MLB Player News

Manager Bruce Bochy said Crawford (groin) won't be activated from the disabled list when eligible Saturday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

While Crawford was hopeful he'd be able to rejoin the Giants once eligible, the veteran shortstop will apparently need some more time before he's ready. It's unclear when the Giants expect to activate him at this point, but he doesn't appear to be too far from a return. The 30-year-old was slashing .263/.284/.434 with two homers and eight RBI before landing on the disabled list April 29.

Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double and a run in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Brewers.

Despite a drop to sixth in the order, Diaz delivered, producing his second multi-hit game over the last three. The young infielder is still underperforming compared to his rookie numbers, but he's now hit safely in nine of his last 12 games and raised his batting average 22 points to .236 in the process.

Adrianza (oblique) was activated from the disabled list Friday, Brandon Warne of Zone Coverage reports.

Adrianza is finally ready to rejoin the Twins after spending the first month of the season on the disabled list with an oblique injury. The 27-year-old will offer some depth around the infield, but given his career .220/.292/.313 slash line in the majors, he likely won't be anything more than a bench option for the Twins.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs during Thursday's loss to Texas.

While the double was just the 10th extra-base hit of the season for Correa, and his three home runs and .422 slugging percentage don't jump off the page, the shortstop is heating up. Correa has eight runs, seven doubles, six RBI and a .366/.422/.610 slash line over his past 10 games, so after a slow start, it's encouraging to see him posting high-end fantasy numbers again.

Gordon went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Rays.

The steal was his eighth in 26 games, and Gordon's .294/.336/.367 slash line is right in line with his career numbers. The 29-year-old has shaken off last year's second-half struggles and is reclaiming his spot as one of the NL's top leadoff men.

Diaz is batting sixth and playing shortstop Thursday against the Brewers.

The 26-year-old is off to a slow start at the plate, slashing just .218/.233/.406 across 101 at-bats, prompting manager Mike Matheny to drop him to the bottom third of the batting order for the first time all season. Stephen Piscotty moved up to second in the order for the game. It remains unclear if the Cardinals plan to stick with this order moving forward, though that seems possible at least until Diaz is able to turn it around at the dish.

Story is not in the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

After starting all but one of the Rockies' first 27 games, Story will head to the bench for the second straight contest as Alexi Amarista gets the nod at shortstop in his stead. There hasn't been any indication of an injury, but it should be something to monitor moving forward. It could just be to clear the young shortstop's head -- as he owns a meager .170/.271/.404 slash line through 94 at-bats this season -- though more should be known after the contest.

Swanson went 0-for-1 with three walks and two runs scored in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.

He still can't get many hits to fall in, as evidenced by his .156 batting average, but Swanson has adjusted his approach at the plate and has stopped chasing pitches, walking eight times over the last week against only five strikeouts. The Braves seem to have full confidence that their 23-year-old shortstop will figure things out in the majors, and while his production continues to lag, he is showing signs of putting things together.

Baez is in the Cubs' lineup at second base and batting seventh Thursday.

The interesting hitter isn't always starting, but when he does, fantasy players typically should use him. Baez is coming off a 4-for-4 effort Tuesday and is batting .271/.325/.500 in 78 plate appearances heading into a matchup with the Phillies' Zach Eflin.

Pennington went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Mariners.

He continues to see sporadic playing time behind a veteran Angels starting infield, and while Pennington has seen action in 12 games this year he's just 5-for-20 at the plate. Barring an injury ahead of him on the depth chart, don't expect the 32-year-old's role to increase any time soon.