Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda and second baseman Brandon Lowe will both start on the bench against a left-hander on Wednesday against the division-rival Boston Red Sox. Curtis Mead will make the start at first base and will bat second, while Coco Montes is starting at second and hitting seventh against Red Sox left-hander Sean Newcomb. Aranda is hitting a strong .414 (19-for-46) on the year with three home runs, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored, but the Mexican slugger has yet to start in 2025 against a southpaw. Lowe has only made one start this year against a lefty, and like Aranda, he also has three home runs on the season in 61 at-bats. Mead has DFS upside as a deep sleeper in the two-hole on Wednesday, but he's gone just 4-for-22 in the early going for Tampa with an RBI and a run scored. Still, he's the better DFS sleeper option than Montes.

Boston Red Sox rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell is taking the day off for Wednesday's contest against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field. He will be replaced at second base by David Hamilton, who will hit eighth against struggling Rays right-hander Zack Littell. Campbell will get a breather after starting each of the team's last eight games. One of the team's top prospects coming into the year, the 22-year-old earned an Opening Day roster spot as the starting second baseman and has not disappointed in his first 18 games, hitting .302/.392/.508 with a .900 OPS, three homers, four RBI, six RBI, a steal, 11 runs scored, 10 walks and 18 strikeouts. He should be back in there after an off day on Thursday in Friday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox. Hamilton offers very little offensive upside at the bottom of the batting order and has just one hit in 21 at-bats this year.

Baltimore Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers (knee) will face live hitters in Sarasota, Fla., next week and could return from the 15-day injured list before the end of May, according to general manager Mike Elias. Rogers is working his way back from a subluxation of his right knee and might not be far off from going on a minor-league rehab assignment. The 27-year-old southpaw, who was a former 13th overall pick by the Miami Marlins in 2017, was acquired in a trade with Miami last year to bolster Baltimore's starting rotation. The former All-Star was a disaster in his four starts for the O's, though, going 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in 19 innings, and was eventually sent to the minors. With minor-league options remaining, there's no guarantee that Rogers will rejoin the team's big-league starting rotation when he's recovered from his knee injury.

Baltimore Orioles right-hander Tyler Wells (elbow) will begin to throw off a mound within the next two weeks, according to general manager Mike Elias. Barring a setback while recovering from a UCL repair, Wells could return in the latter half of the summer. Wells had a UCL revision and an internal-brace procedure last June, which will keep him out until at least the second half of the season. For that reason, he should remain on the waiver wire in most fantasy leagues for most, if not all, of 2025. The 30-year-old former 15th-round pick by the Minnesota Twins in 2016 out of California State University -- San Bernardino only made three starts before being shut down last year, so he'll most likely have a limited workload whenever he returns. He had a career-best 3.64 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 117:34 K:BB in 118 2/3 innings with the O's in 2023.

Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger (illness) is back at first base and is hitting seventh for the Rangers on Wednesday against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels and right-hander Jose Soriano at Globe Life Park. Burger missed the series-opening win over the Halos on Tuesday with a mild illness but will return for the second game of the series. The 29-year-old right-handed power hitter has gotten off to a slow start in his first year in Texas, going 8-for-53 (.151) with two home runs, two doubles, seven RBI, only one walk and 15 strikeouts in 15 games played. Although he resides in a strong Rangers lineup, the fact that he's hitting near the bottom of the order gives him a low fantasy ceiling for DFS gamers. Burger has never faced Soriano in his career.