B,SS,2B | 22% | 38% | 16% | Playing decently regularly against RHP |
| Jhonny Pereda | MIN | C | 1% | 16% | 15% | Called up |
| Travis d’Arnaud | LAA | C,1B,DH | 45% | 60% | 15% | O’Hoppe concussion |
| Alec Burleson | STL | 1B,DH,RF,LF | 60% | 74% | 14% | Back from IL |
| Michael Massey | KCR | 2B,DH,LF | 38% | 51% | 13% | Back from IL, getting some OF reps |
| Nick Yorke | PIT | 2B, LF, 1B | 11% | 24% | 13% | Versatility will keep him playing often-ish |
| Max Muncy | LAD | 3B, 1B, DH | 58% | 71% | 13% | Back from IL |
| Mark Vientos | NYM | 3B, DH, 1B | 70% | 83% | 13% | Hot hitting gets him playing every day |
| Logan Davidson | LAA | 1B,3B | 0% | 13% | 13% | Claimed from Astros |
| Aaron Judge | NYY | RF, DH | 84% | 96% | 12% | Back in RF semi-regularly |
| Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B, DH | 49% | 61% | 12% | Should begin rehab imminently |
| Harry Ford | SEA | C | 1% | 13% | 12% | Welcome to MLB! (though he’s not playing much…) |
| Emmanuel Rivera | BAL | 1B, 3B | 8% | 20% | 12% | Getting a few more starts than expected |
| Nathaniel Lowe | BOS | 1B, DH | 68% | 80% | 12% | Continuing to perform well as a Red Sox |
| Nick Sogard | BOS | 2B, 3B, LF | 6% | 18% | 12% | Now playing some LF |
| Bryan Ramos | CHW | 3B, DH | 31% | 43% | 12% | Back in MLB |
| Will Robertson | CHW | LF, RF, CF | 29% | 41% | 12% | Back in MLB |
| Blaze Alexander | ARI | 3B, 2B, DH, SS, CF, LF | 70% | 81% | 11% | Hot hitting + versatility |
| Richie Palacios | TBR | RF, CF, LF, DH, 2B, 1B | 20% | 31% | 11% | Added 1B to the toolkit |
| Sebastián Rivero | LAA | C | 1% | 11% | 10% | Called up after O’Hoppe concussion |
| Matthew Lugo | LAA | LF, CF | 3% | 13% | 10% | Back in MLB |
| Hyeseong Kim 김혜성 | LAD | 2B, SS, CF, LF | 49% | 59% | 10% | Back from IL, starting against most RHP |
| Carson Williams | SEA | SS | 75% | 85% | 10% | Is the regular SS now |
| Garrett Hampson | STL | CF,LF,SS,2B | 10% | 0% | -10% | DFA’d |
| Trey Sweeney | DET | SS | 40% | 30% | -10% | Losing PT to McKinstry |
| Dylan Carlson | BAL | RF, LF, CF | 40% | 30% | -10% | Losing PT to Beavers et al. |
| César Prieto | STL | 2B,3B | 12% | 1% | -11% | Optioned back to AAA |
| Michael A. Taylor | CHW | LF,RF,CF | 67% | 56% | -11% | Losing PT to youngsters |
| C.J. Stubbs | WSN | C | 14% | 2% | -12% | Optioned back to AAA |
| Donovan Solano | SEA | DH,3B,1B | 12% | 0% | -12% | Released |
| Matt Vierling | DET | LF, CF, RF, 3B | 37% | 25% | -12% | Still not ready for a rehab assignment |
| Luke Williams | ATL | 2B,3B,1B | 12% | 0% | -12% | DFA’d |
| Tyrone Taylor | NYM | CF, LF, RF | 32% | 20% | -12% | Hamstring strain |
| Jesse Winker | NYM | LF,DH | 12% | 0% | -12% | Done for season |
| Liover Peguero | PIT | 2B,SS,1B,3B | 69% | 56% | -13% | Losing PT to Yorke |
| Sal Stewart | CIN | 3B,1B,2B,DH | 47% | 34% | -13% | Hitting well but hard to find him PT |
| Keibert Ruiz | WSN | C | 28% | 12% | -16% | Still dealing with concussion aftereffects |
| Niko Kavadas | LAA | 1B | 19% | 3% | -16% | Optioned back to AAA |
| Cole Young | SEA | 2B,SS | 82% | 66% | -16% | Losing PT to Rivas |
| Tyler O’Neill | BAL | LF,DH,RF | 60% | 44% | -16% | On rehab assignment but PT when healthy is unclear |
| Ronny Mauricio | NYM | 3B,DH,2B,SS | 35% | 19% | -16% | Losing PT to Vientos |
| Chas McCormick | HOU | LF,RF,CF | 29% | 12% | -17% | Optioned back to AAA |
| Nick Castellanos | PHI | RF, DH | 91% | 73% | -18% | Losing PT to Bader with Marsh in LF, Kepler RF more |
| Jacob Melton | HOU | CF, LF, RF | 20% | 2% | -18% | Optioned back to AAA |
| Alex Freeland | LAD | 3B, 2B, SS | 21% | 3% | -18% | Optioned back to AAA |
| Christian Vázquez | MIN | C | 33% | 14% | -19% | Hopes to be back this year, but up in the air |
| Pedro Pagés | STL | C,1B | 62% | 42% | -20% | Crooks playing more than expected |
| Jasson Domínguez | NYY | LF, CF | 79% | 57% | -22% | Continually tough for him to find PT |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | ARI | LF, DH | 23% | 0% | -23% | Torn ACL |
| Luis Torrens | NYM | C | 54% | 30% | -24% | On IL (forearm contusion) |
| Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C, DH | 72% | 46% | -26% | 7 day concussion IL |
| Logan O’Hoppe | LAA | C, DH | 67% | 40% | -27% | 7 day concussion IL |
| Derek Hill | MIA | CF,LF | 33% | 6% | -27% | Strained hamstring |
| Tim Elko | CHW | 1B, DH | 41% | 13% | -28% | Optioned back to AAA |
| Jose Trevino | CIN | C | 66% | 38% | -28% | Stephenson back from IL |
| Adolis García | TEX | RF, DH | 89% | 55% | -34% | Quad strain, though could be minimum IL stay |
| Taylor Walls | TBR | SS, 3B, 2B | 43% | 0% | -43% | Season-ending sports hernia surgery |
| Jonathan India | KCR | 2B, DH, LF, 3B | 84% | 40% | -44% | Wrist sprain |
| Christian Moore | LAA | 2B | 77% | 32% | -45% | Running out of time to get back to MLB this year |
| Jorge Soler | LAA | DH,RF | 55% | 6% | -49% | Transferred to 60-day IL though could still theoretically cameo at end of year |
| Alec Bohm | PHI | 3B, 1B | 93% | 43% | -50% | Shoulder injury, expected to be minimum IL stay |
| Tyler Locklear | ARI | 1B, DH | 70% | 20% | -50% | Elbow inflammation |
| Sean Murphy | ATL | C,DH | 58% | 0% | -58% | Season-ending hip labral tear |
| Connor Norby | MIA | 3B, 2B | 79% | 15% | -64% | Quad strain |
| Trea Turner | PHI | SS | 96% | 8% | -88% | Grade 1 hammy strain, could be back for very end of regular season |
| Roman Anthony | BOS | LF, RF, DH | 92% | 0% | -92% | Oblique strain, hopefully back for theoretical ALCS |
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