Walker Jenkins MLB Debut & Pitching Planner | Fantasy Baseball First Cup August 28

Minnesota Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins will make his highly anticipated Major League debut on Friday. Corey Pieper breaks down a major prospect promotion, an extensive list of late-August injuries, the Friday Pitching Planner segment, and the FanDuel Bet of the Day. The health and transaction wire is active as Minnesota calls up top prospect Walker Jenkins for his MLB debut, while Willy Adames will miss three to four weeks. On the injury front, Roki Sasaki lands on the injured list with blisters, Jung Hoo Lee remains out with an elbow injury, Jake Bauers continues to deal with a shin issue, and Nolan Arenado manages a thumb injury. Meanwhile, Bryce Eldridge returned from paternity leave, and veteran infielder Eugenio Suarez officially cleared waivers. On the diamond, standout performances in the studs column featured Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Daylen Lile, Jacob Misiorowski, Noah Cameron, Landen Roupp, Carter Jensen, Jac Caglianone, Vinnie Pasquantino, Jackson Chourio, Yoshinobu Yamamoto matching up against Chris Sale, and Hayden Wesneski dueling Gerrit Cole. On the other hand, Trevor Rogers, Josh Baez going 1-for-4 with three strikeouts, Spencer Arrighetti, Sean Manaea, Francisco Lindor going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, AJ Ewing going 0-for-4 with a strikeout, and Carson Benge finishing 0-for-4 with two strikeouts all struggled into the duds section. Our Friday Pitching Planner segment evaluates key weekend starting options to help fantasy managers streamline their rotation strategies, featuring Shohei Ohtani, Dustin May potentially pitching Sunday, Daniel Lynch at Cleveland on Saturday, Zebby Matthews on Sunday against the White Sox, and Cal Quantrill at Milwaukee on Saturday. 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.