UPDATED 8/16 @ 8:41am ET

The Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles were dealt tough blows to their respective starting rotations, as Joe Ryan and Grayson Rodriguez both hit the injured list with strains of the teres major muscle. 

The Texas Rangers are sending Max Scherzer for further evaluation, and the Dodgers are hoping that Walker Buehler’s return to the rotation will yield more positive results than earlier this season. Also, fantasy baseball managers are thrilled to be getting Mookie Betts back this week!

As you prepare to finalize your fantasy baseball lineups for the upcoming week, don’t forget to take a look at the MLB injuries below, along with Howard Bender’s piece on the best waiver wire pickups. 

Later this week, Matt Selz and I will discuss additional waiver wire options and weekend streaming choices on Caught Stealing, so make sure to catch that as well! Now, let’s jump right into this week’s fantasy baseball injury report!

 

 

 

MLB Injury Report: Starting Pitchers

Joe Ryan, Minnesota Twins - Shoulder

A Grade 2 strain of his right teres major muscle could cost Ryan the rest of the 2024 campaign. He was placed on the IL, but there is a chance he doesn’t pitch again in 2024.

Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles - Shoulder

It’s a mild teres major strain for Rodriguez. The team is hopeful he can return to action next month, and they also said more imaging will be done on his shoulder in about three weeks.

Zac Gallen, Arizona Diamondbacks - Groin

While Gallen was forced to leave his last start early, he did avoid major injury. It was reportedly just cramping in his right groin, and the expectation is that his next start will be unimpacted.

Max Scherzer, Texas Rangers - Shoulder

Scherzer’s shoulder hasn’t bounced back like many expected, and the team is sending him to be re-evaluated.

James Paxton, Boston Red Sox - Calf

UPDATED 8/16: Paxton has a partially torn calf, so his 2024 season may be over.

Paxton was removed from his most recent start with a strain in his right calf.

Nathan Eovaldi, Texas Rangers - Side

ADDED 8/16: There was some concern that Eovaldi's second start this week could be in jeopardy, but from the sounds of it, he'll be fine for this weekend's start. He was removed from his last start due to tightness in his right side.

 

 

MLB Injury Report: Relief Pitchers

Hunter Harvey, Kansas City Royals - Back

Some tightness in Harvey’s back has caused the team to place him on the IL.

 

 

 

MLB Injury Report: Hitters

Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners - Ankle

UPDATED 8/16: It looked like Rodriguez was back and ready to go, but he tweaked his ankle in the middle of the week. It doesn't seem like an IL stint is likely, but he might miss a couple games.

While Rodriguez is back and playing, he’s expected to serve as the team’s DH and not play in the outfield for the foreseeable future.

Jazz Chisholm, New York Yankees - UCL

ADDED 8/16: Chisholm will head to the injured list with an injury to left UCL. Surgery has not yet been ruled out, but the midseason acquisition for the Yankees could be set to miss a good chunk of time.

Triston Casas, Boston Red Sox - Rib

The team stated that Casas will be activated prior to August 20.

Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves - Hamstring

ADDED 8/16: Hamstring strains can be tricky, but the belief is that Soler can avoid a trip to the injured list. An MRI revealed a mild hamstring strain for the veteran slugger.

Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins - Hip

ADDED 8/16: Buxton had some discomfort in his right hip earlier in the week, and despite the MRI coming back clean, the team opted to place him on the 10-day injured list. The team expects his stint on the IL to be close to the minimum 10 days, if not the bare minimum.

Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks - Ankle

UPDATED 8/16: This ankle sprain has lingered a bit for Marte. The team doesn't expect him to place him on the IL, but he hasn't played since August 12 (Monday).

Marte left Saturday’s game with an ankle contusion and is day-to-day. It doesn’t sound like this will keep out of the lineup for more than a day or two, if at all.

Brooks Lee, Minnesota Twins - Biceps

Lee was placed on the IL with tendonitis in his right biceps.

Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers - Oblique

ADDED 8/16: Muncy might be returning to the Dodgers as early as Monday of next week! He hasn't played since May 15th, and he's opened up his rehab stint by going 4-for-13 with a .385 SLG and a 4:2 K/BB ratio.