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Trae Young (Achilles) is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Magic.
Young is on the Hawks’ initial injury report for the same issue as in previous games, but he’s considered questionable for Sunday instead of probable. The Hawks will visit Orlando for their play-in tournament matchup early next week, and the outcome of the regular season finale won’t change that. If Young doesn’t play, look for Keaton Wallace to log significant minutes.
Cade Povich could potentially start the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Twins.
Povich might wind up taking the ball for Wednesday’s nightcap, but that’s up in the air at the moment. The 25-year-old lefty was slated to start Tuesday’s contest before it was postponed due to rain. It’ll be Dean Kremer drawing the starting assignment for the opening contest of the twin bill.
Max Muncy is not in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Athletics.
Muncy takes a seat with lefty Jeffrey Springs drawing the starting assignment for the Athletics. He’s been a non-factor this season for fantasy purposes, hitting .190 with one homer, nine RBI and one steal over 39 games. It’ll be Enrique Hernández getting an opportunity at the hot corner on Tuesday night.
Sam Hauser (ankle) is probable for Game 5 against the Knicks on Wednesday.
Hauser has been out of the Celtics’ lineup since spraining his ankle during Game 1. His likely return will give Boston another rotation player to call upon, as Jayson Tatum (Achilles) is out for the foreseeable future. With Kristaps Porzingis (illness) still not back to full strength, Hauser will play rotation minutes if cleared, potentially as a starter.
Chiefs signed fourth-round WR Jalen Royals to a four-year contract.
Royals doesn’t have an obvious and open spot in the receiving corps to build short-term fantasy value with Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, and Rashee Rice operating in the opening 11-personnel package. He may or may not play his way into WR4 duties depending on how the team feels about JuJu Smith-Schuster. Royals has plenty of talent and Brown is on a one-year deal, so there is a future where Royals is more than a bit player for the Chiefs. It likely won’t happen in his first season without injuries in front of him.
Jordan Lawlar is at shortstop and batting eighth on Tuesday against the Giants.
Lawlar will make his highly-anticipated season debut on Tuesday night at Oracle Park in place of veteran Geraldo Perdomo after compiling an astronomical 336/.413/.579 with 23 extra-base hits and 13 steals over 37 games this season for Triple-A Reno. The 22-year-old top prospect is expected to make four-to-five starts per-week, splitting time between shortstop, second base and third base, according to Arizona general manager Mike Hazen. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats as a result of his immense power/speed upside potential.
Jorge Polanco is not in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Yankees.
Polanco continues to sit regularly against left-handed pitchers due to an ongoing side issue that limits his ability to swing right-handed. His overall performance hasn’t been hurt at all this season as he’s batting .327/.372/.673 with 10 homers, 29 RBI and one steal through 31 games in his Seattle debut. He’ll open Tuesday’s contest on the bench with southpaw Max Fried toeing the rubber for New York. It’ll be Mitch Garver taking over at DH to open Tuesday’s contest at T-Mobile Park.