Kevin Newman poised to start at short with Neto sidelined
by Bruno Mulé | Royals Correspondent | Tue, Mar 4th 9:30am EST
Kevin Newman holds an edge to open the season as the Angels’ shortstop while Zach Neto (shoulder) recovers, per team reports. (Rhett Bollinger)
Fantasy Impact:
Newman’s ahead of Tim Anderson and Scott Kingery for the gig, thanks to a locked-in contract and the group’s best glove—Neto’s out for Opening Day, though his absence could stretch from a week to a month. Newman hit .278/.311/.375 with three homers across 111 games for Arizona last year. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues might grab him for early at-bats, but his light bat caps the upside until Neto’s back.
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