The Cleveland Indians activated third baseman Josh Donaldson (calf) from the disabled list on Tuesday, and he's starting at third base and batting fifth against Rays starter Tyler Glasnow in his team debut. Donaldson has been out since late May and has just five homers and 16 RBI on the season. However, he can provide the Indians and fantasy owners with a nice power boost down the stretch. Get him back into your lineups if you've held onto him this whole time.

Cleveland Indians third baseman Josh Donaldson (calf), who has hit home runs in both of the rehab games he has played with the Indians minor league team, will rejoin Double-A Akron on Friday in the Eastern League playoffs. If he doesn't have any setbacks this weekend, he could join the team and make his Indians debut sometime next week. Donaldson has been a huge fantasy disappointment this year because of his injury, but if he's healthy, he could carry fantasy teams down the stretch on a much b[...]

Cleveland Indians third baseman Josh Donaldson (calf) hit a grand slam on Monday with Triple-A Columbus. The Indians are planning to build Donaldson's workload so that he is ready to come off the disabled list on Sept. 11, according to manager Terry Francona. Donaldson played six innings at third base and will return to Cleveland on Tuesday to work out with the team. He is slated to join Double-A Akron on [...]

The Cleveland Indians placed third baseman Josh Donaldson (calf) on the 10-day disabled list on Monday. The move is retroactive to Sept. 1. He will play third base and bat second for Triple-A Columbus on Monday. Donaldson was making some progress on a rehab assignment with Toronto before being traded to the Indians, so there's a chance he could make his debut with the Tribe by next week. The 32-year-old has only played in 36 games this year and has five homers and 16 RBI, but he could be a diff[...]

The August waiver deadline has come and gone, leaving several brand name players with new home addresses. Gio Gonzalez joins Milwaukee's rotation even though the team already had plenty of bad pitchers. He's a total random number generator who might ruin your team's WHIP by walking six in three innings or your ERA by allowing four homers in five. Either way, you don't want him for Miller Park starts. Ryan Madson will try to bring stability to Los Angeles's bullpen, but he needs to prove that [...]

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can. The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when neede[...]

Welcome to Week 23 of the Cut List. Corey Dickerson, Michael Conforto, Maikel Franco, and Max Kepler should be cut in all standard league formats as we head into playoff time.   You should be scouring the free agent list so you can put yourself in the best position to win each day. Believe me, the players listed below will only hurt your team in the long run.   Want some waiver wire advice to make up for those necessary cuts? Make sure you check out our waiver wire blog f[...]

It appears that the mystery team in the Josh Donaldson sweepstakes were the Cleveland Indians, as Jeff Passan updated an earlier report stating that the Indians were the team that acquired the former MVP. This is a surprising acquisition, as the Indians were not one of the teams rumored to be in the mix. It is hard to speculate how Indians manager Terry Francona will set his lineups, but it seems likely that Donaldson will get fairly regular playing time. This is definitely a coup for his fanta[...]

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson has apparently been traded according to a source of Jeff Passan. It seemed like an inevitability after the past few days, but the wait is over for Blue Jays fans and fantasy owners alike. This should boost Donaldson's fantasy stock for the last few weeks of the season as he'll be able to take meaningful at-bats on a contending team. More details should emerge shortly.

The New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals are having trade discussions for Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson as the trade deadline nears on Friday, according to sources. Donaldson has cleared trade waivers, and it looks increasingly likely that he'll be dealt Friday evening. He's been hurt for most of the year but demonstrated he's getting back to full health by homering in a rehab game on Thursday. He was also pulled from the lineup in his [...]