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It’s a significant loss for the Red Sox pitching staff more than anything else as the bulk of the catching duties will go to Carlos Narváez with Wong heading to the injured list. The 28-year-old backstop suffered the injury when he was struck on the glove hand by George Springer’s first-inning swing during Monday’s series opener. There is no timetable for his return at the moment, but fantasy managers should expect him to miss at least a couple weeks. It’ll likely be Blake Sabol coming up from Triple-A Worcester to take his spot on Boston’s active roster.

Bigge is the final piece remaining in Tampa Bay from the Isaac Paredes trade from a few years ago. He will get a shot to hold down a job in the bullpen with Garrett Cleavinger (hamstring) headed to the IL.

It doesn’t seem to be a long-term concern for the left-hander, but he will be out for at least the next two weeks. With Griffin Jax struggling, this could increase the chances that Bryan Baker gets the next save opportunity for Tampa Bay.

The 23-year-old is off to a strong start, going 8-for-24 (.333) with two home runs, four RBI, and four steals in six games. He also has an impressive six walks to just two strikeouts. With Brooks Baldwin (elbow) on the injured list, the White Sox have a hole in the outfield, and Antonacci has played five games in left field to begin this season. He could be an intruiging name in deeper fantasy formats if he gets a call-up.

The 23-year-old is only 5-for-24 in his first six games of the season, but he has five walks, a .720 OPS, and had three hard-hit balls in this game. With Konnor Griffin now being called up to the big leagues, Bazzana could be the next big-name prospect knocking on the door if he can start converting these hard-hit balls into more hits.

Conine missed Wednesday’s game because he wasn’t feeling well, but he’s back out there on Friday. The 28-year-old has gone 4-for-10 with a double, a home run, two RBI, a steal, and a 2/1 K/BB ratio in five games so far this season. He could cement himself as the regular left fielder if he keeps the production up.

Carter sat against a left-hander on Wednesday, but the Reds will start all right-handed pitchers this weekend, which is good news for Carter, Josh Smith, and Joc Pederson. They can all be started in leagues where you can make mid-week lineupm changes.

Stanton had a routine day off on Wednesday. The 36-year-old will frequently get day games off to rest his ailing body, but he has been hot at the plate this season, going 10-for-20 with one home run and four RBI. It wouldn’t surprise us if he sits out Sunday’s day game, but he should be fired up in all lineups.

Andújar had the day off on Wednesday and has been alternating games a bit with Nick Castellanos to start the season. Andújar has gone 2-for-12 to start the season, which is exactly the same as Castellanos. For now, nobody is running away with the job.

Campusano hasn’t played since Monday, but he’ll be in the lineup with Freddy Fermin getting the day off. Ferming has gone just 1-for-14 with four strikeouts to start the season, which may be opening the door for Campusano to get more at-bats.

This is now Peters’ sixth straight start. He has switched between right field and center field, but has been a constant in the White Sox lineup. He’s 5-for-15 with one run scored, one steal, and a 6/2 K/BB ratio in those six starts. That’s not much value to bring to your fantasy team unless you’re in a deep, AL-only league.