Rafael Devers Core Surgery & Waivers | Fantasy Baseball First Cup Sept 14

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers will undergo season-ending core muscle surgery. Corey Pieper breaks down a devastating injury update for fantasy rosters entering championship season, major activations and prospect call-ups, the weekly Waiver Wire segment, and the FanDuel Bet of the Day. The health and transaction wire was frantic over the weekend as Rafael Devers is ruled out for the remainder of the season due to core muscle surgery, while Byron Buxton and Esmerlyn Valdez hit the injured list. On the news front, top prospects Emmanuel Rodriguez and Brody Hopkins earned major league call-ups, while Yordan Alvarez and Jac Caglianone were kept out of starting lineups. On the recovery side, Nathan Eovaldi, Josh Jung, Shea Langeliers, Ryan O'Hearn, and Willson Contreras all returned from the injured list, while Jesus Luzardo had a start skipped but remains hopeful to pitch later in the week. Daily performance slates featured explosive outputs in the studs column from Cade Cavalli, Ben Rice, Brett Bateman, Seth Lugo, Kyle Tucker, Zac Thornton, Francisco Lindor, Ryan O'Hearn, Pete Alonso, Andre Alvarez, Michael King, Fernando Tatis Jr., Ranger Suarez, Ian Seymour, Ronald Acuna Jr., Tyler Mahle, Bryan Woo, Lawrence Butler, Randy Arozarena, Nolan Arenado, Noah Cameron, Cam Schlittler, Emmet Sheehan, and a dominant Milwaukee offensive explosion powered by Jackson Chourio, Jake Bauers, William Contreras, Brice Turang, and Garrett Mitchell. On the flip side, Max Scherzer, Andrew Abbott, Zach Neto, Nolan McLean, Anthony Molina, Gerrit Cole, Kyle Bradish, Tyler Glasnow, Brandon Pfaadt, Gage Jump, Jacob Lopez, and Brady Singer matching up against Shane Drohan with Kyle Harrison in relief all tumbled into the duds section. Our weekly Waiver Wire segment delivers essential free-agent targets and priority pickups for the fantasy playoffs, featuring Garrett Mitchell (9%), Henry Bolte (39%), Bryce Eldridge (28%), Christian Encarnacion-Strand (10%), Andrew Alvarez (25%), and Hagen Smith (9%). First Cup Fantasy Baseball drops every weekday around 9 AM ET on The F6P Hour. Use code F6PPODS for 15% off All Access at fantasysixpack.net – rankings, matchup tools, DFS and betting cheat sheets, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.