Rodgers grabs first share of 2B role in Houston
Mar 29 2025
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston Astros
NEWS: Brendan Rodgers has started each of the first two games at 2B.
IMPACT: Medium
BHQ SPIN: Rodgers getting two starts against RHPs to open the season has caused us to shuffle PT% allocations. We had Mauricio Dubón getting just over half (55%) of the time at 2B, with Rodgers at 25%. We’ve nearly flipped that now, with Rodgers at 50% and Dubon at 30%, pending more info.
–Murphy
White Sox
NEWS: Chicago placed OF Mike Tauchman (hamstring), IF Josh Rojas (fractured toe) and 3B Bryan Ramos (elbow) on the 10-day IL.
IMPACT: Medium
BHQ SPIN: This means a bit more OF time for Austin Slater, who homered Thursday, and Travis Jankowski, who made the team to serve as a depth outfielder. Rojas’ time away should...
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