Rowdy Tellez Smashes Two Bombs, Racks Up Five RBI In Blowout Win
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez smashed two home runs and tallied five RBI in the Pirates' 14-2 win over the New York Mets on Friday. Tellez now have seven HR on the season with a .683 OPS. After a slow start to the season, the lefty has started to pick things up with a .961 OPS over the last 28 days. Tellez has mainly been in a platoon role this season and will continue to stay in a platoon role while on the Pirates, hitting for a .691 OPS against righties and a .258 OPS against lefties. With his recent resurgence at the plate, fantasy managers may want to continue getting him into their starting lineups and capitalizing on his hot streak. He should be expected to be out of the lineup the next two days against Mets starters David Peterson and Sean Manaea. He should be back in the lineup Sunday against Mets rookie Christian Scott.
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez tallied three hits and homered in Wednesday night's walk-off win over the division-rival St. Louis Cardinals. Tellez swatted a solo homer off Cardinals right-hander Giovanny Gallegos down the left-field line, extending the Pirates' lead to 3-1 in the seventh inning on Wednesday. In his last 21 games (72 at-bats), the 29-year-old righty masher is batting a strong .361 with four round-trippers and 15 RBI. Tellez should continue routinely sitting against left-handed pitching, so while those are appealing numbers, he doesn't garner enough playing time to be useful outside of deeper fantasy leagues.
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez will not be in the lineup on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Manager Derek Shelton said on 93.7 The Fan that Connor Joe will start at first base in place of Tellez. The manager points to Joe Ross being a reverse-split right-hander as the reason for Tellez not starting on Tuesday. Tellez has struggled as of late as he's 0-for-17 with six strikeouts in the last seven games while in the last 15 games, he's slashing .158/.214/.237 with zero home runs. Joe, meanwhile, will be getting the start at first base despite being primarily an outfielder. Whether or not Tellez will remain on the bench after Tuesday is to be seen, but he's not putting up much offense so he isn't worth a fantasy look at this time.
Free-agent first baseman Rowdy Tellez is signing a one-year, $3.2 million deal on Tuesday with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The deal comes with $800,000 in performance bonuses. Tellez sticks in the National League Central division following two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, where he hit .218/.300/.430 with 48 home runs, 32 RBI, a triple, 136 RBI and 93 runs scored in 258 games. The left-handed slugger took a step back this past season, though, hitting .215 (67-for-311) with only 13 home runs and 47 RBI in 105 games played for the Brew Crew. The 28-year-old will get run against right-handed pitchers at first base with the rebuilding Pirates in 2024, but Tellez doesn't offer much outside of some power as a corner infield option in NL-only leagues.
The Milwaukee Brewers non-tendered first baseman Rowdy Tellez on Friday, according to a source familiar with the situation. The move sends Tellez to the free-agent market this offseason. The Brewers traded for first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers earlier in the day on Friday, so he will now be the favorite for the majority of playing time at first base for the Brew Crew in 2024. The 28-year-old left-handed-hitting Tellez didn't even make the playoff roster for the wild-card series this fall after hitting a weak .215/.291/.376 with 13 home runs, nine doubles, a triple, 47 RBI and 26 runs scored in 105 games. Tellez is a career .233 hitter with 92 home runs in six big-league seasons, and he should be able to latch on with another team looking for some pop from the left side.
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman/designated hitter Rowdy Tellez is getting the start at first base Monday against the Chicago Cubs and right-hander Jameson Taillon. Monday marks the slugger's first start at first base since back on July 4 before injuring his finger, an ailment that cost him roughly six weeks of action. All three of Tellez's starts since his return have come as the club's DH as Carlos Santana's superior glove has him handling first base nearly every outing for the Brewers. Tellez has caught fire over his last two games with a homer, a double, and six runs driven in over that time. For the season, the 28-year-old is hitting .217 with 13 home runs, 43 RBI, and a .694 OPS across 300 trips to the plate.
Rowdy Tellez Activated From The 10-Day Injured List
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman/designated hitter Rowdy Tellez has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Saturday. Tellez has been out since early July after he suffered a cut on his hand while shagging flyballs during practice. The 28-year-old slugger has 12 home runs and a .678 OPS over 253 at-bats so far this season. He will platoon with the recently-acquired Carlos Santana at first base for the rest of the season, most likely.
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez (finger, forearm) is likely to be activated off the injured list at some time this weekend during the series against the Texas Rangers. It's been quite a bumpy road back for the 28-year-old. He initially experienced right forearm inflammation on July 5 before trying to come back from that ailment on July 15, but he fractured his left ring finger while shagging fly balls during batting practice. Tellez should find himself on the strong side of a platoon upon his return at the cold corner with Carlos Santana, who hasn't supplied a whole lot outside of a few sporadic home runs. The all-or-nothing slugger, Tellez, looks to improve on a career-low .213/.285/.388 triple-slash line with 12 homers, seven doubles, and 36 RBI over 288 trips to the dish this year.
Rowdy Tellez Will Remain On Rehab Assignment Through Thursday
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez (hand) will remain on his rehab assignment until he gets going at the plate, according to manager Craig Counsell. That means he'll be with Triple-A Nashville at least through the Dodgers series, which ends on Thursday. So far, Tellez is batting just .111 at Triple-A so he'll get a few more days to get it going at the dish. He has been out since mid-July after getting stitches on his hand. He'll split first base duties with the recently-acquired Carlos Santana at first base once he's back with the Brew Crew. He put up a lackluster .653 OPS over 253 at-bats before his injury so he's a little hard to trust for fantasy purposes at the moment.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell said that first baseman Rowdy Tellez (finger, forearm) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. Tellez is trying to return from two separate injuries, a fractured left ring finger and forearm inflammation, but he's doing baseball activities and is getting closer to a return to the Brewers. The 28-year-old left-handed-hitting first baseman will be returning to a .213/.285/.388 slash line over 258 at-bats for Milwaukee with 12 home runs, 36 RBI and 23 runs scored. Tellez is an option at the cold corner for the team when they face right-handed pitching, but his playing time will be more complicated when he returns now that the switch-hitting Carlos Santana is in town.
