MLB Player News

Crawford is not guaranteed to get a promotion to the majors in September when rosters expand, Jim Salibury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

Crawford does not have to be added to the 40-man roster this offseason to protect him from being selected in the Rule 5 draft. The Phillies may opt to use a 40-man roster spot on a different player which would leave Crawford in the minors for the remainder of the season. He is expected to get a chance to compete for a starting job next season, regardless of what happens next month.

Diaz (thumb) will resume working out next week, Frank Cusumano of KSDK Sports reports.

Diaz is in the early stages of his recovery from a broken thumb, but he is set to get back to baseball activities at the Cardinals' spring training complex at some point next week. It still remains to be seen how long he will be sidelined, but it figures to be several more weeks.

Arcia will hit second in the order Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Arcia hit seventh in his first three big league games against right-handers, but he will replace Scooter Gennett in the second spot Saturday with the Brewers facing left-hander Patrick Corbin. Arcia is just 1-for-11 through three big league games, but his contact improved in Friday's game and he picked up both his first hit and RBI in the process.

Anderson (hand) will start at shortstop in Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Anderson was held out of Friday's game after bruising his hand in Thursday's contest, but it turns out that will be the extent of his absence. Anderson is 0-for-9 at the plate this month, but he will hit out of the leadoff spot Saturday night.

Baez is out of the lineup for Saturday's matchup with Oakland.

After starting the last four games, Baez will get a day off as Ben Zobrist gets the start at second. Baez could use a mental break, as he's 2-for-22 with 12 strikeouts over his last six games.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and two runs in Friday's 5-1 victory over the Giants.

The dynamic leadoff man is now adding the long ball to his impressive repertoire, as he's homered in back-to-back contests. The 23-year-old has also hit safely in each of the first four games of August, and has multi-hit efforts in three of those contests. Turner has five RBI over that span and has already racked up 10 extra-base hits as part of an impressive .321/.353/.543 line over 81 at-bats.

Anderson (hand) is out of the lineup against the Orioles on Friday.

Anderson was hit on the hand by a pitch during Thursday's contest and left the game in the first inning. He is not expected to miss any significant time as the X-rays came back negative, but he is on the bench for Friday's game as Tyler Saladino takes over at shortstop.

O'Malley went 3-for-5 with his first home run of the season in Thursday's loss to the Red Sox.

He led off the fifth inning against Boston starter Drew Pomeranz with the long ball -- just his second in 186 MLB at-bats spread over three seasons. Nonetheless, O'Malley doesn't have much appeal for fantasy owners outside of those in very deep AL-only formats who can make use of his occasional steals.

Lindor went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and scored twice in Thursday's win over the Twins.

Lindor's seventh-inning blast was his 13th of the season, and his first since July 19. The switch-hitting shortstop is living up to the high expectations he created in last year's rookie campaign. Lindor leads MLB in three-hit games (18) and sacrifice flies (11), while placing in the AL's top ten for average, runs and stolen bases.

Story (thumb) underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn UCL in his thumb.

While it was initially thought that Story merely had a jammed thumb, follow-up tests revealed that he had in fact torn a ligament. Although there's been no official word on his shelf time, it seems likely that the shortstop will be shut down for the rest of the season. There's plenty of reason for excitement down the road for the 23-year-old, as he was on pace for 100-plus runs and RBI prior to the injury.