Austin Meadows Fantasy

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows and corner infielder Yandy Diaz are expected to share leadoff duties for the Rays, at least to begin the regular season. Meadows would hit at the top of the order against right-handers, with Diaz getting the nod against lefties. Meadows broke out by hitting .291/.364/.558 with 33 home runs, 89 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 2019 and was an All-Star for the first time. But only nine of his 33 homers came against southpaws. Diaz played in just 79 games due to injuries and hit .267/.340/.476 with 14 home runs and 38 RBI. He hit .314 against lefties and only .245 against right-handers in 2019. Meadows is the more attractive fantasy commodity for his power and speed, and his ADP is currently 45.

over 2 months ago

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 0-for-4 in the team's 6-1 loss to the Astros in the first round of the playoffs. The young slugger went 0-for-9 over the final two games and finishes the series with a .150 batting average. Despite the postseason struggles, Meadows can look back upon this season fondly. In 530 regular season at-bats, the 24-year-old posted a .922 OPS with 33 home runs and 89 runs batted in.

over 6 months ago

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows will hit leadoff as the team will try and stave off elimination against the Astros ace Justin Verlander. Meadows went hitless in Game 1 against Verlander but has hits in each of the last three games, going 3-for-11 with two doubles, two runs scored and three runs batted in. Meadows slashed .298/.384/.576 against right-handed pitching this season and posted a .954 OPS when hitting leadoff this season. The Rays hope Meadows can spark them to one more victory this season.

over 6 months ago