PT TOMORROW: AL West—Changing of the guard?

Texas Rangers

​As detailed earlier this week in our Playing Time Today space, the roster continues to change as Shin-Soo Choo (OF, TEX) returned to the DL with a hamstring strain, and Drew Stubbs was shelved by a sprained toe. Joey Gallo (3B, TEX) and untested Jared Hoying (OF, TEX) have taken their roster spots for now, and should get immediate opportunities. The tough part now is sorting through all of the options and projecting how all of this might shake out for the rest of 2016.

​Reserve outfielder Stubbs isn't material from a fantasy perspective, but Choo is a different story—particularly now that he's on the shelf again just a game into his return after missing six weeks with a calf injury. Choo now has just 24 plate...

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