Daniel Robertson 3B FA Tue 6/20/17 8:59 AM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 7-3 loss to the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Robertson's 423-foot shot in the seventh plated Trevor Plouffe and knotted the score at 3-3 at the time. The 23-year-old rookie continues to get valuable seasoning at the major-league level due to the extended absence of Matt Duffy (heel), with his .240 average in June, while modest, representing his best monthly figure in that category this season.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Sat 6/17/17 3:03 PM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson went 2-for-3 with three RBI from a pair of run-scoring singles and a sacrifice fly in Friday's 13-4 loss to the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
The young infielder accounted for 75 percent of the Rays' runs on the night, notching the first three-RBI game of his career in the process. Robertson is still enduring the growing pains at the plate that are typical for a rookie, but he's demonstrated some nice pop with 10 extra-base hits (four doubles, two triples, four home runs) over his first 50 games.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Wed 6/7/17 3:53 PM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson will start at second base and bat eighth Wednesday against the White Sox, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Robertson had been in the lineup the past two games with the Rays facing left-handed starters, but could remain a fixture in the starting nine for the foreseeable future after Brad Miller (groin) was returned to the disabled list. The 23-year-old has shown some signs of life at the plate lately with at least one hit in six straight starts, but he's still sitting on a pedestrian .211/.323/.367 over 128 plate appearances on the season.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Wed 5/31/17 4:37 AM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Tuesday's loss to Texas.
EDGE Analysis
That's nice production out of your ninth-place hitter. The homer was Robertson's first since May 5 and fourth of the year, and he's hitting just .206. Robertson is young and has time to develop, but he was never really a standout hitter in the minors despite his strong pedigree as the 2012 draft's No. 34 selection.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Sun 5/28/17 1:35 PM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
The move to the bench ends a streak of 11 straight starts for Robertson, who has been seeing most of his time at the keystone with Brad Miller (adomen) on the disabled list. Though his playing time will likely be fairly secure until Mliler returns, Robertson has only produced a .300 on-base percentage over that 11-game stretch to go with no RBI and three runs. He'll need to improve his production before generating much interest outside of AL-only formats.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Sun 5/21/17 10:31 AM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson will start at second base and bat eighth Sunday against the Yankees, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Robertson will be making his fifth start in a row and looks primed for an everyday role for the duration of Brad Miller's (abdomen) stay on the disabled list. The 23-year-old has acquitted himself well over the past four games, going 5-for-14 with two walks and three runs. That could be enough to put him on the radar in AL-only and deeper mixed leagues.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Tue 5/16/17 2:57 PM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson will play second base and bat eighth after being a late addition to Tuesday's lineup, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Brad Miller was scratched from the lineup for an undisclosed reason, which will allow Robertson to make his third start in the past week. The 23-year-old infielder will look to pick up his first hit of the past week in an effort to raise his meager .170 batting average.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Sat 5/6/17 1:54 PM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson went 1-for-4 with two RBI from an RBI groundout and solo home run in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
After hitting a combined nine homers over 858 plate appearances at Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham over his last two seasons, Robertson has already smacked three round-trippers in just 55 plate appearances with the Rays. He's boasting a 38.5 percent hard contact rate versus lefties and 33.3 percent overall, and has now hit safely in four of the last five games. The 23-year-old rookie seems to be improving the more he sees big-league pitching, as he's 4-for-16 in the first five games of May after going just 5-for-29 in 10 April contests.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Thu 5/4/17 12:01 PM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 10-6 loss to the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Robertson blasted a 425-foot shot to center to open the fourth, extending his modest hitting streak to three games in the process. The 23-year-old has scuffled at the plate overall but is hitting .333 and has knocked in two runs over the Rays' first three May contests. Now that Evan Longoria is back in the lineup, it remains to be seen how infrequent Robertson's playing time may be, although his positional versatility in the infield could continue to afford him a fairly steady degree of opportunity.
Daniel Robertson 3B FA Wed 5/3/17 5:12 PM
Daniel Robertson
3B FA
Robertson will start at third base and bat seventh in the order Wednesday against the Marlins, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
With the Rays facing a left-handed starter Wednesday for the third time in the last five games and Evan Longoria (foot) easing back into the lineup at DH, Robertson will draw a fifth straight start. The platoon-happy Rays only have a few established everyday players, but the versatile Robertson hasn't provided enough offense to warrant consideration for much more than a part-time role just yet. The rookie is batting .200 with one homer, three RBI and three runs over 35 at-bats.