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Jarren Duran is on the bench for Tuesday’s game against the Phillies and left-hander Christopher Sánchez.
It’s the second straight time Duran has taken a seat against a lefty starter. He’s can’t complain much, given that he’s hit .209/.241/.324 versus southpaws this season. Still, we don’t see the point of making room for Masataka Yoshida, who also hasn’t been very good against southpaws as a major leaguer, and weakening the defense by putting Duran on the bench.
Saints GM Mickey Loomis said TEs Taysom Hill (knee) and Foster Moreau would start on the PUP list.
It would be surprising if Hill played this year after a late-season ACL tear. Loomis said that the rehab has “all been positive” so far for both players.
Saints GM Mickey Loomis said there are three candidates to start at quarterback this year in Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler, and Jake Haener.
Sure grandpa, let’s get you back to the salary cap page. Loomis noted that “the most important thing here is not speed, it’s accuracy” and said it would be a “coach’s decision.” Considering the new head coach decided he’d feel more comfortable selecting a quarterback in the second round, we’d be surprised if Shough wasn’t the starter. But this was always going to come down to a training camp battle. Get ready to learn breathless reporting on Spencer Rattler’s 7-on-7 play, buddy.
Will Benson is on the bench for a sixth straight game Tuesday against the Nationals.
Benson had started the previous nine games in a row, but his playing time has dried up with Jake Fraley back. If the Reds had another first base option, they could sit Spencer Steer against some righties to make room for Benson in the lineup. However, that’s not really possible unless maybe Gavin Lux gets a crash course at the position.
49ers placed G Ben Bartch (quad) on the active/NFI list.
The word from the 49ers brass was that Bartch would be healthy “relatively soon.” Bartch’s listing means he can come off the NFI list at any point in training camp. He reportedly hurt the quad in an offseason workout. Bartch is in line to compete for the 49ers starting left guard job.
Raiders coach Pete Carroll said a timeline for Christian Wilkins (foot) remains “uncertain.”
Wilkins was placed on the active/PUP list yesterday, but this seems to point towards Wilkins being a ways from actually participating in training camp. The 29-year-old star free-agent signing had a setback with his foot this offseason and has spent much of it in a walking boot. It would be unsurprising if he missed time this season considering how this has gone so far, but there’s still a month and change for Wilkins to make it back on to the field.