Friday Lineup Card: Trade Deadline Closer Carousel

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Updated on July 30, 2015 9:47PM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Braves (Williams Perez – R) at Phillies (Aaron Nola – R), 7:05
Tigers (Buck Farmer – R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:05
Royals (Johnny Cueto – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 7:07
Pirates (Jeff Locke – L) at Reds (Michael Lorenzen – R), 7:10
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Marlins (David Phelps – R), 7:10
Rays (Erasmo Ramirez – R) at Red Sox (Eduardo Rodriguez – L), 7:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Mets (Matt Harvey – R), 7:10
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Rangers (Nick Martinez – R), 8:05
Diamondbacks (Rubby De La Rosa – R) at Astros (Scott Feldman – R), 8:10
Cubs (Jason Hammel – L) at Brewers (Taylor Jungmann – R), 8:10
Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at White Sox (Carlos Rodon – L), 8:10
Mariners (Taijuan Walker – R) at Twins (Tommy Milone – L), 8:10
Rockies (Kyle Kendrick – R) at Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R), 8:15
Indians (Danny Salazar – R) at Athletics (Kendall Graveman – R), 9:35
Angels (Hector Santiago – L) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Devon Travis, 2B, TOR (Shoulder) – The Blue Jays are waiting until Friday before determining a DL stint is needed.
Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN (Paternity) – Is not expected to return until Saturday.
Robinson Cano, 2B, SEA (Abdomen) – Hoping to DH on Friday.
Logan Morrison, 1B, SEA (Thumb) – Did not start on Thursday.
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (Finger) – Did not start on Thursday.

Players on the DL

Chris Hatcher, RP, LAD (Oblique) – Was transferred to the 60-day DL.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (Knee) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Friday at Triple-A Durham with a mid-August return in mind.
Sean Doolittle, RP, OAK (Shoulder) – Threw 26 pitches off the mound on Thursday.
Jerry Blevins, RP, NYM (Forearm) – Was cleared to throw on Thursday.
Williams Perez, SP, ATL (Foot) – Slated to start on Friday.
Josh Outman, RP, ATL (Shoulder) – Pitched one inning in a rehab appearance on Thursday.
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY (Forearm) – Downplayed his injury and is only expected to rest for most of his DL time.
Slade Heathcott, OF, NYY (Quadriceps) – Will have his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Miguel Montero, C, CHC (Thumb) – There were no issues found after a doctor's examination and no rehab assignment is expected.
Carlos Corporan, C, TEX (Thumb) – Started a rehab assignment on Thursday at Triple-A Round Rock.
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL (Oblique) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday.
Nate Adcock, RP, CIN (Elbow) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL (Quadriceps) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Kyle Lobstein, RP, DET (Shoulder) – Was moved to the 60-day DL.
Pat Venditte, RP, OAK (Shoulder) – Will move his rehab to Triple-A Nashville over the weekend.
Brandon Morrow, SP, SD (Shoulder) – Will meet with team doctors on Friday.
Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS (Oblique) – Expected to make one more rehab start.
Denard Span, OF, WAS (Back) – Has not started to swing the bat.
Rafael Montero, RP, NYM (Shoulder) – Experiencing soreness and will meet with team doctors.
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (Shoulder) – Threw two innings in his rehab start on Thursday.

Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)

Nate Adcock, RP, CIN
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY
Matt Holliday, OF, STL

Activated off the DL

Jed Lowrie, 3B, HOU

Signed

Brent Morel, 3B, OAK

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)

Roberto Hernandez, SP, HOU
Dan Johnson, 1B, STL
Daniel Nava, OF, BOS
Chin-hui Tsao, RP, LAD
Vance Worley, SP, PIT
Ramon Flores, OF, SEA
Jose Ramirez, RP, SEA
Kyle Skipworth, C, CIN
Tommy Layne, RP, BOS
Mike Morin, RP, LAA
Caleb Cotham, RP, NYY
Sandy Leon, C, BOS

Called Up

Bryan Mitchell, RP, NYY
Greg Garcia, 2B, STL
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE
Jonathan Aro, RP, BOS
Cory Rasmus, RP, LAA
David Holmberg, SP, CIN
Keyvius Sampson, SP, CIN
Ryan Kelly, RP, ATL
Jake Brigham, RP, ATL
Jesus Montero, 1B, SEA
Nick Goody, RP, NYY
Matt Marksberry, RP, NYY

Traded

Mat Latos, SP, LAD, Michael Morse, 1B, LAD and Cash – from Miami Marlins for Victor Araujo, P, Jeff Brigham, P and Kevin Guzman, P.
David Price, SP, TOR – from Detroit Tigers for Matt Boys, P, Daniel Norris, P and Jali Labourt, P.
Brandon Moss, 1B, STL – from Cleveland Indians for Rob Kaminsky, P.
Joakim Soria, RP, PIT – from Detroit Tigers for JaCoby Jones, SS.
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU, Mike Fiers, SP, HOU and Other Considerations – from Milwaukee Brewers for Brett Phillips, 2B, Domingo Santana, OF, Josh Hader, P and Adrian Houser, P.
Alex Wood, SP, LAD, Jim Johnson, RP, LAD, Luis Avilan, RP, LAD, Jose Peraza, 2B, LAD, Bronson Arroyo, SP, LAD and Cash – from Atlanta Braves for Hector Olivera, 2B, Paco Rodriguez, P, and Zack Bird, P
Dustin Ackley, OF, NYY – from Seattle Mariners for Jose Ramirez, P, and Ramon Flores, OF.
Justin Sellers, SS, CHW – from Pittsburgh Pirates.

Closer Watch

Atlanta Braves – With Jim Johnson traded to the Dodgers on Thursday, the Braves are in need of a closer which points directly to Arodys Vizcaino. If you were smart, you were already preparing for a Jim Johnson move and you hedged your way into Vizcaino. David Aardsma offers potential as well in the role, although Vizcaino is your prime target.

Philadelphia Phillies – Okay, so, sometimes we bring obvious news, but if Ken Giles is floating around out there in leagues, snag him with the recently departed Jonathan Papelbon headed to the Nationals. He's the prime candidate for saves here on out for the Phillies.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – July 31, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
I. Kinsler	2B	DET @ BAL 7:05PM	W. Chen	10	3	2	0	0	1	1	.300	.364	.500	.864
M. Byrd	OF	CIN vs PIT 7:10PM	J. Locke	12	4	3	2	5	1	4	.333	.357	.917	1.274
T. Frazier	3B	CIN vs PIT 7:10PM	J. Locke	20	9	3	2	3	3	1	.450	.522	.800	1.322
B. Hamilton	OF	CIN vs PIT 7:10PM	J. Locke	13	6	1	0	0	0	2	.462	.462	.538	1.000
J. Votto	1B	CIN vs PIT 7:10PM	J. Locke	17	6	2	0	2	4	0	.353	.455	.471	.925
J. Lagares	OF	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	22	10	5	1	4	0	3	.455	.478	.818	1.296
D. Murphy	2B	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	23	8	2	0	1	2	4	.348	.400	.478	.878
I. Desmond	SS	WAS @ NYM 7:10PM	M. Harvey	17	5	2	1	1	3	2	.294	.400	.529	.929
R. Zimmerman	3B	WAS @ NYM 7:10PM	M. Harvey	14	4	2	1	1	1	2	.286	.333	.571	.905
C. Pennington	SS	ARI @ HOU 8:10PM	S. Feldman	17	5	3	1	2	2	4	.294	.368	.647	1.015
J. Saltalamacchia	C	ARI @ HOU 8:10PM	S. Feldman	10	4	3	1	2	0	1	.400	.400	.900	1.300
A. LaRoche	1B	CWS vs NYY 8:10PM	N. Eovaldi	19	7	2	1	6	0	1	.368	.350	.579	.929
K. Davis	OF	MIL vs CHC 8:10PM	J. Hammel	10	3	1	1	3	0	4	.300	.273	.600	.873
A. Lind	1B	MIL vs CHC 8:10PM	J. Hammel	23	7	3	2	5	1	4	.304	.333	.609	.942
F. Gutierrez	OF	SEA @ MIN 8:10PM	T. Milone	11	5	3	1	1	0	0	.455	.455	.909	1.364
M. Carpenter	3B	STL vs COL 8:15PM	K. Kendrick	12	4	1	1	2	0	2	.333	.333	.583	.917
M. Reynolds	1B	STL vs COL 8:15PM	K. Kendrick	12	4	2	2	6	1	2	.333	.385	.833	1.218
B. Butler	1B	OAK vs CLE 9:35PM	D. Salazar	14	7	4	0	4	2	3	.500	.556	.786	1.341
A. Pujols	1B	LAA @ LAD 10:10PM	C. Kershaw	20	9	4	0	2	6	3	.450	.577	.650	1.227
A. Callaspo	2B	LAD vs LAA 10:10PM	H. Santiago	10	4	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – July 31, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ian Kennedy	SD @ MIA 7:10PM	91	18	9	1	4	9	23	.198	.270	.342	.612

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – July 31, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Y. Cespedes	OF	DET @ BAL 7:05PM	W. Chen	14	3	0	0	1	0	4	.214	.214	.214	.429
R. Martin	C	TOR vs KC 7:07PM	J. Cueto	15	1	1	0	2	5	4	.067	.333	.133	.467
J. Bruce	OF	CIN vs PIT 7:10PM	J. Locke	21	4	2	0	6	0	3	.190	.182	.286	.468
D. Gordon	2B	MIA vs SD 7:10PM	I. Kennedy	21	4	2	0	1	1	6	.190	.227	.333	.561
C. McGehee	3B	MIA vs SD 7:10PM	I. Kennedy	12	1	0	0	0	3	3	.083	.267	.083	.350
E. Campbell	OF	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	13	2	0	0	2	2	3	.154	.267	.154	.421
T. d'Arnaud	C	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	11	2	2	0	2	0	2	.182	.182	.364	.545
L. Duda	1B	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	17	3	1	0	1	3	4	.176	.300	.235	.535
W. Flores	SS	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	13	1	0	0	0	1	4	.077	.143	.077	.220
C. Granderson	OF	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	27	3	2	1	2	1	9	.111	.143	.259	.402
B. Harper	OF	WAS @ NYM 7:10PM	M. Harvey	14	0	0	0	0	3	7	.000	.176	.000	.176
N. Cruz	OF	SEA @ MIN 8:10PM	T. Milone	16	3	1	1	3	0	2	.188	.188	.375	.563
A. Jackson	OF	SEA @ MIN 8:10PM	T. Milone	10	1	1	0	1	1	3	.100	.167	.200	.367
M. Trumbo	OF	SEA @ MIN 8:10PM	T. Milone	18	2	1	1	3	0	8	.111	.111	.278	.389
Y. Molina	C	STL vs COL 8:15PM	K. Kendrick	20	4	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.273	.250	.523
M. Semien	SS	OAK vs CLE 9:35PM	D. Salazar	10	2	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.273	.200	.473
E. Aybar	SS	LAA @ LAD 10:10PM	C. Kershaw	15	3	1	0	2	1	2	.200	.250	.267	.517

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – July 31, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jeff Locke	PIT @ CIN 7:10PM	111	35	11	4	17	11	13	.315	.369	.491	.860
Scott Feldman	HOU vs ARI 8:10PM	67	18	10	4	7	3	14	.269	.297	.566	.863

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Recommended Pickup

Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF, Boston Red Sox – With Mookie Betts on the 7-day DL due to a concussion he suffered on Tuesday, Bradley gets the call to fill in. To this point, Bradley was hitting a cool .305/.382/.472 at Triple-A Pawtucket, with 9 HR, 38 R and 29 RBI in 282 at-bats. This will be Bradley's time to showcase his skills as Betts recovers, but only take a gander at Bradley if you've got the room for failure. Bradley hasn't exactly had success in his previous calls to the big league, although he still offers massive potential.

Other Recent Recommendations:Aaron Hicks, Arodys Vizcaino, David Aardsma, Rusney Castillo, Ryan Zimmerman, Mike Leake and Michael Conforto

DraftKings Value Picks

SP: Ian Kennedy, SD ($6,900)
C: Yasmani Grandal, LAD ($3,300)
1B: Ryan Howard, PHI ($3,700)
2B: Neil Walker, PIT ($3,700)
SS: Francisco Lindor, CLE ($3,700)
3B: Maikel Franco, PHI ($3,900)
OF: Billy Hamilton, CIN ($3,900)

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