MAY 2, 2022•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Series Preview: Philadelphia Phillies Face Texas Rangers for First Time Since 2017The Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Texas Rangers to town for a two-game series beginning on Tuesday.
New York Mets, Atlanta Braves announce Monday night lineupsMax Fried\u00a0(2-2, 3.00) will start for Atlanta, while\u00a0Chris Bassitt\u00a0(3-1, 2.25) will go for New York.
MAY 2, 2022•NORTHJERSEY.COM
Michael Harris - Goes yard twice for MississippiHarris went 2-for-6 with two solo home runs for Double-A Mississippi on Sunday.
ImpactAtlanta's No. 1 fantasy prospect has reached base safely in all 21 games so far this season, with Sunday's fireworks marking his most impressive performance yet. All four of Harris' homers in 2022 have come in the last seven contests, and on the season he's slashing a blazing .333/.396/.586 with nine steals in 11 attempts, plus 16 runs and 19 RBI. The organization doesn't need to rush the 21-year-old to the majors, especially with Ronald Acuna now back in action, but it may not be long before Harris forces a promotion to Triple-A.
MAY 2, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Dansby Swanson - Picking up steamSwanson went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.
ImpactThe shortstop has hit safely in six straight games and eight of the last nine as he digs himself out of an early-season hole at the plate, slashing .393/.455/.643 over those nine contests with a homer, two steals, six runs and six RBI. Swanson's 27.3 percent strikeout rate during that stretch is still a little elevated, but it's a huge improvement on his 41.5 percent mark in the 14 games prior.
MAY 2, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Rangers' Willie Calhoun Demands Trade After Demotion To Minor LeaguesWillie Calhoun did not take kindly to being optioned by the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
MAY 2, 2022•NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Mets play the Braves after McNeil's 4-hit game
The New York Mets take on the Atlanta Braves after Jeff McNeil had four hits against the Phillies on SundayMAY 2, 2022•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Willie Calhoun - Hopes to be traded after demotionCalhoun said Sunday that he hopes to be traded at some point after being optioned to Triple-A Round Rock, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
ImpactCalhoun hit just .136 with a home run, three doubles, seven runs and two RBI over 18 games with the Rangers early in the season, but his .344 xwOBA suggests that he was relatively unlucky. While the 27-year-old will report to Round Rock after he was part of Sunday's roster cuts, he hopes to have a strong performance in the minors that he can parlay into a change of scenery. Calhoun hit a career-high 21 homers for Texas in 2019, but he's gone yard just eight times since then and has slashed .223/.288/.339 over the last three seasons.
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