Baltimore Orioles outfielder Joey Rickard will start Sunday against right-handed pitcher Marco Estrada. Rickard will start in the outfielder and Jace Peterson will start at third base, as Danny Valencia misses out Sunday. Rickard has not had a great 2018, and is hitting just .208 in 26 plate appearances against right-handed pitchers. However, Rickard does have a .292 ISO and two home runs against righties in 2018. Hitting ninth means that Rickard is a player I would avoid using for DFS, desp[...]

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Joey Rickard was lifted from [...]

The Baltimore Orioles offense couldn't muster up much in the 8-3 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday. The top four hitters in the lineup went 1-for-18 at the plate, while the bottom of the order did the bulk of the damage. Trey Mancini and Joey Rickard led the way, hitting a combined 5-for-7 with two RBI[...]

Attempting to stave off a series sweep, the Baltimore Orioles will hit the field at Yankee Stadium with a pair players returning and three more taking a seat. After missing a game as he deals with the flu, third baseman Manny Machado is back in the team starting lineup hitting third. Slugger Chris D[...]

Chris Davis and Joey Rickard will take their first days off since the All-Star break. Davis has hit only .200 over the past three games, while Rickard has hit .222. Nolan Reimold will enter the lineup in left field batting eighth, while Ryan Flaherty will cover first base and bat ninth. The Orioles [...]

Joey Rickard recorded 2 hits and his 4th steal of the season in a 5-1 win over the Red Sox on Thursday night. Baltimore continues to use Kim and Rickard in a platoon, and it's looking like it could produce solid fantasy value for deeper league owners who utilize the same strategy. Rickard entered th[...]

Rickard was a surprising player to start the season, but then proceeded to fizzle out hard after a couple of weeks. He hasn't received much playing time lately either because of Hyun Soo Kim. Rickard batted second on Saturday though and made the most of the start, going 3-for-5 with a homer. It shou[...]

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Hyun-soo Kim is already looking like the beneficiary of starting LF Joey Rickard's latest struggles. Kim has looked like a completely different player since his awful Spring Training, and has contributed a .556 AVG and 1.23 OPS in very limited action. Looking ahead, Kim seems to be the better bet to[...]

The Orioles take on the struggling Yankees tonight and lefty CC Sabathia. Baltimore appears to be sticking with Joey Rickard at the leadoff spot despite his struggles as of late. Rickard's average is down to .267, and his OBP is an abysmal .296. The OBP is especially bad considering the important of[...]