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  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Starting Monday

    Dingler is starting at catcher and batting seventh in Monday's game against the Mariners.

    Four games into the season, Dingler and Jake Rogers have alternated starts behind the plate each day, with Dingler getting the call Monday and Rogers headed to the bench. One of the two could emerge at some point to seize a larger role, but for now, it appears that they're locked into a fairly even split that puts a lid on the fantasy values of both players.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting against southpaw

    Naylor is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Padres on Monday.

    Austin Hedges will start behind home plate Monday and bat ninth against San Diego left-hander Kyle Hart. Naylor has gone 2-for-12 with one RBI and three strikeouts across his first three outings of the 2025 season.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting Monday

    Rogers is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Mariners on Monday.

    Rogers will get a rest Monday while Dillon Dingler starts behind home playe and bats seventh against Mariners right-hander Emerson Hancock. Rogers has gone 2-for-7 with a triple and one run across his first two outings of the 2025 season.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Serving as DH on Monday

    Jeffers will start at designated hitter and bat third in Monday's game against the White Sox.

    With the Twins kicking off their three-game series in Chicago with a day game, Jeffers will get a break from catching duties after he was behind the plate for eight innings in Sunday's 9-2 loss to the Cardinals. However, the Twins will keep Jeffers' bat in the lineup by using him at DH, while the lefty-hitting Matt Wallner takes a seat against White Sox lefty Martin Perez.

  • Ben Rice C | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Swats first homer of season

    Rice went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run in Sunday's 12-3 win against Milwaukee.

    Rice got in on a homer-happy weekend by the Yankees, smashing a 383-foot solo shot to right field in the second inning. The 26-year-old has started at DH in two of New York's first three games and has gone 3-for-6 with three runs scored. As long as Rice continues to get regular playing time, he can be a useful source of power in fantasy -- he belted 31 long balls over 129 regular-season contests across the minors and majors last season.

  • Matt Thaiss C | TB

    White Sox's Matt Thaiss: Making most of increased run

    Thaiss went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI in Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Thaiss started his second straight game behind the plate and appears to have overtaken Korey Lee as the White Sox's preferred option. He tallied his first hit of the season in the first inning to drive in Luis Robert Jr. Thaiss has reached base five times across seven plate appearances in his two starts.

  • Athletics' Jhonny Pereda: Hitless in first start

    Pereda started at catcher and went 0-for-3 in Sunday's loss to the Mariners.

    Pereda won the backup catcher job behind regular starter Shea Langeliers. However, he may not play as much as a regular backup as Tyler Soderstrom could also make some starts at catcher. Pereda has a good arm behind the plate but struggled with the bat last season (.481 OPS in 40 plate appearances in the majors).

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: Hitless in first start

    Fermin started at catcher went 0-for-4 in Sunday's loss against the Guardians.

    Fermin made his first start of the season behind the plate. He's 0-for-5 this season. Fermin is a good defensive catcher and should continue to get plenty of reps behind the dish on days Salvador Perez plays first base or serves as the DH. Fermin will look to bounce back at the plate after he posted just a .685 OPS last season. He may not get many starts at DH this season with his step back at the plate last season and with more competition for DH duty on the roster.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting rest Sunday

    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

    Jhonny Pereda will pick up a start behind the plate in Langeliers' stead as the Athletics close out their season-opening series with a day game. While starting the first three games of the series, Langeliers went 2-for-11 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.

  • Jonah Heim C | TEX

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Giving way to Higashioka on Sunday

    Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    Heim and Kyle Higashioka ended up splitting time behind the plate during the season-opening series with the Red Sox, with the two backstops picking up a pair of starts apiece. While it's unclear if the timeshare arrangement will continue all season long, Heim's hold on the No. 1 catching job in Texas at least appears to be more tenuous coming off a dismal 2024 campaign in which he mustered a .603 OPS over 491 plate appearances. Heim has gotten off to a nice start through his first two games of 2025, popping a pair of solo home runs in six plate appearances.

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