Masyn Winn's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn is taking the day off on Tuesday at Busch Stadium against the division-rival Cincinnati Reds. In his place, rookie infielder Thomas Saggese will make his MLB debut at shortstop and bat seventh against Reds rookie right-hander Rhett Lowder. Second baseman Brendan Donovan is also hitting in Winn's typical leadoff spot for the Cardinals. This will be Winn's first day off since Aug. 12. It seems like the right time to give him a breather after starting the month of September going 4-for-32 (.125) with two RBI and nine strikeouts in seven games played. Winn has had a productive first year as the everyday shortstop in St. Louis, slashing .273/.320/.408 with a .728 OPS, 12 homers, 49 RBI and 10 steals in 134 games. Donovan has been swinging a hot bat so far in September and deserves a look as a DFS sleeper out of the leadoff spot against a rookie hurler.

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn (illness) is back at shortstop and is hitting leadoff for the Cardinals in Monday's series opener against the hosting division-rival Cincinnati Reds and left-hander Andrew Abbott. After an off day on Sunday, Winn will return to action to begin the new week after he was held out of Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals due to an illness. Fantasy managers will want to return Winn to all starting lineups for the start of a new week. In his first full season as St. Louis' starting shortstop, the 22-year-old has been great, slashing .279/.330/.416 with a .745 OPS, nine home runs, 41 RBI, 10 stolen bases and 55 runs scored in 109 games played. In five career at-bats against Abbott, Winn is hitting .200 with an RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn is out of Saturday's lineup as the rookie deals with a cold. Brandon Crawford will be getting the start at shortstop and will bat ninth in the Cardinals' tilt against Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals. Multiple members of the Cardinals have been dealing with the same cold, including pitcher Sonny Gray who worked to pitch through it in his last start. Winn has been having a very solid August, hitting for a .855 OPS in 41 PA during the month. With Crawford slashing .179/.276/.299 on the season, the Cardinals will be missing quite a bit of production with Winn being forced to take a seat. DFS managers should steer clear of adding Crawford to their lineups. If they are looking for an under-the-radar Cardinal to add to their lineups, Brendan Donovan would be a more solid option as his 130 wRC+ in August ranks third on the Cardinals behind only Winn and Nolan Arenado.