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Contreras is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Contreras had been behind the plate for each of the past four days, so manager Joe Maddon will give the young backstop a breather and turn to Miguel Montero to handle the pitching staff for the evening.

Rupp is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

Manager Pete Mackanin hinted after Tuesday's game that he planned to use backup catcher Andrew Knapp in a more expanded capacity going forward, and it appears he's sticking true to that goal by calling upon the young backstop for the second game in a row. Knapp is regarded as more of a defensive-minded catcher than Rupp, who has been a useful option in NL-only and two-catcher mixed leagues this season with a .330 on-base percentage, four homers and 13 RBI over 115 plate appearances. With Rupp seemingly on track to cede more duties to Knapp, fantasy owners may not want to grow too attached to him.

Mesoraco is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Indians, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

After going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts Tuesday, Mesoraco will get a chance to clear his head. Tucker Barnhart takes over behind the plate to catch for Lisalverto Bonilla.

Rupp is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, Ryan Lawrence of PhillyVoice.com reports.

Rupp will take a seat for the second time in three games as Andrew Knapp draws the start behind the dish. The 28-year-old backstop is slashing .248/.330/.446 with four homers and 13 RBI through 101 at-bats, so he could be a useful fantasy option in deeper leagues.

Jackson is on the 7-day DL at High-A Florida with an undisclosed injury.

He made 17 starts at catcher, 22 starts at DH and zero starts in the outfield prior to the injury, as the move behind the dish appears to be complete. Jackson was hitting .297/.355/.568 with 10 home runs and a 27.2 percent strikeout rate in 169 plate appearances.

Mesoraco is not in the lineup Monday against the Indians, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Mesoraco has been raking since getting healthy, but he'll head to the bench for a night off on the heels of his second straight two-hit showing. Tucker Barnhart will assume catching duties for the night.

Sanchez (foot, quad) had a setback in his rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A El Paso, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Eric O'Brien of CBS 4 adds that El Paso manager Rod Barajas said that Sanchez left his most recent game due to quad tightness. It's unclear how severe this new ailment is or how long it will be until Sanchez returns to action, but more should be revealed in the coming days.

D'Arnaud (wrist) caught all nine innings for Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI, but he'll remain on his rehab assignment for now, Justin Tasch of the New York Daily News reports.

The Mets will have d'Arnaud catch Steven Matz's (elbow) rehab start with Las Vegas on Tuesday, and if everything goes well, he should come off the DL soon afterwards. The 28-year-old backstop is slashing .203/.288/.475 through 22 big-league games this season, and d'Arnaud may have to split time with the hot-hitting Rene Rivera once he's back.

Grandal went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Marlins.

He's only had two games in May where he didn't collect a hit, so LA's backstop is certainly in the midst of one of his hot streaks, and it's lifted his slash line to .299/.362/.469. Grandal's propensity to strike out and go on long cold stretches means he's unlikely to keep such a high average all season, but he's one of the more attractive power bats at his position in a strong lineup. Enjoy this hot streak while it lasts.

Contreras went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 13-6 win over the Brewers.

Contreras may not hit for much of an average with a 27.6 percent strikeout rate, but something can be said for his 22 RBI in 134 plate appearances in one of the strongest all-around lineups in baseball. He'll continue to be one of the more attractive young fantasy catchers in the game.