Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann is back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers. McCann was given an off day on Monday, and the Astros have been cautious with him since returning from the disabled list. McCann will bat eighth and draw the start behind the plate against righty Jordan Zimmermann. DFS players can go ahead and avoid McCann, even though Zimmermann has not pitched very well this season.

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann will have a favorable matchup when the Astros open up a series with the Red Sox on Friday. Boston will send left-hander David Price to the mound and McCann is hitting .333 lifetime with three home runs through 30 at-bats against Price. The veteran is 1-for-7 since returning from mid-season knee surgery with two runs batted in through three games played. If McCann is healthy, he still can be dangerous with the bat. But manager A.J. Hinch will manage the workl[...]

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann has a favorable matchup Wednesday against Twins starter Jake Odorizzi. McCann was activated from the disabled list over the weekend after recovering from knee surgery. The Astros certainly want to pick their spots with the veteran backstop and [...]

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann (knee) has been activated off the disabled list and is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. McCann has been disappointing at the plate this season hitting .206/.283/.323 heading into Saturday. He'll likely share time behind the plate with Martin Maldonado. McCann is batting eighth and starting behind the plate against righty Felix Pena. McCann does not have enough upside with the bat to warrant using in DFS contests.

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann (knee) is back with the team in Houston and is "ready to go," according to manager A.J. Hinch. However, the team is "leaning toward" activating McCann from the disabled list on Saturday, Sept. 1, when roster expand. The veteran McCann has only five homers, 17 RBI and an ugly .206 average in 155 at-bats on the season. He should split time with Martin Maldonado behind the plate down the stretch, but he's merely a consideration in two-catcher leagues at this po[...]

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann (knee) will start his rehab assignment with Triple-A Fresno on Thursday, according to manager A.J. Hinch. McCann has been out since June 30 but has hit only .206 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 2018, making him really only usable in two-catcher or NL-only leagues. Martin Maldonado and Max Stassi are sharing the catching duties as of now, but McCann will return to a part-time role when he's ready.

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann (knee) is "progressing well" and hasn't had any setbacks since landing on the disabled list on July 1 after having midseason knee surgery. General manager Jeff Luhnow said he expects McCann to return in one to two weeks, either with the Astros or on a minor league rehab assignment. McCann was hitting just .206 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 155 at-bats, and he's basically the team's third best catcher behind Evan Gattis and Max Stassi at this point.

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster and you can't drop anyone. But for those of us with a couple of guys on the roster fringes, it's never too early to look into targeting a specific player or two to [...]

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann (knee) caught starting pitcher Justin Verlander's bullpen session on Monday, and it was the first bullpen McCann has caught since he had knee surgery. He is "ahead of schedule" in his rehab, but he may not be back with the team until sometime next month. McCann was hitting just .206 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 50 games for the 'Stros. He's merely a part-time backstop/designated hitter at this point in his career and won't do much for fantasy owners.

For fantasy baseball owners the trading deadline is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the hope is that players move into better spots on better teams, or at the very least, do not move to worse spots. On the other hand, trades lead to changes, and changes are not always good for players. Closers move to set-up roles, and backups move into starting roles quicker at this points in the season than any other time.  As baseball fans it is exciting, but as owners, perhaps not so much. So then[...]