Josh Phegley announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Wednesday. Family considerations and business opportunities factored into his decision to hang up his spikes. Phegley was drafted in the first round (38th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2009 and will retire just over a week before his 33rd birthday. He made his MLB debut with Chicago in 2013 and played just two seasons with the Pale Hose before moving to the Athletics, where he spent the next five seasons of his career. ...

The Oakland Athletics non-tendered relief pitcher Blake Treinen and catcher Josh Phegley on Monday, making them both free agents. Treinen was one of the best closers in baseball in 2018, but he fell flat in 2019 and lost the closing gig to Liam Hendriks. Treinen posted an ugly 4.91 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 59 K's and 16 saves in 58 2/3 frames. He'll now be one of the most attractive relievers on the open market, and teams will be hoping that he can bounce back from his 2019 hiccup. Phegley hit ...

Oakland Athletics catcher Josh Phegley was 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Thursday's 10-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran backstop has offered decent production to fantasy owners this season. He is slashing .246/.288/.421 with 11 HRs, 55 RBI, and 41 runs scored. Phegley is a mid-tier catcher that offers modest power. The 31-year-old is a serviceable option in two-catcher leagues or mixed formats with 12 or more teams.

Oakland Athletics catcher Josh Phegley (thumb) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday. Phegley missed all month due to a nagging thumb injury. He's hitting .243/.283/.427 with 10 home runs and 47 RBI this season. He's not fantastic with the bat, but could offer help in deep leagues and AL-only formats.

The Oakland Athletics placed catcher Josh Phegley (thumb) on the injured list on Wednesday with a left thumb contusion and recalled catcher Beau Taylor from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Phegley has been Oakland's primary catcher this year and was hitting a mediocre .243/.283/.427 with 10 long balls, 34 runs and 47 RBI in 239 at-bats. Taylor will split time behind the dish with Chris Herrmann for however long Phegley is out, but it doesn't figure to be that long of an absence.

Oakland Athletics catcher Josh Phegley was 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, three RBI, and a walk during a 7-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. The 31-year-old has been a surprisingly useful fantasy asset this season, slashing .246/.287/.439 to go along with 10 HRs, 47 RBI, and 34 runs scored. Phegley has surpassed his career highs in almost all major statistical categories. At a weak position, Phegley is worthy of ownership in all formats.

At this point in the season, nearly half over, you should pretty much know what you have on your fantasy team. (Unless you have Jose Ramirez.) Chances are, if you still have a certain frustrating player on your roster -- especially one you drafted -- you've had plenty of chances to remove them but have decided to stay the course each time. (For instance, Jose Ramirez.) A lot of cuts should be just the usual roster churn at this point, for example moving from one streamer SP to the next. (For ins[...]

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