Dream11 Fantasy Baseball: Rockies at Athletics

Colorado Rockies (3-1) at Oakland Athletics (3-2)

Wednesday, July 29th, 3:40 PM EDT

Projected starters

RHP German Marquez (0-1, 1.59 ERA) vs RHP Frankie Montas (0-0, 2.25 ERA)

Game Preview

Two teams with winning records will collide Wednesday at the Oakland Coliseum, as the Oakland Athletics will host the Colorado Rockies for the second game of their three-game series. The A's dropped the series opener following an 8-3 loss, and that was their second loss of the season. The pitching matchup will feature two promising righties, as Frankie Montas will take the ball for Oakland and German Marquez will do the same thing for the Rockies. Both sides delivered decent performances in their opening starts. Montas tossed just four innings against the Los Angeles Angels, although he gave up just one run. Meanwhile, Marquez carried a no-hitter into the sixth and gave up just one run and two hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers.

Injuries

Colorado Rockies

Tim Collins - Out - Opt Out

7/27 10:51 AM EST - The Rockies announced Monday that Collins has elected to opt out of the 2020 season. Collins had been added to the Rockies' 60-man player pool in late June and was present for summer camp, but he failed to win a spot on the season-opening 30-man roster. Rather than waiting around at the Rockies' alternative training site for a potential callup to the big club, Collins will remove himself from the 60-man pool and pack it in for 2020. He's scheduled to become a free agent during the offseason.

Ian Desmond - Out - Opt Out

6/29 7:35 PM EST - Desmond announced Monday via his personal Instagram account that he won't play in 2020 for personal reasons. Desmond will opt to sit out the 2020 season once play resumes to focus on civil rights issues and out of concerns about playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the fourth known player to do so. The 34-year-old has an expectant wife and four young children, and he outlined his concerns of playing during the pandemic. He was only expected to play against left-handed pitchers, so there will likely only be minor bumps in playing time for Sam Hilliard, Raimel Tapia, Garrett Hampson and Brendan Rodgers.

Peter Lambert - 60-Day IL - Elbow

7/23 9:41 AM EST - The Rockies announced Thursday that Lambert (elbow) recently underwent Tommy John surgery and was placed on the 45-day injured list. Lambert had previously developed a forearm strain late in spring training and apparently didn't fully move past the issue four months later at summer camp, prompting him to undergo the corrective procedure. Given the timing of his surgery, Lambert appears set to miss the entire 2021 campaign while rehabbing the elbow injury, though he should back to full strength for spring training in 2022.

Justin Lawrence - Out - Suspension

1/17 2:06 PM EST - Lawrence was handed an 80-game suspension Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports Lawrence split the 2019 season between Double-A and Triple-A and struggled at both levels with a combined 8.76 ERA and 2.05 WHIP over 37 innings. The 25-year-old was added to the 40-man roster in November 2018 to be protected from the Rule 5 draft after a solid season, but the suspension and a rocky 2019 leaves his standing on the roster unstable at best.

Scott Oberg - 10-Day IL - Back

7/26 9:56 AM EST - Oberg (back) is unlikely to be activated when first eligible July 31, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports. His back soreness has so far prevented him from throwing a bullpen session at the satellite camp. He will try to throw a bullpen session Monday and could return sometime in early-to-mid August.

Oakland Athletics

Daulton Jefferies - Out - Biceps

3/6 10:10 PM EST - Jefferies (biceps) was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Chris Haft of MLB.com reports. The move comes as no surprise, as Jefferies was expected to start the season with Las Vegas and has also been sidelined with a biceps strain that short-circuited his opportunity to get further seasoning in big-league camp. The 24-year-old's status will certainly be one to monitor, as a 2019 campaign that was good enough earn him the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year award has led to expectations that the talented right-hander could eventually reach the big leagues at some point in 2020.

Dean Kiekhefer - Out - Undisclosed

3/3 3:34 PM EST - Kiekhefer was sent to minor-league spring training Sunday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports. Kiekhefer appeared in four games for the Athletics in 2018, although he got lit up for four runs on seven hits and a walk in two innings of work. He figures to start the 2019 campaign with Triple-A Las Vegas.

A.J. Puk - 10-Day IL - Shoulder

7/24 12:24 PM EST - Puk (shoulder) will play catch Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Puk's shoulder issues returned earlier in the week, leading to him being placed on the injured list with a shoulder strain Monday. He underwent a cortisone injection and is already ready to throw again, which is certainly a good sign for his eventual return to action. He's expected to miss at least two weeks, with Daniel Mengden filling his rotation spot for now.

Colorado Rockies Expected Lineup

SP - German Marquez

1. David Dahl

2. Trevor Story

3. Charlie Blackmon

4. Nolan Arenado

5. Daniel Murphy

6. Ryan McMahon

7. Raimel Tapia

8. Sam Hilliard

9. Tony Wolters

Oakland Athletics Expected Lineup

SP - Frankie Montas

1. Marcus Semien

2. Ramon Laureano

3. Matt Chapman

4. Matt Olson

5. Mark Canha

6. Khris Davis

7. Stephen Piscotty

8. Sean Murphy

9. Tony Kemp

Top Picks From Each Team

Ramon Laureano, Athletics: The 26-year-old averaged .288 a season ago while mashing 24 long balls. He has seven hits in 17 at-bats across five games in 2020, posting three multi-hit games in that stretch. He got off to a hot start in 2020.

Trevor Story, Rockies: Story is also extremely hot, entering this matchup in a three-game hitting streak while connecting two home runs against the Texas Rangers on July 26. He should be the Rockies' main offensive threat.

Captaincy Options

1. Ramon Laureano
2. Trevor Story
3. Khris Davis
4. Frankie Montas

Dream11 Team

P – Frankie Montas

C – Sean Murphy

IF – Matt Chapman

IF – Nolan Arenado

IF – Trevor Story

OF – Ramon Laureano (C)

OF – Khris Davis (VC)

OF – Mark Canha

OF – Charlie Blackmon