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. [...]

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner was hit on the right hand by a Zach Eflin fastball and was forced to exit in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday night. Since Turner was attempting to bunt, he didn't even reach base. Wilmer Difo came in to replace him. The Nationals will not make injury updates in the middle of games, but Turner leaving the game is a concerning enough development. Turner has two home runs and four steals already this season.

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in a huge game on Sunday. Turner hit a three-run home run off of Mets starter Zack Wheeler, stole his fourth base of the season, and then hit a walk-off solo shot against Justin Wilson in [...]

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-4 and stole three bases in [...]

Predicting the leaders in steals for the upcoming season may sound like a straightforward task, but its not as easy as it seems.There is quite a bit of variance involved, and the league as a whole has seen a sharp decline in stolen base attempts since the 2012 season (about 700 fewer attempts). Past production, sprint and speed score metrics, and 2019 projections all factor into this Top 10 stolen base leader list.Opportunity is also key, as some players get the green light more often and certai[...]

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series continues with a view of shortstop through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel.The position is well-stocked with useful starters, but as you get deeper, the H2H negatives will get exposed more. Near the top, you can tolerate strikeouts from a Trevor Story, but there will not be enough total bases and run production to offset the Ks as you get deeper into th[...]

Nationals shortstop Trea Turner has said that manager Davey Martinez has "kind of challenged me with going more." Turner also said that while he's run less during the spring, "when the season comes around [I'll] try to push it a little bit." Martinez's target for Turner is said to be 100 attempts. If he actually sees that kind of volume, it would obviously be an incredible boon to his fantasy shareholders. Even if Turner stays closer to his 43 steals and 19 home runs from last season, he will [...]

Our updated fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis rolls on with the shortstop position. [...]

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