Beware of Bubic and Braxton; Elder and Ashcraft could excel; Kikuchi could be HR victim.

Jared Shuster, Dylan Dodd, and Bryce Elder battle for a rotation spot, but injuries keep hitting the starters in Ian Anderson, Max Fried, and Mike Soroka. How do the Phillies replace Darick Hall after losing Rhys Hoskins? We also cover the Marlins' starting rotation, the Nationals' closer mix, and the Mets' catcher replacements.

Chris Sale's bad start to the season has been driven more by bad luck than bad skills.

Friday Full Edition features an interview with Glenn Colton of the "Colton and the Wolfman" show on SiriusXM ... plus player news analysis and commentaries...

With the injury to Orlando Arcia, Vaughn Grissom is like to get the call. Plus playing time shuffles in CIN, BAL, MIN and more.

We have a full evening an action on Friday, and Nestor Cortes is near the top of our Matchups Rating leaderboard.

Drew Waters is working his way back from an oblique injury and could land a job in a KC outfield that hasn't been hitting. Plus, a look at the CHW rotation, the CLE outfield, the DET bullpen, and the catching situation in MIN.

Resuming our weekly recap of how lineups keep evolving, a look into the top of the order for San Francisco, three hitters possibly available who primarily lead-off and two hitters worth streaming in the third scoring period.

Josh Smith to replace Corey Seager at SS in Texas; rookies Jones and Julien promoted; Tommy John surgery for Brubaker.

With DH time available in the wake of Michael Brantley's IL stint, bat-first catcher Yainer Diaz is seeing little of it to date. We look at LAA's struggling bullpen, Ramón Laureano's fast start in OAK, and more ...

The Eyes Have It series is back a second time this week with a live look at Marcelo Mayer (SS, BOS) and other Red Sox prospects.