Brendan Donovan's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Brendan Donovan (elbow) is starting in left field and batting leadoff on Saturday against left-hander Trevor Rogers and the Miami Marlins for the second game of the series. With Donovan back in the leadoff spot, rookie outfielder Victor Scott II will drop down to the nine-hole. Donovan was hit by two pitches in Wednesday's loss to the San Diego Padres and was subsequently held out of the lineup for the home opener against the Fish on Thursday. But the 27-year-old is back in there on Saturday and is looking to keep up his hot-hitting ways to begin the 2024 season. So far through seven games, he's gone 8-for-26 (.308) with a homer, two doubles, six RBI and six runs scored. Donovan has never faced Rogers in his career, though.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Brendan Donovan (elbow) said after Thursday's victory over the Miami Marlins that he'll be good to go for Saturday's game. Donovan was hit on the bicep in Los Angeles and just above his right elbow in Wednesday's loss to the San Diego Padres, but the training staff was able to do enough work to get him loosened up and on a good path moving forward. The 27-year-old has been beat up by hit by pitches in the last week, but he's not dealing with any structural damage and should return to the lineup on Saturday after an off day on Friday. Donovan is off to an 8-for-26 start (.308) with a homer, six RBI and six runs scored and should be in the lineup every day with Tommy Edman (wrist), Lars Nootbaar (ribs) and Dylan Carlson (shoulder) all on the injured list to begin the 2024 season.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that outfielder Brendan Donovan (elbow) has been ruled out of Thursday's home opener against the visiting Miami Marlins after being hit twice with pitches in Wednesday's loss to the San Diego Padres. Donovan's right elbow is the issue after being removed late in the series finale in San Diego. For now, fantasy managers should consider the 27-year-old to be day-to-day. The Cardinals can ill-afford another injury to one of their outfielders, as they already have Tommy Edman (wrist), Lars Nootbaar (ribs) and Dylan Carlson (shoulder) on the injured list. With Donovan out on Thursday, rookie Michael Siani is drawing the start in left field and batting ninth against Marlins left-hander Ryan Weathers. Siani makes for a poor DFS play in the nine-hole in the Cards' home opener.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan (elbow) left Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres after being hit by a pitch on his elbow in the top of the eighth inning. Rookie Michael Siani replaced Donovan in left field for the Cardinals. Donovan was hit by two pitches on Wednesday, with the second one knocking him out of the contest in the series finale. The 27-year-old should be considered day-to-day until we have more information on the severity of his elbow injury. It remains to be seen if he'll be available to play in the team's home opener on Thursday versus the visiting Miami Marlins. Before leaving late in the game, Donovan went 1-for-2 to raise his early season average to .308. If Donovan doesn't play on Thursday, either Alec Burleson or Siani will likely get a start in the outfield for St. Louis next to Victor Scott II and Jordan Walker.

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Brendan Donovan (elbow) will have his throwing monitored at camp and is likely to stick at second base for now. It makes sense considering Donovan had surgery to fix his right flexor tendon last August. The Cardinals appear to be easing the 27-year-old back into action at spring training, but the expectation is that he'll be ready to go for Opening Day. The left-handed-hitting utility man from Germany hit more balls in the air to his pull side in his second big-league season in 2023 and finished with a .284 average (93-for-327) with a career-high 11 home runs, 34 RBI, five stolen bases and 48 runs cored in 95 games played. He's a sneaky middle-infield option for fantasy managers in 2024 with great contact skills and positional versatility.