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 third baseman Joey Wendle went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in a 9-7 loss to the Nationals on Wednesday. Entering the game as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, Wendle launched his seventh homer of the season to tie the game up at 5-5, and he would tie the game again in the bottom of the 10th inning with an RBI single. It was good to see this performance out of Wendle, who has struggled over his last seven games with a .182/.280/.318 triple-slash line with one home run, one steal, three RBI and two runs scored. Hopefully this is the start of a turnaround for Wendle, who has been a solid player this season as he's slashing .288/.350/.500 with seven home runs, four steals, 29 RBI and 36 runs scored over 57 games.
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Joey Wendle is getting the day off on Monday as the team faces Jameson Taillon and the New York Yankees. Yandy Diaz is getting the start at third base and batting fifth in the game. Wendle has been a mainstay in the lineup all year and has had a fantastic season. He's slashing .302/.360/.525 with six home runs, 16 doubles, three stolen bases, 26 RBI and 34 runs on the year. He's reached base safely in each of his past six games. Expect to see him back in the lineup for the second game of the series on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle launched two home runs on Thursday afternoon as he finished 4-for-6 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in a 10-1 win over the Orioles. It was the first multi-homer performance of Wendle's career, as he now has five home runs on the year and is slashing .309/.354/537 over 41 games. 2021 is shaping up to be a breakout year for Wendle, who has nearly eclipsed his previous career-high of seven home runs in less than one-third of the games it took him to reach that mark in 2018. He's currently rostered in 66 percent of leagues, so if you can find him on the waiver-wire grab him now.
Batting Order
| 1 | Brandon Lowe |
| 2 | Yandy Díaz |
| 3 | Taylor Walls |
| 4 | Austin Meadows |
| 5 | Joey Wendle |
| 6 | Manuel Margot |
| 7 | Kevin Kiermaier |
| 8 | Mike Zunino |
| 9 | Brett Phillips |
Joey Wendle Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Brandon Lowe |
| 2 | Yandy Díaz |
| 3 | Taylor Walls |
| 4 | Austin Meadows |
| 5 | Joey Wendle |
| 6 | Manuel Margot |
| 7 | Kevin Kiermaier |
| 8 | Mike Zunino |
| 9 | Brett Phillips |
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.