Kansas City Royals DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

Washington Nationals right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey (hand) said his left hand is feeling much better and that he might be fine to pitch on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. Harvey said he lost all feeling in his and for 40 minutes last night after getting hit by a comebacker off the bat of outfielder Mike Yastrzemski in the eighth inning. Once the feeling in his hand came back and X-rays were negative, Harvey knew he'd be fine. The 29-year-old late-inning reliever was still able to record the hold against San Fran in the team's victory on Tuesday night and he's now up to four holds on the year. It looks like he's in the clear, even if he doesn't appear in the contest on Wednesday. Despite being the eighth-inning setup man for now, Harvey is valuable in holds leagues and as a handcuff to closer Kyle Finnegan.

Washington Nationals right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey (forearm) was pulled from his outing in the eighth inning on Tuesday night when he was struck in the left forearm/wrist area by a comebacker off the bat of San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. Despite only getting two outs in the inning while allowing a hit and striking out one, Harvey was able to pick up his fourth hold of the season before Kyle Finnegan came in for 1 1/3 frames to lock down his fourth save of the 2024 campaign. The 29-year-old was in obvious pain and will probably undergo an X-ray on his arm, but the good news is that the injury was to his non-throwing arm. For holds alone, Harvey is worth rostering in fantasy baseball leagues, but if Finnegan falters at all this year, he'll be the first in line for save chances in D.C. If he's forced to miss time after Tuesday's injury, Tanner Rainey would become the team's primary setup man.

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher James McArthur shut down the Chicago White Sox on Sunday to earn his second save in a 5-3 win. McArthur tossed a scoreless ninth, although he did allow a hit and a walk and brought the go-ahead run to the plate. McArthur now has two of the Royals' last three saves, but this is looking like a true committee situation after Chris Stratton got a save last night. Will Smith threw the eighth tonight, but he could also be in line for saves when the situation calls for a lefty. McArthur is probably the best option to roster in fantasy, but he should only be added in deeper leagues where saves are scarce.

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen appears to be nearly ready to join the big league rotation. The right-hander said he was ready to go following his latest rehab start. However, the organization will have Lorenzen pitch one more time to get his pitch count up to 90. That means, Cody Bradford should make at least one more start in the rotation. Lorenzen was solid last season and should be someone worth rostering in most fantasy formats.

Kansas City Royals right-hander Chris Stratton struck out one over a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Stratton needed 12 pitches to make quick work of the White Sox top of the order to collect his first save of the season. Royals manager Matt Quatraro used James McArthur on Friday during a save situation and decided to go with Stratton for Saturday's game. Kansas City continues using a committee to save situations between McArthur, Stratton, and William Smith. The way the Royals use their bullpen can frustrate fantasy managers. Still, McArthur, Stratton, and Smith should be rostered in 12-team plus leagues despite Kansas City rotating their relievers during save chances early on.