PT TODAY: Z'man & Span land on DL, Veras & Delgado lose roles

Team-by-team playing time allocation charts can be found in our Teamview pages.

National League | American League
 
Nationals | Ryan Zimmerman leaves game
Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman (thumb) left the game early Saturday, April 12, because of an apparent thumb injury.  Source: CSNWashington.com - Mark Zuckerman
 
BHQ take: The indications are that Ryan Zimmerman has a broken thumb and will miss four-to-six weeks. The likely beneficiary of the injury is Danny Espinosa, who will take over at second while Anthony Rendon moves to third. Espinosa's 2013 season was sabotaged by a 20% hit rate and his own hand injury. In 2011 and 2012, he combined for 38 homers and 37 steals—albeit...

Almost!

You’re just a few clicks away from accessing this feature and hundreds more throughout the year that have a singular goal in mind: Winning your league. Subscribe to BaseballHQ.com here!

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

More From PT Today

Francisco Lindor, Randy Arozarena, Eury Pérez and Shane Bieber all are back on the field, and we take a look at the playing time shifts on each of their MLB squads.
Jun 24 2026 8:56am
Elly de la Cruz headlines a big day of IL returns, along with Brandon Woodruff, Kyle Teel, and a few others. Plus, the Jays call up Luis Urias, and more...
Jun 23 2026 8:02am
Daulton Varsho looks to inject some punch to the Toronto lineup; two Leiters IL'd with ankle and hip issues; Hicks heads to IL, and more.
Jun 22 2026 8:55am
With Adley Rutschman headed to the 7-day concussion IL, Samuel Basallo will become BAL's primary catcher. Plus updates on PT implications of the news on Kiner-Falefa, Lawlar, Abel and more.
Jun 21 2026 8:29am
Both Michael Soroka and Ryne Nelson and met bad news on Friday; could Brandon Pfaadt be the fill-in? Plus updates on Ballesteros, Shaw, Lugo and more.
Jun 20 2026 8:55am

Tools