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Alejandro De Aza OF CHW
De Aza is expected to play Friday against the Mariners. He left Wednesday's game against the Rays early after he was hit in the leg by a pickoff throw when sliding back to second base.
De Aza is recovering well from an injury that looked painful at the time, and will hope to continue his upstart season against King Felix of the Mariners. De Aza is making the most of his opportunity after hitting .329 in 152 at-bats for the White Sox last season. So far in 2012, De Aza has a .284 batting average with four home runs, 22 RBI, 36 runs and 9 steals.
Source: Mark D. Gonzales on Twitter
Ryan Howard 1B PHI
The Phillies' misery only intensified after they learned that they could be without their former-MVP first baseman until the All-Star break. They were originally hoping to have him back sometime in June after Howard underwent left Achilles surgery that has kept him out the entire season.
This comes just a day after the Phillies learned that they'd be without their ace pitcher Roy Halladay for up to two months, and does not bode well for their fans, nor Howard's fantasy owners. He is owned in 89 percent of Yahoo leagues despite not having a clear return date, and could be available in a few more leagues after this news. When Howard is healthy, he is one of the premier hitters, let alone first basemen, in baseball, and deserves fantasy attention. But after this development, who knows when that'll be.
Doug Fister SP DET
Fister hit the DL on Wednesday after re-injuring his left side strain. He suffered the injury in early April and returned on May 9.
He got roughed up in his Wednesday start at Fenway, giving up six earned runs and 11 hits over five innings. It was his third loss this season after earning two tough-luck losses, in which he gave up four runners over 12 innings, striking out 13 over that span. This is the second time he's had a left side strain this season, so it could be a reoccurring problem all season.
Source: ESPN
Freddie Freeman 1B ATL
Freeman had missed the last four games before returning on Wednesday against the Cardinals, homering and driving in three while going 3 for 5.
Freeman was waiting on a special pair of glasses to help him with his blurred vision, and doesn't seem to have skipped a beat while sitting out the past four games. His eye problems are probably not done, but hopefully these glasses will help keep him in the lineup.
Source: David Brown Yahoo
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