Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. Duffy is hitless over his last three games, so he'll get the day off to rest. Joey Wendle will bat second and play third base versus righty Luis Severino. Out of the all the hitters on the Rays, Wendle is the best option for fantasy contests on Tuesday.

Welcome to Week 26 of the Cut List. This week I took a peek at the recent performances of Nomar Mazara, Travis Shaw, Adam Eaton, and Francisco Cervelli. Now is the time to start nailing your free agent acquisitions. Each move has major implications in the final days of the season.  [...]

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster and you can't drop anyone. But for those of us with a couple of guys on the roster fringes, it's never too early to look into targeting a specific player or two to [...]

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle is putting together a case to be the American League Rookie of the Year. Thursday he would drive in two runs while scoring another. He leads AL rookies in batting average, OBP and bWAR. He is second in hits, doubles and stolen base. He is on pace to bat over .300 which would be the first qualified Rays hitter in several years. [...]

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle came close to tying a team record Wednesday versus the Rangers. He would reach his first four times in the game which extended his streak to eight straight plate appearance reaching safely. In his ninth appearance with a chance to tie the team record, he would ground out. [...]

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle quietly contributed to the team effort Tuesday versus the Rangers. While Snell's milestone and, to a lesser degree, Adames HR grabbed the most attention coming out of the 4-0 victory, Wendle made his impact on the game. Wendle would produce four hits which tied the most in his major league career. He would also drive in a run as well as scoring one. [...]

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster and you can't drop anyone. But for those of us with a couple of guys on the roster fringes, it's never too early to look into targeting a specific player or two to [...]

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster and you can't drop anyone. But for those of us with a couple of guys on the roster fringes, it's never too early to look into targeting a specific player or two to [...]

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average and general hitting statistics, and any drastic change could signal a shift in performance. Contact rate shifts often act as a precursor to hot streaks and slumps. He[...]

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle continued a recent upward trend to his offense Sunday versus the Indians. He would hit a ground-rule double to open the scoring in the key seventh inning. Wendle then was drive in shortly afterward. He also made several great defensive plays that ought to help his case to continue to be in the lineup. He has been quite hot the last 10 games. [...]