Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels and left-hander Tyler Anderson. The O's will give Mullins a rest against a left-handed hurler in this one, even though he's been better against southpaws this year with a .298 average (14-for-47). Overall, the 28-year-old is hitting .261 (41-for-157) with six home runs, 34 RBI, 12 stolen bases and 21 runs scored in 43 games played. He's gone 16-for-59 (.271) with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 RBI in 15 games played so far in the month of May. Make sure to get him out of your starting lineups on Thursday. Ryan McKenna is starting in center field and is hitting sixth against Anderson.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins hit for the cycle during Friday's 6-3 win over the Pirates. The 28-year-old looked fantastic, collecting a single in the third inning, a triple in the fifth inning, and a double in the seventh inning. But he capped off the night with a 376-foot shot to right field, driving in three runs. Mullins snapped a five-game RBI drought in this one. However, he's been a potent fantasy option this season, and that's not expected to change anytime soon.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins went 1-for-5 with a double, a run scored, a walk, and a strikeout in a 3-2 extra-innings loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Mullins notched his sixth double of the season off Bryce Elder in the top of the third inning. He also reached via a walk and scored while serving as the ghost runner in the top of the 10th inning. The dynamic 28-year-old is slashing .250/.359/.427 with four home runs and 28 RBI to go along with 11 steals over 124 at-bats. He's working with a rock-solid 28:21 K/BB ratio, which is great to see after his ugly 126:47 clip from the 2022 season.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins made his only hit count in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Red Sox. The 28-year-old went 1-for-5 out of the leadoff spot with a ninth-inning grand slam and two strikeouts. He has had some ups and downs early on but has overall delivered on what fantasy managers have come to expect, slashing .256/.371/.439 with three HR, 19 RBI, and nine stolen bases. Batting at the top of a surprisingly strong offense who have not been afraid to run, Mullins should continue to be a solid fantasy contributor in all leagues.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins will shift back into the leadoff spot for Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers. The left-handed slugger hit ninth against a southpaw on Thursday, but is back at the top of the lineup now. This is a situation to monitor for fantasy managers with Mullins in a slump at the plate right now. Possibly, Mullins turns into a platoon player if he doesn't get back on track. For now, he'll bat leadoff and play center field against right-hander Michael Lorenzen on Friday.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is starting in center field and hitting ninth on Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics and left-hander Kyle Muller. Mullins has hit leadoff for Baltimore in all but one game that he's played in early in the 2023 season, but he'll move down to the bottom of the batting order on Tuesday against a southpaw. The 28-year-old is in a little funk at the plate currently, picking up just two hits in his last 27 at-bats. Mullins is hitting just .175 (7-for-40) with a double, two home runs, eight RBI and five stolen bases in the first 10 games, and he'll lose a lot of DFS appeal with the move down to ninth on Tuesday. Left fielder Austin Hays is hitting leadoff for the O's against Muller.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins continued to show off his speed in Monday's 2-0 win over the Rangers. Mullins went 0-for-2 with two walks, a strikeout, and a stolen base. It was known that the new pitcher disengagement rules and larger bases may lead to more steals, and the O's in general have shown that to be the case. The 28-year-old is off to a great start, slashing .333/.474/.733 with two home runs, seven RBI, and four stolen bases. It was only two seasons ago that Mullins hit 30 HR and stole 30 bases. While it is unreasonable to expect that many HR from him, it seems that he could easily surpass 30 stolen bases this season at this pace.

The Baltimore Orioles and outfielder Cedric Mullins avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $4.1 million deal. Mullins was a first-time All-Star for the O's in 2021 in his fourth big-league season, but he wasn't nearly as good in 2022, hitting .258/.318/.403 with a .721 OPS, 16 home runs, 64 RBI, 89 runs scored and a career-high 34 stolen bases in 672 plate appearances and 156 games. The 28-year-old really struggled against left-handed pitching in 2022, so he'll need to improve in that area if he wants to play every day and return to his 2021 form at the plate.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins isn't in the team's starting lineup on Tuesday for a matchup with the Detroit Tigers and left-hander Joey Wentz. The 27-year-old is batting .262 with a .324 on-base percentage, 14 home runs, and 31 stolen bases in 611 plate appearances this season. Ryan McKenna will step in as the team's starting center fielder instead on Tuesday and hit eighth. McKenna is batting .241 with a .299 on-base percentage, two home runs, and two stolen bases in 156 plate appearances this season. Fantasy managers in search of streaming options in the outfield are probably better off looking elsewhere.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals and left-hander Patrick Corbin. Mullins is an everyday fantasy player, but he's struggled against southpaws this year, going 33-for-163 (.203) with three of his 14 home runs, 12 RBI and 44 strikeouts against them. With the 27-year-old getting a day of rest, Ryan McKenna will man center field for the O's and bat seventh in the lineup against Corbin. On the season, McKenna is hitting .245/.303/.353 with only two home runs, 11 RBI, 22 runs scored and two stolen bases in 139 at-bats. In nine plate appearances over seven games so far this month, he has a single and three strikeouts. McKenna is a low-upside DFS dart throw.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had no success at the plate on Tuesday, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the 5-1 loss against the Cleveland Guardians, but he did steal a base after reaching on a fielder's choice. It was his 29th stolen base of the season. The 27-year-old Mullins hasn't found the magic of last year, slashing .265/.327/.400 with 11 home runs, 68 runs and 49 RBI over 124 games after posting an .878 OPS in 2021. He remains a starter in every fantasy format, though, as one of the more prolific base-stealers in baseball at the top of the Orioles lineup.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The left-handed slugger will get a well-deserved day of rest. Ryan McKenna will cover center field and bat leadoff against left-hander Shane McClanahan on Saturday. This is not a favorable spot for McKenna, so fantasy managers looking for a streaming option can check elsewhere. The expectation is that Mullins will be back in the lineup for their next contest.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is starting in center field and hitting eighth in the batting order on Monday against Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. It will be just the second time all year that Mullins has hit eighth in the order. He's gone 8-for-25 (.320) with a home run, three RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases in six games over the last week, but he's also hitting just .211 (32-for-152) with only three of his nine home runs against left-handed pitchers this year. It's unclear if the 27-year-old will hit lower in the lineup against southpaws moving forward, but it's obviously bad news for his DFS value. In his place, right fielder Ryan McKenna will hit leadoff for the O's on Monday.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins and rookie catcher Adley Rutschman are not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. It will be Mullins' first game out of the starting lineup since July 3. The 27-year-old snapped a five-game hitting streak on Wednesday. Rutschman has swung the bat well coming out of the All-Star break, going 7-for-17 with three doubles, one RBI and four runs scored in six games. Ryan McKenna is starting in center field and batting eighth, while Robinson Chirinos is behind the plate and hitting ninth against Rays left-hander Ryan Yarbrough. Both McKenna and Chirinos are low-upside DFS options at the bottom of Baltimore's lineup. Between the two of them, they have a combined three home runs in 2022.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins isn't in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday for a matchup with the Washington Nationals and left-handed pitcher Patrick Corbin. The 27-year-old is hitting .245 with a .303 on-base percentage, six home runs, and 15 stolen bases in 299 plate appearances this season. Instead, it'll be Austin Hays moving over to center field and batting leadoff against Corbin and the Nationals. Hays is hitting .276 with a .337 on-base percentage, nine home runs, and a stolen base in 267 plate appearances so far this season.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox. This appears to be a routine day off for Mullins after starting 10 straight games. Ryan McKenna will cover center field and bat eighth versus lefty Rich Hill on Monday. Fantasy managers should expect Mullins back in the lineup for their next contest. Hopefully a rest day will help him get back on track.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins went a combined 1-for-8 with a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base in Saturday's doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox. Mullins did all of his damage in Game 1, reaching with a single, stealing a base, and then scoring a run. He was hitless in Game 2 but did draw a walk. The 27-year-old has some catching up to do if he wants to follow up on his 2021 breakout season in which he slashed .291/.360/.518 with 30 home runs, 59 RBI, and 30 stolen bases. Currently, Mullins is posting a .241/.304/.369 batting line with five home runs, 16 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. The lack of power and on-base skills should be the most concerning to fantasy managers at this point.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the New York Yankees. Mullins will get a breather after going 2-for-16 with five strikeouts in his last four games. However, he's hitting over .300 in May to raise his season slash line to .253/.315/.416 with five home runs, 15 RBI, 20 runs scored and seven stolen bases in 169 plate appearances. Mullins should be back in there on Friday. Ryan McKenna is starting in center field and is batting eighth on Thursday against Yankees left-hander Jordan Montgomery. McKenna is 7-for-32 with no home runs, three RBI and 15 strikeouts in 22 games this year, so DFS gamers should look for better low-cost options.

Like many hitters across the majors, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had an underwhelming output at the plate in April. He slashed just .210/.304/.370 in the season's opening month. Luckily, May has been a different story for the 27-year-old thus far. Through 17 games this month, Mullins is slashing .301/.329/.466 with three home runs, four stolen bases, seven RBI and eight runs scored. His peripheral stats are mostly all right where they were last year when he had a breakout season, hitting .291 with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases.