Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner (finger) is taking ground balls and doing other baseball activities, but he hasn't been cleared to throw or hit yet. Turner is recovering from a fractured finger, and his fantasy owners must sit tight and practice patience. He was hitting .357/.400/.857 with two home runs, four RBI and four steals in four games before his injury, so he's a must-stash in all leagues. Wilmer Difo will continue filling in for Turner at the 6 in D.C.

Shortstop has long been a position comprised of the nobles and the bastards. People would flock towards the highborn and turn a frigidly cold shoulder to anyone else. Fantasy managers were basically elitists in the purest definition of the word in regard to shortstops. It is time to start spreading the love and realize that regular shortstops are performing well enough to garner your attention. No one is saying to avoid the upper-echelon, just to broaden your perspective.The elite still exists i[...]

It's been 15 days since Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner broke his index finger when he got hit by a pitch. Club manager Dave Martinez told reporters Wednesday that the 25-year-old is performing all possible baseball activities that don't involve his index finger, but there is still no timetable for when he will return. Turner has been a high fantasy pick the last couple of years and is coming off a season that saw him play in all 162 games, smacking 19 home runs and swiping 43 bases.

Last week we discussed some injury updates on some of 2019's biggest prospect names. [...]

Can you believe the baseball season is already flying by?! Some teams already have a dozen games in hand at the MLB level, while the minor league season has been underway since last Thursday.[...]

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner (finger) could return as soon as four to six weeks, according to Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic. Turner was hit in the hand by a pitch on a bunt attempt last Tuesday, forcing the Nationals to put him on the injured list. In his absence, Wilmer Difo has filled in at shortstop and been solid, recording four hits, including a home run with four runs batted in. Turner will likely go through a rehab assignment before returning to the team. [...]

For this week's edition of The Friday Meta, I had planned to delve into the question of how owners approach the use of FAAB (free agent acquisition budget) in the early portion of the season. That's a worthwhile topic, but it can also wait a week. There are more immediate concerns at hand - namely, as you may have noticed, thatliterally every player is hurt.[...]

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The Washington Nationals don't have a timetable for shortstop Trea Turner's return after he broke his right index finger on a hit by pitch on Tuesday night, according to general manager Mike Rizzo. The Nats will wait for Turner's bone to heal, and in the meantime [...]

X-rays on Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner, who exited Tuesday's game after having his right index finger hit by a Zach Eflin pitch, came back positive on Tuesday night as Nationals manager Davey Martinez announced that Turner had broken the finger. This news is devastating for both the Nationals and Turner's fantasy shareholders as the first-round shortstop is likely to miss significant time. [...]