Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, per mlb.com. The team hopes he can return sometime in September, which is longer than the original 4-to-6 week timetable first reported. McCann has battled knee issues on-and-off over the past few seasons, with an occasional disabled stint to manage the pain. McCann has 10 seasons of 20-plus home runs but has really struggled at the plate this season. In 155 at-bats, the veteran backstop is slashin[...]

Entering Week 15 of the Fantasy Baseball season, catcher remains one of the toughest to handle. With only so many high-level backstops available, most players are scrambling to the waiver wire to find low-owned catchers in the middle of a hot streak. If you're one of those people, this article is for you. The five players below are all less than 50% owned and could provide high value at the catcher position. They're ranked in tiers from players who should be picked up immediately, to players [...]

Houston Astros catcher Max Stassi will take over the full-time catching duties for at least the next month after news broke that veteran Brian McCann will have knee surgery. Stassi (141 at-bats) had been in a timeshare with McCann (155 at-bats) to this point in the season but the young backstop will now get a longer look. Stassi has shown spurts of offensive production at times but is currently in a 3-for-19 slump. Stassi enjoyed an excellent month of May, hitting .340 with three home runs, six [...]

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann will undergo knee surgery, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. McCann has battled knee issues multiple times over the last season and a half as the veteran is in the back half of his career. He is expected to miss four-to-six weeks and Max Stassi will take over the full-time duties. McCann this season has really struggled, hitting .206 with only eight extra base hits in 155 at-bats. He is slugging only .323 on the season and was hitting .167 over his[...]

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a knee injury. The injury is to the same knee that sent McCann to the disabled list in May, perhaps meaning Houston will keep him out for a longer period of time. Max Stassi will likely take his spot behind the plate assuming Evan Gattis stays in his designated hitter role. Stassi is hitting .255 with seven home runs and 22 RBI in 2018 and should be picked up in most leagues.

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann (rest) is out of the starting lineup against Rays' righty Wilmer Font on Friday. Max Stassi will bat seventh and draw the start behind the plate. McCann has struggled with the bat this season, and Stassi has been swinging the bat well lately. McCann still deserves to be owned in mixed leagues at the minimum. Stassi doesn't see enough playing time to be used in anything other than AL-only leagues.

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann will get the start behind the plate against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. McCann will catch for starter Charlie Morton, and this is only McCann's second start since last [...]

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann collected his first multi-hit game since May 15th in the Astros 7-4 win over the Royals on Sunday. McCann went 2-for-4, including an RBI single to drive home his 17th run of the season. McCann has gotten an increase in usage the past few days and has started three of the last four games. But the veteran is no longer an everyday player and backup Max Stassi has performed well enough to warrant a time share behind the plate moving forward. Manager A.J. Hinch i[...]

Astros catcher Brian McCann (knee) could be returning from the disabled list as soon as Friday. He was placed on the DL on May 29 with a knee injury, which he has since had drained. McCann is hitting a lowly .219 with four home runs and 14 RBI so far in 2018. McCann has been a solid contributor for years behind the dish both in reality and in the fantasy landscape.

Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann (knee) has been shut down after having a shot and getting his right knee drained. He is eligible to come off the disabled list June 8, but could be sidelined for longer than that. Max Stassi has been playing well as the Astros starting catcher. McCann is probably still worth holding onto in deeper leagues, but otherwise he can probably be dropped in most leagues.