The Athletics are calling up top prospect Nick Kurtz from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday, a source tells MLB.com's Martin Gallegos. Kurtz, who is ranked as the No. 35 overall prospect in all of baseball by MLB Pipeline, was dominating at Triple-A with a .321/.385/.655 OPS and a minor-league-leading seven home runs The 22-year-old left-handed hitter was the fourth overall pick by the A's last year out of Wake Forest and will be reaching the big leagues after just 32 career minor-league games. With a lefty on the mound for the Texas Rangers in Tuesday's series opener, though, Kurtz might not start his first game until Wednesday. Still, Kurtz will be the sixth-fastest player in franchise history to reach the big leagues. Kurtz's advanced approach at the plate has helped him hit everywhere he's been, and he should play regularly between first and designated hitter. He becomes a priority addition in all fantasy leagues.

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez is making his first-ever start in center field and is batting seventh for Monday's series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres and right-hander Randy Vasquez at Comerica Park. Baez gives the Tigers an extra option in the outfield with Parker Meadows (shoulder) on the injured list, and outfielder Kerry Carpenter (hamstring) is also out of Monday's lineup. However, there's no guarantee that the Puerto Rican product will gain outfield eligibility for fantasy managers. Given how poorly he's played since signing with the Tigers in 2022, Baez's .268/.305/.321 slash line through his first 17 games in 2025 is actually an improvement. But the 32-year-old veteran still has only a .627 OPS, no home runs, three doubles, four RBI and 14 strikeouts in 59 plate appearances as a utility man for Detroit in 2025. The two-time All-Star is no longer an everyday player.

Cincinnati Reds corner infielder Jeimer Candelario is out of the starting lineup again for Monday's series opener against the Miami Marlins. Noelvi Marte is making the start at third base and is batting eighth against Marlins right-hander Max Meyer after his big performance on Sunday, while Spencer Steer is starting at first base and batting sixth. With Steer back in the fold on defense after dealing with a shoulder injury early in the season, the 31-year-old Candelario could be in danger of losing more playing time moving forward after a slow start to the season. In his first 19 games in 2025, he's gone 9-for-69 (.130) with two home runs, two doubles, eight RBI, nine walks and 25 strikeouts in 79 plate appearances. Marte has a hit in two career at-bats against Meyer, while Steer is hitless in his two at-bats. The good news is that Candelario has hits in each of his last two games, including a home run.

The Atlanta Braves announced on Monday that they placed right-hander Spencer Strider (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 18) with a right-hamstring strain and recalled right-hander Michael Peterson from the minors in a corresponding move. Strider injured his hamstring playing catch on Monday and will now have to miss the next two weeks. It's uncertain if the 26-year-old will be ready to rejoin Atlanta's starting rotation by the time he's eligible to come back on May 3, and it's also unclear who will take his place in the rotation for Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. It's a big disappointment for a pitcher that got a late start to 2025 due to recovering from right-elbow surgery last April. Strider gave up two runs in five innings in a loss to the Blue Jays in his first start last week. Keep him stashed in all fantasy formats.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Tobias Myers (oblique) is set to come off the 15-day injured list to start against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday at Oracle Park. It will be Myers' season debut after making three minor-league rehab starts for Triple-A Nashville. The 26-year-old looked good during his three starts in the minors, allowing three earned runs on 10 hits while walking four and striking out eight in 13 1/3 innings pitched. Myers tossed five scoreless innings with five strikeouts in his final rehab assignment and should be ready to handle close to a full workload when he takes the mound in a pitcher-friendly ballpark in San Fran this week. Due to his below-average strikeout rate, expecting Myers to be better than his 3.00 ERA from last year might be foolish, but he'll have value in deep-mixed and NL-only leagues as a permanent member of Milwaukee's starting rotation.