Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (back) is starting in center field and batting seventh for Thursday's series opener against the visiting New York Yankees and left-hander Carlos Rodon. Varsho missed the last three games after injuring his back in Saturday's contest, but he's back in action now against a pitcher he's gone 2-for-3 against in his career. However, he won't be all that attractive for DFS lineups because of the fact that he's hit only .133 (4-for-30) with a homer, four RBI and eight strikeouts in eight games over the last 14 days. The lefty-hitting Varsho has hit .277 (13-for-47) against southpaw, but with only one of his 11 long balls on the season. With Varsho back in Toronto's lineup, veteran Kevin Kiermaier will return to the bench for the Blue Jays.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (back) is still out of the team's starting lineup on Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox. Varsho's back injury will keep him out for a fourth straight game. Veteran Kevin Kiermaier will once again fill in at center field and will bat ninth for Toronto at Fenway Park against Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford. The 27-year-old Varsho is considered day-to-day. Fantasy managers should check back on Thursday to see if he'll be available in the series opener versus the visiting division-rival New York Yankees. The 34-year-old Kiermaier will be a low-upside DFS sleeper on Wednesday against Crawford. He's hitting just .201 (29-for-144) with two homers, 12 RBI and five steals on the season. When healthy, Varsho isn't a help in batting average, but he can produce modest power and speed numbers for fantasy managers.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (back) remains out of the team's starting lineup on Tuesday at Fenway Park against the hosting Boston Red Sox. Veteran Kevin Kiermaier will make another start in center field and will bat ninth for the Blue Jays against Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello. Kiermaier has very little DFS appeal out of the nine-hole, but he is hitting .286 with two RBI in seven career at-bats against Bello. Varsho injured his back on Saturday and will be missing his third straight game on Tuesday. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day until further notice. The 27-year-old outfielder is hitting only .207 (50-for-242) in 2024 but has appealing power/speed upside for fantasy managers with 11 home runs and eight stolen bases in 72 games.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (back) remains out of the team's starting lineup on Monday against the division-rival Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Varsho injured his back in Saturday's loss to the Cleveland Guardians and will now miss his second straight game. For now, fantasy managers need to keep him on their benches and consider him day-to-day. Veteran Kevin Kiermaier is starting in center field in Monday's series opener and will bat ninth against Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck. Varsho is barely hitting over .200 on the year but offers a modest mix of power and speed with 11 homers and eight stolen bases in 242 at-bats this year. Kiermaier has three hits in six career at-bats versus Houck but is also hitting just .184 (25-for-136) on the year and has minimal DFS upside in the nine-hole in Toronto's batting order.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (back) left the game Saturday with a back injury. In the ninth inning, he hit a ground ball and never made it out of the batter's box, immediately grabbing at his lower back. Manager John Schneider said after the game that Varsho was dealing with lower back tightness. Varsho is hitting .207 with 11 home runs, 35 RBI, eight stolen bases, and 40 runs scored in 240 at-bats. Should Varsho be forced to miss time, look for Davis Schneider or Addison Barger to get a tick-up in playing time.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (illness) was unavailable for Friday's series opener against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates due to food poisoning. If Varsho is feeling better by the time Saturday's matchup with Pittsburgh and right-hander Mitch Keller comes around, he could make his way back into Toronto's lineup as early as then. The speedy 27-year-old former catcher has been an excellent source of power and speed with 10 home runs, 30 RBI, and five stolen bases over 52 games as an everyday player for the Jays this year, despite batting just over the Mendoza Line at .205 (36-for-176). Varsho should be considered day-to-day, and he shouldn't be out for very long with the ailment.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho is not in the team's starting lineup on Friday against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates with a left-hander on the mound. Davis Schneider will start in left field for the Jays and will bat in the leadoff spot against southpaw Bailey Falter. The left-handed-hitting Varsho is hitting only .205 (36-for-176) on the year for Toronto but does have 10 home runs, 30 RBI and five stolen bases. He's actually been better against lefties in 2024, albeit in just 38 at-bats. Schneider comes into Friday's series opener against the Bucs with a .316 average (6-for-19) with a homer and eight RBI in the last seven days. He's gone 9-for-39 (.231) against left-handed pitchers so far in 2024, but he also has three of his six home runs on the year against them. Scheider isn't a bad low-cost DFS play in the outfield on Friday night.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday with the team facing a left-handed pitcher. With Varsho getting the day off, Cavan Biggio will make the start in right field for the Jays and will hit ninth in the batting order against Royals left-hander Cole Ragans. Varsho has gone 5-for-17 (.294) with a solo home run against southpaws so far in 2024, but he also has just one hit in his last 14 at-bats over his last four games to drop his season slash line to .233/.324/.500. The 27-year-old left-handed slugger has added six home runs, 14 RBI and three stolen bases. Varsho should be back in Toronto's starting lineup on Wednesday. Biggio has very little fantasy upside in the nine-hole. He's hitting .229 (16-for-70) on the year with a homer and six RBI.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho belted two home runs in Wednesday's game versus the division-rival New York Yankees, but it wasn't enough as his team fell 6-4. Varsho's first homer was a two-run shot that went 373 feet to right center field to score Davis Schneider in the second inning, and his second blast traveled 392 feet to give the Jays a temporary 3-1 lead during the seventh frame. The 27-year-old converted catcher had a strong spring training, and he's offering plenty of power with four round-trippers and eight RBI in 55 at-bats to begin the 2024 season. Even so, he's only batting .218 across 19 outings and will likely need to pick it up in the speed department (one stolen base) to overcome hitting in the lower part of Toronto's order. Varsho has a three-game series against the San Diego Padres starting on Friday, and in 21 games against San Diego since 2022, Varsho is batting just .147 with three bombs.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho is not in the team's starting lineup on Monday against the visiting Seattle Mariners. With Varsho on the bench in the series opener, Davis Schneider is getting the start in left field and is batting in the five-hole for the Blue Jays against Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo. Schneider has never faced Castillo in his career in what will be a difficult matchup for the infielder/outfielder. The 27-year-old Varsho's fantasy stock has been falling since his disappointing first year in Toronto in 2023, and losing catcher eligibility hasn't helped his cause at all. Through the first 10 contests of 2024, he's gone 4-for-30 (.133) with no home runs or RBI, four runs scored and eight strikeouts in 34 plate appearances.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho was scratched from Monday's Grapefruit League lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates to allow him to attend to a personal matter. Varsho wasn't around to close out the spring schedule, but he's expected to be back in the lineup for Opening Day on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The 27-year-old disappointed in his first year in Toronto in 2023, slashing .220/.285/.389 with 20 home runs, 61 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 65 runs scored in 581 plate appearances over 158 games played. He will at least be a regular in left field for the Jays in 2024 against right-handed pitching, which gives him depth value in mixed fantasy leagues in a strong lineup and hitter-friendly home park. The biggest negative for Varsho this year is that he'll no longer have catcher eligibility.

Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Daulton Varsho went 3-for-3 with three RBI in his first game this Spring Training back on February 24. However, his output has dwindled since then as he's 0-for-10 over his last five games. On a positive note, he does have four walks, one stolen base, and just one strikeout during that span. We can't put a whole lot of stock into Spring Training performances, but it's still promising to see Varsho drawing walks at an 11.8 percent clip after turning in a career-worst 7.7 percent rate last season. He's started 150-plus games in each of the last two years and should remain an everyday player for the Jays in 2024.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher/outfielder Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. While it's damaging loss for Toronto's wild card hopes, Varsho did his part with the bat. He smacked a third-inning solo jack to get his club on the board before plating two more runs on a go-ahead single during the fourth frame. Varsho is carrying a hot stick lately, hitting .262 with four homers, two triples, and nine RBI in 42 at-bats since Sep. 15. The hybrid backstop's first year with the Jays following an offseason trade was fairly ordinary, slashing .220/.286/.391 with 20 big flies, 68 RBI, and 16 stolen bases over 522 at-bats ahead of free agency. Varsho ranks outside the top 10 catchers in 2023, but he'll remain fantasy relevant if he retains that eligibility next year.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho is back in the starting lineup Wednesday when his club takes on the Oakland A's and left-hander JP Sears. The lefty-swinging Varsho sat against another lefty in the A's Ken Waldichuk on Tuesday but will return to take on Sears on Wednesday afternoon. It's largely been a disappointing season for a player that entered 2023 with high expectations as Varsho is hitting just .220 with a .662 OPS across 137 games, production that's helped lead to an underwhelming 82 wRC+. While his 16 home runs and 15 stolen bases are palatable from a fantasy standpoint, he slugged 27 HR and collected 16 SB in his age-25 season last year and has failed to take the step forward fantasy managers were looking for this time around.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho is starting Tuesday's game against left-hander Julio Urias and the Los Angeles Dodgers on the bench. The 27-year-old is in the midst of a down year, slashing .215/.275/.358 with 12 bombs, 40 runs, and 34 RBI over 100 games, but he still has 12 steals under his belt. Santiago Espinal will take his spot in the lineup, playing second base and batting seventh. The 2022 All-Star hasn't offered much with the bat this year, batting .231 with a single homer and a pair of stolen bases across 53 games. Fantasy managers should look elsewhere for offensive help.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher/outfielder Daulton Varsho is taking the day off on Thursday against the Houston Astros with left-hander Framber Valdez on the mound. Varsho snapped a 10-game hitting streak on Wednesday, but he's gone 7-for-23 (.304) with three home runs and four RBI in seven games since the calendar flipped to June. The 26-year-old has actually hit for a better average against southpaws (.250) than against righties (.216) this year, but he's yet to go deep against a lefty. Overall, he's hitting just .222 (51-for-230) in his first year in Toronto with 11 home runs, 26 RBI and eight stolen bases for fantasy managers. Whit Merrifield is starting in left field and hitting seventh on Thursday, while Santiago Espinal is at the keystone and batting eighth against Valdez.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. He was relegated to the seventh spot in the Jays order for his last start. The 26-year-old went 36 at-bats since May 13 without tallying a single RBI before Monday's ninth-inning blast to help make the bout more interesting. Varsho accumulated nine RBI from May 2 to May 7, so fantasy managers hope this recent dry spell is in the rearview mirror. The speedy fielder is still hitting a subpar .207 with a .652 OPS. Varsho's six stolen bases, however, keep him within striking distance of returning to the conversation of top-10 fantasy catchers where eligible.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher/outfielder Daulton Varsho is not in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. It will be Varsho's first day off of the season in his first year with the Blue Jays. The 26-year-old has so far hit .264 (14-for-53) with three doubles, one home run, four RBI, three stolen bases and 10 runs scored in 63 plate appearances and 15 games for Toronto and fantasy managers. He's extremely valuable in fantasy because of his power/speed combination with catcher eligibility. Jordan Luplow is in right field and is hitting eighth on Sunday, while Whit Merrifield gets the start in left field and hits sixth against Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan in the series finale.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher/outfielder Daulton Varsho (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. It's a well deserved day off for Varsho who has played in the first seven games to begin the season. Recently recalled Jordan Luplow will serve as the designated hitter and bat eighth against left-hander Patrick Sandoval. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups accordingly with Varsho sitting out on Friday.

The Toronto Blue Jays and catcher/outfielder Daulton Varsho avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.05 million deal on Friday. The Blue Jays upgraded their outfield depth and added a much-needed left-handed bat to their potent lineup when they acquired Varsho from the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason. In just his third big-league season in 2022 with the D-backs, he hit .235/.302/.443 with a .745 OPS, career-high 27 home runs, 74 RBI, 79 runs scored and 16 stolen bases in 592 plate appearances and 151 games played. The 26-year-old provides defensive versatility at catcher and in left field, but he's expected to be Toronto's regular left fielder in 2023. The power-speed combination and the move to one of the better lineups in baseball have skyrocketed Varsho's fantasy value heading into next season.