Nick Fortes DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Miami Marlins announced on Friday that they placed catcher Nick Fortes (oblique) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April 10) with a left-oblique strain and selected the contract of catcher Rob Brantly from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move. Fortes will miss time with a Grade 1 left-oblique strain, which means Liam Hicks will be Miami's primary backstop moving forward. Hicks is batting seventh on Friday against the division-rival Washington Nationals. Brantly will serve as his backup until further notice. It's bad timing for the 28-year-old Fortes, as he opened the 2025 season hitting .300 (6-for-20) at the plate, albeit with no home runs, three RBI and only one run scored. Even though it's a minor oblique strain for Fortes, don't be surprised if he's forced to miss more than the 10 days on the IL.

Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes (neck) remains sidelined on Sunday when the Marlins conclude a series against the Atlanta Braves. Fortes was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to a neck injury. He was also held out of action on Friday. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status as he could be placed on the injured list if the injury begins to linger. As a result, Miami will give catching duties to Liam Hicks. Hicks will bat in the seven-hole against Atlanta right-hander Grant Holmes. Through his first six games of the season, Fortes has held a solid .308/.357/.615 line with two doubles and a triple. Hicks enters Sunday riding a three-game hitting streak and could be a sneaky value option in DFS given that Holmes struggled in his first start of the campaign.

Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes (neck) was originally in the lineup for the Fish on Saturday night against AJ Smith-Shawver and the Braves, but he was removed before the game began due to neck stiffness. Fortes was batting ninth but will be replaced by Liam Hicks in that spot in the order and behind the plate. Hicks is just 2-for-14 (.143) in his five games with a walk and three strikeouts. He actually has a 50% hard-hit rate, per Statcast, but he has been hitting it hard right at people for the most part so far this season.