Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson (shoulder) will sit out again on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals with shoulder soreness, according to MLB.com. Darell Hernaiz is starting at shortstop and will bat ninth against Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch IV at Kauffman Stadium. Wilson is missing a second straight game after being scratched from Monday's series opener in KC. Fantasy managers should consider him to be day-to-day for now and check back on Wednesday to see if he is back in action. The 24-year-old former sixth overall pick from Grand Canyon University in the 2023 MLB draft is now only rostered in half of Yahoo leagues during what has been an injury-plagued and non-productive year at the plate. He comes into Tuesday's game slashing .266/.298/.388 with a .685 OPS, only seven home runs, 37 RBI, 37 runs scored, and four steals across his 320 at-bats. Wilson is still hard to strike out, but outside of that, there is not much he offers for fantasy managers with the last-place A's.

The Colorado Rockies announced on Tuesday that they placed All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 15) with a strained left shoulder and recalled catcher Braxton Fulford from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move. Fulford will do the catching for right-hander Ryan Feltner on Tuesday and will bat eighth against Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Eric Lauer. Goodman will go on the shelf after sitting out with his shoulder injury since Aug. 12. Hopefully, he will require only a minimal stay on the IL, but the Rockies also do not have any real reason to rush him back down the stretch of the 2026 campaign. With Goodman on the IL, Fulford and Brett Sullivan will split playing time behind the dish in Denver, with Sullivan likely seeing primary duties. Losing the 26-year-old Goodman for any amount of time is a big blow for fantasy managers, as he leads all MLB catchers with a career-high 34 home runs while also adding 69 RBI, 69 runs scored, and five steals in 414 at-bats. Keep him stashed in all fantasy leagues.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (rib) will begin a hitting progression this week, manager Aaron Boone told Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. Judge had already been playing catch and running, but this is a big step in his recovery from a stress fracture in his rib that has kept him sidelined since late May. However, there remains no timetable for the three-time MVP's return from the 60-day injured list, and he will almost certainly require a minor-league rehab stint before being activated. It means that fantasy managers should not necessarily expect him to be back with the Yankees before the end of August. The 34-year-old veteran hit .248 (53-for-214) with 17 home runs, 38 RBI, 43 runs scored, and five stolen bases across 59 games and 261 plate appearances in 2026 before his rib injury. Judge should not be floating around on any waiver wires in fantasy leagues, even though he might not return until September.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Ward (quadriceps) is missing a fifth straight game on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers on the road, per MLB.com. Victor Robles, who is returning from a shoulder injury, will start in right field for the M's and will hit eighth against Brewers left-hander Kyle Harrison. Ward's disappointing season continues, and he now must be considered a prime candidate to land on the injured list if he cannot return during the series this week in Milwaukee. The 32-year-old right-handed slugger hit .246/.383/.346 with a .730 OPS, seven home runs, 30 RBI, 64 runs scored, and four stolen bases in 111 games to begin the year with the Baltimore Orioles before being traded to Seattle at the deadline earlier this month. Since landing with the Mariners, Ward has gone 5-for-32 (.156) with no walks and six strikeouts as he continues to be dropped in fantasy leagues. He is now only rostered in 64% of Yahoo leagues after setting career highs with 36 homers and 103 RBI in 2025 in his final season with the Los Angeles Angels.