Brenton Doyle DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Colorado Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle (personal) is out of Friday's starting lineup against the visiting Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field due to personal reasons, according to The Denver Post's Patrick Saunders. With Doyle out, Mickey Moniak is in center field and will hit sixth against Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott. It's worth noting that Doyle was recently on the bereavement list, but he was activated earlier this week and went 1-for-6 with a run scored and a stolen base in the team's doubleheader on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals. The 26-year-old also missed some time with a quadriceps injury and hadn't played since April 16. When he's in the lineup, Doyle is a must-start fantasy player with the ability to contribute in all categories. Moniak has a hit in two career at-bats against Abbott, but we'd suggest passing on him in a lefty-lefty matchup for DFS purposes.

The Colorado Rockies have activated outfielder Brenton Doyle from the bereavement list. In a corresponding move, the Rockies designated outfielder Zac Veen to Triple-A Albuquerque. Doyle has been held out of the starting nine since April 10 due to a quadriceps injury, before hitting the bereavement list. However, he did take one at-bat on April 16. Before his injury, Doyle was enjoying an impressive start to the campaign, holding a .321/.357/.547 slash line with three doubles and three home runs. Doyle has swiped one bag and held a 10:3 K:BB. Under the hood, the 26-year-old has generated an impressive .318 xBA with an elite .391 xwOBA, which suggests he should continue to enjoy similar production this summer. He will likely return to the starting nine this evening when they continue a series against the Royals.

Colorado Rockies outfielder Brenton Doyle (personal), who revealed on Instagram that he and his wife lost their unborn baby, remains on the bereavement list and is out of the starting lineup on Tuesday against the hosting Kansas City Royals. Mickey Moniak will continue to patrol center field for the Rockies while hitting seventh against Royals left-hander Kris Bubic. It's unclear when the 26-year-old Doyle will return to the Rockies after such a tragic situation. When he does return, though, he should immediately be plugged into all starting fantasy lineups as Colorado's most valuable fantasy player. Before leaving the team for personal reasons, Doyle was hitting .315 (17-for-54) with three homers, 12 RBI and seven runs scored. Moniak is a hitter to ignore in DFS on Tuesday while going up against a tough left-handed pitcher that he has never faced.