Joey Wendle Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/26/1990 (31)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- West Chester (PA)
Joey Wendle Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Joey Wendle News
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Julian Merryweather and the Toronto Blue Jays. Taylor Walls is getting the start at shortstop and batting ninth in the game. Wendle has continued to be a steady and consistent producer for the Rays lately. He's reached base in six straight games and he's slashing .258/.333/.419 over the month of September as a whole. He has career-highs in home runs (11) and runs scored (69) this season. His eligibility at second base, third base and shortstop makes him a worthy player to roster in most AL-only leagues and deep leagues.
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Monday's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He blasted a solo shot off Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki in the eighth inning to increase the Rays' lead 6-4. It was his 11th long ball of the season. The 31-year-old continues to see everyday at-bats while Wander Franco (hamstring) is sidelined. Franco could return from the 10-day injured list on Friday, sending Wendle back into a utility role. Wendle is slashing .271/.324/.434 with 11 home runs, 52 RBI, 69 runs scored, and seven stolen bases over 127 games in 2021. Fantasy managers can use Wendle as a streamer until Franco is activated from the injured list.
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle will take a seat on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to MLB.com. Wendle has put up decent offensive numbers this season, slashing .274/.324./436 with 10 HRs and seven stolen bases over 122 games. He's a fine player to roster in many leagues, not hurting fantasy managers in any specific category. However, Wendle has batted just .198 off of left-handers this season, so it wouldn't be a good matchup with Robbie Ray on the bump. Taylor Walls is in the lineup playing shortstop and batting eighth. Walls has almost no fantasy value, as he owns a .609 OPS with one home run and four steals across 48 games. He should be left on the wire in favor of better infield options.
Batting Order
| 1 | Randy Arozarena |
| 2 | Wander Franco |
| 3 | Brandon Lowe |
| 4 | Nelson Cruz |
| 5 | Jordan Luplow |
| 6 | Yandy Díaz |
| 7 | Austin Meadows |
| 8 | Mike Zunino |
| 9 | Kevin Kiermaier |
Joey Wendle Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Randy Arozarena |
| 2 | Wander Franco |
| 3 | Brandon Lowe |
| 4 | Nelson Cruz |
| 5 | Jordan Luplow |
| 6 | Yandy Díaz |
| 7 | Austin Meadows |
| 8 | Mike Zunino |
| 9 | Kevin Kiermaier |
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.