2025 Player Outlook
Kiner-Falefa provides fantasy managers with a ton of versatility when setting lineups, as he has eligibility at numerous positions including second base, third base, and shortstop. However, he’s somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades for fantasy purposes, but one could argue he’s not really impactful in any category. His biggest contribution in a category likely comes in terms of stolen bases this year, as he’ll get enough ABs to get into the mid-to-upper teens, and should hit ahead of Bryan Reynolds, Oneil Cruz, etc. I don’t know if he’ll occupy the leadoff spot all year long, as his OBP isn’t what you want at the top of the order. He’s a better player in reality than in fantasy, but if you need the ABs and some cheap speed in NL-only formats, Kiner-Falefa may be able to help you out there.
Player News
Pirates placed INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 1, with a right hamstring strain.
Kiner-Falefa will need to miss at least a week with the strain. The 30-year-old will rehab while Jared Triolo will get the majority of the starts at shortstop in Kiner-Falefa’s absence.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Padres.
Kiner-Falefa will miss his third straight contest as he continues to deal with an ongoing lower-body issue. The Pirates haven’t divulged any additional information on his status to this point. It’ll be Jared Triolo drawing another start at shortstop in his absence.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is out of the Pirates’ starting lineup for the second consecutive day due to a lower body injury.
Pirates’ skipper Derek Shelton didn’t have much more information on it, other than to say it’s something that the veteran infielder has been battling for a while. He also noted that’s the reason the team added Liover Peguero to the roster on Friday, to give them some extra depth in the infield. Kiner-Falefa should be considered day-to-day.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-4 with a stolen base against the Brewers on Wednesday.
Kiner-Falefa’s stolen base was his 11th of the season. He was mostly an afterthought heading into the season, but eight home runs, 11 stolen bases and a .274 average is enough to have some value in deeper formats.
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| Apr 30th | Cubs | 2 |
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