MLB Player News

Grandal is out of the lineup against Milwaukee on Tuesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Grandal will retreat to the bench after starting the past two games behind the plate. In his place, Austin Barnes will catch and bat eighth.

Mesoraco is not starting Tuesday against the Nationals.

Mesoraco and Kevin Plawecki have alternated starts for the past eight games, with neither appearing to be anything close to a true starter. Plawecki gets the start Tuesday.

Hedges is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

A.J. Ellis will fill in for Hedges behind the plate, catching for Padres southpaw Joey Lucchesi. Hedges has started seven of the Padres' nine games since the All-Star break, going 5-for-22 with a pair of home runs.

Murphy will start at catcher and hit seventh Sunday against the Athletics, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Murphy will pick up his second start in a row and third in four games after tallying an extra-base hit in both of his previous two appearances. Though Murphy possesses the highest fantasy ceiling of the Rockies' three backstops, his lack of polish behind the plate may prevent him from displacing Chris Iannetta as the team's top option on the depth chart.

Barnhart is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Barnhart has caught the last four games for Cincinnati, collecting exactly one base hit in each outing to raise his season batting average up to .252. He'll head to the bench for the series finale, however, giving way to Curt Casali behind the plate.

Realmuto went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run against the Nationals on Saturday.

Realmuto came to the plate with runners on first and second in the 10th inning and delivered a game-winning RBI single. He continues to produce, driving in six with a home run and two doubles to go along with five runs scored since the All-Star break.

Grandal is not in Saturday's lineup against the Braves, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Grandal has gone 3-for-9 with a home run and three RBI over his previous two starts. He'll get at least most of the day off, as Austin Barnes gets the nod behind the dish.

Grandal went 1-for-5 with his 17th home run of the season in Friday's 4-1 win over the Braves.

Grandal stayed hot at the dish, upping his July slash line to .390/.507/.797 over 19 games. The 29-year-old tends to run hot and cold -- while also riding the pine against southpaws -- but his strong power output (17 homers and .237 isolated power) keeps him relevant in almost all fantasy formats.

Contreras is out of Friday's lineup against the Cardinals.

He had started five of the last six games, hitting .278/.381/.278 in 18 at-bats over that span. Victor Caratini is hitting ninth and catching starter Mike Montgomery.

Mesoraco is out of Friday's lineup in Pittsburgh.

He has started 13 of 22 games this month, hitting .239/.280/.348 with one home run in 46 at-bats over that stretch. Kevin Plawecki will start behind the dish and hit eighth.