San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez (knee) is serving as the designated hitter for the Friars and is batting second in Friday's series opener on the road in Milwaukee against Brewers right-hander Chad Patrick. Arraez was pulled in Thursday's loss to the San Francisco Giants due to posterior knee soreness, but the 28-year-old two-time batting champion is back in the fold a day later. Gavin Sheets is starting at first base on Friday night and will hit fifth in the batting order. Arraez doesn't really help in fantasy besides providing a high average, as he has very little speed and power. However, with the shortest swing in the league, he still makes tons of contact and is currently batting .282 (62-for-22) with three homers, 21 RBI, 25 runs scored and two steals in 55 games. With an xBA of just .274, though, this could be the first time since 2021 that Arraez doesn't hit over .300 on the year.

Cleveland Guardians outfield prospect Jaison Chourio (shoulder) was activated off the 7-day injured list prior to their contest on Friday. Chourio is considered the No. 3-ranked prospect in the system and the No. 53-ranked prospect in baseball on MLB.com. The 20-year-old has spent the majority of the campaign with High-A Lake County and posted a .214/.396/.271 slash line with one double and one home run. He has shown a strong eye at the plate, drawing 21 walks and only striking out 17 times. Last season, the young outfielder spent most of his time with Low-A, where he posted a strong .269/.414/.398 line with 24 doubles and five home runs across 98 games. Chourio has continued to show an elite eye at the plate. If he continues to find his swing at High-A, he could be in the mix to reach Double-A in the second half of the season.

Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (back) is out of the starting lineup again for Friday's series opener against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays at Target Field. Brooks Lee will make another start at shortstop while batting fifth against Blue Jays right-hander Paxton Schultz. Correa developed some back stiffness in Sacramento earlier this week against the Athletics and will now miss his third straight game. For now, he's being considered day-to-day, but this is definitely something that could eventually send the 30-year-old veteran to the injured list, especially if he doesn't play at all this weekend. Correa is hitting a modest .241 (45-for-187) this year with only five home runs, 19 RBI and 23 runs scored. A .270 xBA shows that better times are likely on the way, though. Lee is a former eighth overall pick in 2022 and is hitting .243/.282/.343 with four homers and 20 RBI in his 47 games in 2025.

Kansas City Royals second baseman Michael Massey is not in the team's starting lineup for Friday's series opener on the road against the division-rival Chicago White Sox. Rookie Jac Caglianone is serving as the team's designated hitter and is batting sixth against White Sox right-hander Davis Martin. Massey could start to lose more playing time with Caglianone, one of the best prospects in all of baseball, now in town. The 27-year-old left-handed hitter is barely above the Mendoza Line as a hitter and has contributed just two home runs, 14 RBI, 10 runs scored and a stolen base in 195 at-bats over 54 games in his fourth season in the big leagues. In his last seven games since May 24, Massey has gone 4-for-27 (.148) with a run scored, one walk and five strikeouts. He should be on the waiver wire in all mixed fantasy leagues.

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan is not in the team's starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the visiting Houston Astros at Progressive Field. Daniel Schneemann will get the start in left field and will bat fifth against Astros rookie left-hander Colton Gordon. Kwan doesn't hold much power but is still one of the best table-setters and contact men in the game, but he's struggled of late and went 7-for-32 (.219) with a homer, three RBI and a stolen base in his last nine games played. The 27-year-old is still hitting a strong .306 (72-for-235) on the year for fantasy managers with five homers, 21 RBI, 30 runs and eight steals. Schneemann will be a deep DFS sleeper while replacing Kwan. He has hit .200 (4-for-20) in limited at-bats against lefties this year, and all seven of his long balls have come off righties.