Cleveland Guardians shortstop Daniel Schneemann homered and drew three walks against the Royals in a 6-2 win. He earned the start at second base, with Gabriel Arias shifting to third to cover for injured star Jose Ramirez. His wrist injury isn't expected to require a trip to the injured list, and the infield playing time situation is unclear once he returns. Schneemann's best-case scenario is being the strong side of a platoon at second, but it's also possible that he will serve as a utility bat off the bench. He isn't worth adding in fantasy yet, but he could be useful down the line if he carves out some platoon time.
Daniel Schneemann Making First Career Postseason Start
Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Daniel Schneemann will make the start in right field and will hit sixth against New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday at Progressive Field as the Guardians look to climb out of 2-0 hole in the series. The Guardians will try Schneeman over both Will Brennan and Jhonkensy Noel with a right-hander on the mound to try and jump-start their offense. The 27-year-old Schneeman struck out in his only postseason at-bat in Game 1 of the ALCS earlier this week. In 193 at-bats in his first big-league season, he slashed .218/.303/.368 with a below-average .671 OPS, five home runs, 22 RBI and 17 runs scored in 73 games played. He won't be a popular option in DFS formats for Thursday's slate.
Cleveland Guardians third baseman Daniel Schneemann will bat fourth in Thursday's series finale versus the Tigers. Schneemann is hitting just .200 in July (4-for-20), but all four of his July hits have gone for extra bases, including a homer in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over the Tigers. Since his call-up in June, he is slashing .247/.348/.506 with one stolen base. The BYU product has a strong 14.1% BB%, so when he's not getting extra-base hits, the left-handed hitter is getting on base via the walk and could make for a sneaky-good value play for DFS today while batting in the middle of the Cleveland lineup.
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