Joey Wendle Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/26/1990 (33)
- Experience
- 7
- College
- West Chester (PA)
Joey Wendle Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Joey Wendle News
Miami Marlins infielder Joey Wendle and catcher Nick Fortes are starting on the bench on Tuesday against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. Jon Berti is starting at shortstop and batting ninth, while Jacob Stalling is doing the catching and hitting eighth against Rays right-hander Aaron Civale. Wendle has struggled offensive in 2023 in his second year in Miami, slashing .229/.264/.325 with a homer, 16 RBI, five stolen bases and 29 runs scored in 90 games. Fortes, meanwhile, has been even worse. The third-year backstop is batting .213 (53-for-249) with five home runs, seven doubles, 22 RBI, three stolen bases and 27 runs scored in 90 games played.
Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez and infielder Joey Wendle are both starting on the bench on Monday with the club facing Houston Astros left-hander Framber Valdez. Avisail Garcia is starting in left field and is batting seventh, while Jon Berti will handle shortstop and hit in the nine-hole on Monday against Valdez. Sanchez is hitting .280 against left-handed hurlers this year, but he's faced them only 27 times in 2023 and will likely continue to sit when the team faces a southpaw. Wendle, meanwhile, is pretty much in the same boat as Sanchez when it comes to facing lefties. The 33-year-old has faced them 25 times this year and has gone 6-for-23 (.261) with no home runs or RBI.
Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez and infielder Joey Wendle are both sitting out on Wednesday against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and left-hander Matthew Liberatore. Jorge Soler is starting in right field and batting second, while Jon Berti will handle shortstop and hit ninth in the batting order against Liberatore. Sanchez is hitting .294 against lefties in 2023, but it's come in a small sample size of only 17 at-bats. He's currently riding a modest five-game hitting streak that has seen him go 7-for-18 (.389) with two homers and eight RBI. Wendle, who also hits from the left side of the plate, is hitting .455 against southpaws, but in only 11 at-bats in 2023. He's gone 11-for-31 (.355) with no homers or RBI in his last eight games played.
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Arraez |
| 2 | Jorge Soler |
| 3 | Josh Bell |
| 4 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. |
| 5 | Jake Burger |
| 6 | Bryan De La Cruz |
| 7 | Jesús Sánchez |
| 8 | Jon Berti |
| 9 | Nick Fortes |
Joey Wendle Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Arraez |
| 2 | Jorge Soler |
| 3 | Josh Bell |
| 4 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. |
| 5 | Jake Burger |
| 6 | Bryan De La Cruz |
| 7 | Jesús Sánchez |
| 8 | Jon Berti |
| 9 | Nick Fortes |
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle saw his stat line improve almost across the board in 2020 despite many of his advanced metrics taking a dip. He slashed .286/.342/.435 with a .149 ISO and a 19 percent strikeout rate and 5.4 percent walk rate over 50 games. With the exception of the strikeout rate, all of those marks were his best since 2018. That performance came in spite of career-worst performances in exit velocity (86.7 mph), launch angle (5.2 degrees), hard-hit rate (32.1%). It appears that a good chunk of his 2020 performance was based in luck, as he posted a career-high 10.8 percent HR/FB rate (despite posting his second-worst fly ball rate of 27.6%) and a .338 BABIP (24 points higher than his career-average entering 2020). And when you look at his .256 xBA and .377 xSLG, it seems likely managers shouldn't expect a repeat of last season. Wendle can slot in at second base, third base or shortstop, and he should be able to provide about a .270 average with a ceiling of 10 home runs and 15 steals. His value will mostly come in 12-team or deeper leagues, but in 10-team leagues he should be considered nothing more than a waiver-wire pick-up if managers need to replace an injured player.
