We are nearing the summer months of the 2024 Major League Baseball season and with plenty of baseball on the horizon, fantasy managers will need to keep their finger on the pulse of any and all options available to aid their championship aspirations.The Detroit Tigers' Matt Manning, a former top pitching prospect, has had notable consistency issues in his young big-league career while failing to deliver the type of strikeout upside he has displayed in his minor-league tenure. As for young Giants...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 7% of LeaguesANALYSIS:Matt Manning became the casualty of a numbers game in the Tigers rotation out of spring training as the club added veterans Kenta Maeda and Jack Flaherty as rotation locks in the offseason alongside incumbents Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize. The final spot came down to Manning and right-hander Reese Olson with Olson claiming the spot and subsequently hurling a 2.09 ERA through eight starts.As for Manning, he has managed to make ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues.ROSTERED IN: 24% of leaguesANALYSIS: Manning has been solid this year with a 3.19 ERA after seven starts. He's even won three of those starts despite being on the Tigers. Manning only has 25 strikeouts in 36.2 innings, but he's fine to use in good matchups as long as he's pitching as well as he has recently.https://twitter.com/BallySportsDET/status/1682946165094899712?s=20Don't expect Manning to go deeper than six innings in his starts, but he could be a solid ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues.ROSTERED IN: 10% of leaguesANALYSIS: Matt Manning didn't allow a hit over six innings while striking out five against the Blue Jays in his last start. He might not help much in the wins category being on the Tigers. He has managed to win three of his five starts this season, though. Manning also has a 3.72 ERA in those starts.https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1677785325928845312?s=20Don't expect Manning to go deeper than six innings in his starts, but he ...

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors.While most of the baseball world is focused on the best of the best at the All-Star game, we'll be breaking down a pair of pitchers who's 2023 seasons haven't quite been up to All-Star standards thus far. First, we'll be looking at Matt Manning's combined no-hitter ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues.ROSTERED IN: 6% of leaguesANALYSIS: Manning didn't allow a hit over six innings while striking out five against the Blue Jays in his last start. He's another Tiger, so he might not help much in the wins category. He has managed to win three of his five starts this season, though. Manning also has a 3.72 ERA in those starts.https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1677787504240361479?s=20Don't expect Manning to go deeper than six innings in his starts, but he ...

Detroit Tigers pitcher Matt Manning (foot) will return to a big-league mound Tuesday night versus the Texas Rangers. The young right-hander broke a bone in his foot after being struck by a seemingly innocent comebacker in his second start of the season against the Blue Jays, but he will get back to action more than two months removed from his injury. The former first-round pick made three rehab starts with Triple-A Toledo, pitching 8 2/3 innings of scoreless ball in the process. Manning worked ...

Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning (foot) went four innings on Thursday in his latest minor-league rehab start for Triple-A Toledo, and he is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. In his four innings (73 pitches), Manning allowed no runs and one hit while striking out six, but he also walked five batters. All three of his rehab starts have come for Toledo, and he's given up just one unearned run on eight hits while walking eight and striking out nine in 8 2/3 innings. The ...

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Manning (foot) is scheduled to make his next minor-league rehab start on Thursday, June 22, for Triple-A Toledo. Manning has been great so far in two rehab starts for Toledo, allowing just an unearned run on seven hits while walking three and striking out three in 4 2/3 frames. He remains on the 60-day injured list while rehabbing a fractured foot that he suffered in April 11, but he could rejoin Detroit's starting rotation after his next rehab start this ...

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Manning (foot) will make his second rehab appearance on Friday with Triple-A Toledo, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. He only threw 1.2 innings in his first rehab start, but the club will likely begin to stretch him out. Manning went on the injured list in the middle of April after fracturing his right foot. Across two starts before the ailment, the former top prospect owned a 4.63 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 14.6% strikeout rate. Manning hasn't ...