Gio Urshela DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Athletics third baseman Gio Urshela (hamstring) is expected to begin a rehab assignment this week, reports Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. He has been on the injured list since May 23 with a left hamstring strain. A few weeks off isn't that long in the grand scheme of things, so he should be able to progress quickly and return to the major league lineup next week. It's not clear how much playing time Urshela will get once he is activated, as there's about to be a logjam between him, Luis Urias, Max Muncy, and Zack Gelof once he is also healthy.

Athletics third baseman Gio Urshela (hamstring) has started a running progression and is also hitting and taking ground balls, according to MLB.com. Urshela is rehabbing a strained left hamstring that landed him on the 10-day injured list back on May 23. In his first year with the A's before getting hurt, the 33-year-old veteran had gone 22-for-98 (.224) with no home runs, 13 RBI and three runs scored in 32 games played. After he went down, Miguel Andujar (oblique) took over most of the playing time at the hot corner in Sacramento, but he's now also on the IL and probably won't return until at least late June. With Urshela and Andujar now out, Luis Urias and CJ Alexander are the primary options at third for the A's. Urshela is a glove-first player and won't be guaranteed regular playing time once he returns from the IL after his slow start offensively.

The Athletics have placed third baseman Gio Urshela (left hamstring) on the injured list, according to Martn Gallegos of MLB.com. He presumably suffered the injury during Thursday's contest against the Los Angeles Angels in which he went 1-for-2 with a walk and RBI. So far, in his first season with the A's, Urshela is slashing .219/.265/.333 through 31 games. He has just three home runs, zero stolen bases, a 5.8 percent walk rate, and a 16.3 percent strikeout rate. Max Schuemann could take over at the hot corner, with Luis Uras and Miguel Andujar also seeing third-base opportunities.