Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Jake McCarthy are not in the starting nine when the Diamondbacks continue a series in the Bronx against the New York Yankees. Moreno has only taken a seat once during the campaign so far. Across five games this season, Moreno has tallied six hits and held a 3:4 BB:K. He will cede catching duties to Jose Herrera, who will bat in the nine-hole. Jake McCarthy has started in center field in four games this season. Across the start of his campaign, the 27-year-old has not tallied a hit but has held a 2:3 BB:K and swiped a bag. Alek Thomas will start in center field this evening instead. Fantasy managers should expect Moreno and McCarthy to return to the starting lineup on Friday when they travel to D.C. to face the Nationals. Both Herrera and Thomas are worth considering as value options in DFS facing veteran pitcher Carlos Carrasco.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno will retreat to the bench in the second game of the season on Friday against the visiting Chicago Cubs. Backup Jose Herrera will make the start behind the dish and will bat ninth against Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon at Chase Field. Moreno had a nice Opening Day showing in the loss on Thursday, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. The 25-year-old should be back in the lineup on Saturday. Herrera, 28, hit .227/.290/.320 with a career-best .609 OPS, his first career home run and 13 RBI in 42 games played for the D-backs in his third year with the team in 2024 as a backup catcher. He's a defense-first catcher and should be avoided in DFS lineups on Friday. Herrera has never faced Taillon in his career.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) is doing the catching and is hitting eighth in the batting order on Tuesday versus the division-rival San Francisco Giants and right-hander Logan Webb at Chase Field for the second game of the series. Moreno didn't play in the series-opening loss to the Giants on Monday after he was removed from Sunday's contest against the Milwaukee Brewers with left-groin tightness. The Diamondbacks need all hands on deck as they try to secure a wild-card spot in the National League in the final week of the regular season, so the 24-year-old backstop is back in action. The Venezuelan catcher has gone 6-for-15 (.400) with an RBI and four walks in six games since returning from the IL, but he faces a tough matchup against Webb on Tuesday. In 11 career at-bats against Webb, Moreno is hitting .364 with a .728 OPS.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) appears to have avoided a major injury after exiting early during Sunday's game. It looks like Moreno had a setback with a groin injury that he suffered last month. Luckily, the MRI came back clean and Moreno should be able to rejoin the lineup on Tuesday. That is great news for the D-Backs who thought they might be without Moreno for the rest of the regular season. Jose Herrera will do the catching and bat ninth versus right-hander Hayden Birdsong. Herrera is hitting .221 with 13 RBI on the season, so he'll be an avoidable fantasy option for Monday's slate.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) was forced to exit early during Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. This is frustrating considering Moreno just returned last week after missing a month of action. This seems to be the same issue that Moreno was dealing with before but the team will have him undergo further testing. For now, fantasy managers should consider Moreno as day-to-day. Jose Herrera figures to see more time behind the plate if Moreno is forced to miss a few games.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he is confident that catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) will be back in the lineup soon, possibly as early as this upcoming week. Lovullo said on Friday that the team will assess how Moreno is after he plays five innings at catcher at a camp continuation game at Salt River Fields on Saturday with no restrictions. Moreno has been on the 10-day injured list with a groin strain since Aug. 6, but Lovullo said it's possible he could return for the series in Colorado against the Rockies next week. However, there is some concern about Moreno returning in the 5,000-foot elevation. Although the 24-year-old backstop hasn't been much of a fantasy contributor in 2024 with only five home runs and 41 RBI in 275 at-bats, the Snakes surely could use him back as they try to get back to the postseason this October. Rookie Adrian Del Castillo has filled in nicely of late for the D-backs.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) has started running arcs at around 80 percent effort and is scheduled to catch a bullpen session on Wednesday as he begins to ramp up his activity as he recovers from a left-groin strain. Moreno left the team's Aug. 5 contest after running out a ground-ball single and landed on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 6. An MRI exam revealed a strained left groin muscle. At the time, manager Torey Lovullo said the backstop would be out "weeks, not days," but there is optimism that Moreno will return before the end of the season. The Venezuelan catcher has hit a career-low .262 (72-for-275) this year and provided only five homers and 41 RBI in 86 games before his injury, but the D-backs would love to have him back as their starting catcher sooner than later as they make their final push for another postseason appearance.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) is going to be out for "weeks," manager Torey Lovullo said on Thursday. There's still more information to come as the club awaits more details from imaging on the severity of the injury, and Lovullo said he's going to remain optimistic that Moreno can return before the end of the season. Moreno left Monday's game against the hosting Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in the second inning after running out a ground-ball single before being placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a left-groin strain. The 24-year-old former top prospect had been hitting well in his last month of action before going down, batting .345 (30-for-87), with three homers, 17 RBI, and 14 runs scored in his last 26 games since June 21. While Moreno is sidelined, the switch-hitting Jose Herrera should absorb the bulk of at-bats behind the plate for the D-backs.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) is headed to the injured list on Tuesday with a groin injury and will likely start on the 10-day IL, according to manager Torey Lovullo. Moreno suffered a left-groin strain in Monday's extra-inning victory over the hosting Cleveland Guardians, and it sounds as though he's a candidate to miss well beyond the 10 days on the IL. Fantasy managers should plan accordingly. The D-backs have called up catching prospect Adrian Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move, and he's expected to split the catching duties in Arizona with Jose Herrera while Moreno is out. The 24-year-old Moreno heads to the shelf slashing .262/.344/.385 with only five home runs and 41 RBI in 86 games in his second full season in the big leagues. There's a good chance we won't see him again in the big leagues until the final month of the regular season.
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) was removed from Monday's contest early against the hosting Cleveland Guardians with a strained left groin. The good news for fantasy managers is that Moreno went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in the contest before leaving early. He was replaced behind the plate by Jose Herrera. Moreno will certainly undergo testing on his injured groin on Tuesday, but fantasy managers should expect a trip to the 10-day injured list at the very least. Herrera is currently the only other catcher on Arizona's big-league roster, so he's in line for a big jump in playing time if Moreno indeed goes on the IL. Losing Moreno for any amount of time will be bad news for a contending D-backs squad. Coming into Monday's affair, Moreno was slashing .256/.340/.370 with only four homers, 40 RBI and three steals in 85 games.
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